Chameleon Magazine

Marks & Spencer, Britain’s beloved home of Percy Pigs and posh meal deals, is now facing accusations of nicking someone else’s snacks. A nutritionist claims the retail giant ripped off her “brain food” concept, dressed it up in corporate chic, and slapped it on shelves like they invented omega-3 themselves.

🛒 Big Brand, Small Ethics: The Great British Snack Heist

M&S, that shrine of middle-class indulgence and avocado worship, apparently can’t resist a nibble of intellectual property. The accusation? That they helped themselves to a smaller entrepreneur’s carefully crafted “brain food” concept—designed for cognitive health—and repackaged it as their own innovation. 🧠➡️💼

Imagine spending years developing nutritious, functional snacks—then watching a mega-chain steamroll in, polish the label, and toss it on a 2-for-£5 deal. It’s like inventing chess and then seeing a corporate intern rebrand it as “Battle Squares™ with Winning Vibes.”

But of course, M&S insists it’s all above board. As always. Because big corporations never quietly mine the work of smaller creators, right? 🙄 No, they just coincidentally arrive at the exact same concept, with the exact same benefits, in the exact same market, at the exact moment it’s trending.

Let’s be honest: if “brain food” is supposed to make you smarter, someone in legal must’ve skipped a few snacks. 🥴

This isn’t just about nuts and berries—it’s about intellectual snacking without paying the tab. If giants like M&S can plunder niche creators and shrug it off as “product development,” what message does that send to anyone trying to innovate without a corporate war chest?

⚖️ Challenges ⚖️

How do small creators protect their ideas when big brands chew them up like trail mix? Have you ever seen an indie product mysteriously “inspired” by a supermarket launch? Tell us in the comments 🍫💬