How can one tin of Heinz soup now cost £1.40!

[925XX]

I have been monitoring prices and in January this cost 70 pence. Crazy prices.

Tesco cheddar was about £2.20 now £2.85!!
tesco rinse aid was £1.30 now £1.75!
tesco squash £1.65 now £1.80!
butter £1.45 now £1.75
I could go on and on as it’s like 20-30 products per shop that are increasing each week.

when will it end? We are being battered from every side what with petrol, gas and electric and food

Make your own soup and freeze it for a fraction of the cost…

Anchor spreadable is a really nice and cheaper alternative.

Just had some asda cream of tomato soup. Just as nice as Heinz and only 55p a tin.

With costs soaring, substitutions need to be made.
Lurpak can go away for a while as can Heinz.

To those who say 'make your own soup with the dreg ends in your fridge,' that's all well and good, as long as it's palatable.

I've made endless soups over the years and can honestly say that they've all tasted shite.

I much prefer a tinned soup but I'm not buying Heinz any more.

I no longer buy cod fish fingers as cod is no longer sustainable . I buy 'fish' fingers or fillets and they're usually Alaskan pollack which is sustainable and actually tastes better than cod.

I always by Polski 'Majonez' instead of Heinz mayonnaise now . Can't stand Hellman's ( tastes of nothing) and Heinz had a zing.
The Polish one is even better.

Maybe these price hikes will get us out of our comfort zones?

I went to Tesco today, I usually shop online. The price increases are shocking so before I went I meal planned and based those meals on what I have left in the cupboard.

i couldn’t get ham, cheese or pastry’s as I just refuse to pay those prices. I did notice that Tesco have brought in an even cheaper range called Stockwell see pic

I’ve yet to try it but am sure with a few slices the kids will eat it.

One pound in Aldi

Its shocking! Aldi, Lidl, B&Ms etc all definitely cheaper than the big supermarkets. I used to buy baxter’s soups but have found lovely soups in M&S for £1 whereas Baxter’s are now £1.60 or so. Also make my own soup regularly for a fraction of cost, but also like a few tins for some easy days.

At the risk of sounding preachy, soup is the easiest and cheapest thing to make( even with increased fuel costs). Any knockdown veggies,lentils and some stock and you probably have about half a dozen tins worth for pennies

try iceland if you have one near buy or order online most things way cheaper than prices on here

It's so similar isn't it, absolute bargain price.

Asda chips have gone from £1 ro £1.70

im going to be shopping alot more at Iceland for the basics so much cheaper

Baxter's soups have always been expensive - they are not run of the mill soups eg lobster bisque. I usually buy Heinz tomato ( 4 for 3.50 at Sainburys this week) but may look at trying their own brand.

I just looked and Heinz soup is exactly the same price online. I had to order from Iceland in the first lockdown as couldn't get anywhere else but really most of the food just isn't to my taste. You do get what you pay for.

Asda baked beans are just as good, they’re the favourite in our house.

Because branded often taste nicer & have better quality ingredients & have less sugar etc in them.

@925XX

which brand?

Because we've tried home brands and not liked them.

For example the Tesco own brand spaghetti smelt so awful to us, we didn't even cook it.

We try own brands and if we like them we continue to use them unless there is a better deal on a brand then we buy the cheapest.

There was a programme on a while ago, where families swapped their branded products for cheaper ones.

They were asked to do a blind tasting to see if they could tell the difference. Many people couldn't, or they preferred the cheaper versions.

I don't think it's true that branded versions always have better quality ingredients or less sugar.

Even better, if you have the space, grow your own veg and make your own soup with them. The problem though is that veg is very seasonal. There's practically nothing in winter.

They just don't always taste the same. I do buy certain own brand things like tuna but beans and soup are Heinz.

8 for 6 pounds currently at iceland that is 75p a can.

Also if you go through quidco you can get some money off new customer

If you do iceland loyalty card - you knock another 2.00 off your shop

free delivery at 40.00

I do make my own soup as one poster suggested but occasionally like heinz

We buy at the lower end of the scale, but I think we're all becoming increasing aware of the fact prices are increasing quickly and going to have an impact on us. Even if people down scale to pay live or maintain other treats, we want to ideally enjoy our food but there comes a time when whatever, we need to eat to live.

In January, this year, Tesco Medium Cheddar 400G pack was £2.00.

It's now £2.85. That's a price increase of 42.5% in 5 months.

In January, Tesco was charging £6.70 for Birds Eye 30 Cod Fish Fingers 840G.

This week they are £7.50.

Food prices have increased horribly. It started with Brexit. A lower pound that's affected fuel prices as we buy in dollars. The distribution issue of lack of lorry drivers is still ongoing, just not newsworthy anymore. Imports generally cost more because of this. Uk foods are not being harvested due to lack of workers - we used to get specialist teams of EU workers. Other countries are getting back to normal after Covid, we are not. Now the UK is the poorest performing economy in G7.

It is reckoned that around 80% of inflation is due to brexit.

www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/brexit-explains-80-of-uk-inflation-and-why-it-is-here-for-the-long-run-320946/

www.thenational.scot/news/20142947.ex-sainsburys-ceo-justin-king-pins-blame-brexit-major-food-price-rises/