Kruger and Bene Bene- a mystery for you to solve

Anyone who works in or around Canada Square have probably come across Bene Bene (there's two within a few yards of each other) and Kruger.

Kruger itself, of course, has two sections- the sitting section, where the "fancy" food is served, and the takeaway section where ready made salads, curries, sandwiches etc. are found at reasonable prices. Many a busy professional drops by to pick up a generously proportioned salad or baguette.

Bene Bene offers similar food. Similar is not the right term- similar implies same type of food, like Starbucks and Costa Coffee. No, Bene Bene offers food which looks suspiciously like its a differently packaged version of what Kruger serves.

For example, the chicken/lamb curry at Bene Bene is served hot with pilau rice for £4 a portion in a pot, while the SAME curry is served cold with the SAME rice, in a flat box at Kruger for £3.50. Hmm.
So is that like, yesterday's left over curry from Bene Bene being sold at a discount at Kruger?
Methinks we, the faithful consumers of Bene Bene and Kruger's sensible salads and homey curries, deserve some clarification on how exactly the curry goes from a hot pot in Bene Bene to a cold box at Kruger, losing £0.50 of its value in the process.

An employee at Kruger has confirmed that both Bene Bene and Kruger are owned by the same person.

So, the next time you decide to have lunch at Kruger because you want a change from Bene Bene, I suggest you try Pure Food instead. It's a relatively new one snuggled somewhere between Dorothy Perkins and Costa Coffee along the North Colonade, and serves inventive and delicious stuff. More about that tomorrow.

Thanks for reading! :)

The Canary Wharf foodie