All Hail Nutella! Supermarkets In France Offered A 70% Discount On Nutella and People Went Crazy

Paris: Brawls have broken out in French supermarkets as shoppers scramble to get their hands on discounted jars of chocolate and hazelnut spread. Chaotic scenes were filmed in several supermarkets across the country operated by the Intermarche chain, which offered massive discounts on jars of Nutella. The promotion, launched yesterday, reduced the price of more than a million 950-gram jars from 4.70 euros ($5.85) to 1.41 ($1.75). In one video posted on Twitter, customers are seen shoving each other and shouting as they try to get as many jars as possible.

Serieux ??!! Tout ça pour du Nutella ?! 😮 #Emeute #Nutella pic.twitter.com/UoNTmK78eE

— •KENNY LE BON• (@kennyLebon) January 25, 2018

According to Le Parisien newspaper, shoppers started to fight in the northern town of Ostricourt, prompting police to step in.Intermarche did not immediately answer a message from The Associated Press seeking comments.

Violence and chaos breaks out at supermarkets across France as shoppers shove past each other over a 70% discount on Nutella. https://t.co/nOXch9Ysmp pic.twitter.com/Bju8KDeIX4 — ABC News (@ABC) January 26, 2018

Ferrero, the company that produces Nutella, decried the incidents and distanced itself from the supermarket chain."We want to clarify that the decision for the special offer was taken unilaterally by Intermarche," the company said in a statement. "We regret the consequences of this operation, which created confusion and disappointment in the consumers' minds."The discount was meant to last until Saturday but stocks ran out very quickly at many supermarkets. Sales went smoothly in some places, however, with no incidents reported in several supermarkets taking part in the promotion.