I sat with bated breath waiting for the Monday night airing of Despatches on TV, wondering which of our huge industry Sandwich Manufacturers was about to get a very public kicking - I was about to be very disappointed! What had the potential to shake the very foundations of the British Sandwich maker turned out to be a hugely uneventful programme, focussing on a tin pot organisation in the back streets of London servicing a few garage forecourts. And was it really groundbreaking news to any of us that if you order a big whacking Subway loaded with Meatballs and Cheese that it's going to be heavier in calories, salt and fat than a cucumber sandwich on a couple of slices of wholemeal? On the other hand, I did sleep a little sounder, safe in the knowledge that my usual Tesco BLT hadn't been dragged across a factory floor or cross-contaminated with the pest control boxes so I suppose there is a little comfort to be had in the tale. But come on Channel 4, if your going to get us food industry employees all fired up on a Monday night; let's make it worth switching over from Eastenders!
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