Has food prices risen again this month?

[Lifeisnotsimple]

Been shopping today and I go to various shops to keep the cost down but even Aldi has added 10/20p to everyday items. Farmfoods is the only shop that seems to still have value. We,ve moved away from branded foods but even they are being hiked up, dont buy biscuits/cake, crisps or sweets anymore. When you go shopping now foods like tesco value oats etc the shelves are bare, Ive always bought them but now it seems more people are to. Tesco fresh rolls used to be lovely but now seem undercooked and doughy, so stopped buying them. I do a monthly shop and from last month it seems alot more expensive, not sure if this is my imagination.

@Fragmentedbrain
They're definitely not selling them at a loss. Though that could happen if customers don't buy them and the goods are left to go out of date.

Family of 3 here, we used to spend £350 a month of groceries now we are up to £450 and I think it’s getting closer to £500 now. Really noticing the difference when really our food shop hasn’t changed much. Every meal now costs closer to £8 than £5. We aren’t stingy but also don’t buy everything branded

It’s absolutely not your imagination. Shocking increases. I hope those who so fervently voted for Brexit are enjoying eating the sovereignty for supper removing U.K. from the single EU market has been a massive driver in price hikes. Still, chrorine chicken, yum eh?

I e also really noticed this last month or so

we were going to Aldi/lidl then sainsburys and Iceland to get what we have but I got sick of going to three different supermarkets on the weekend as we both work full on and I run my own business so popped to Tesco instead.

aldi and Lidl prices are pretty much on Apr with Tesco for most things now and we stopped picking up random stuff which made a big difference but we are spending between £150-£180 a bloody week for two adults and a teen it’s ridiculous.

my plan for the next two weeks is for me to eat out of the freezer and cupboards.
teen has a lot of dietary issues so most of their food at the moment is non processed and has to be made from scratch which is hard with working so much but it’s also hard because the cost of meat and fruit has shot up so wuickly

ive been making a lot more non meat meals for me but teen really needs to eat the protein so meat and eggs and yogurt are always plentiful in our house.

Profit margins are about 3%

I've had my shopping delivered for around 15 yrs and looked back over last few years bills. We tend to buy similar stuff every week and it's shocking how much its increased- basic stuff cheese, butter, milk bread etc. The quality of supermarket meat in general is awful After throwing away too much I now shop at my local butcher for all the meat so there isn't any meat on the supermarket bill and hasn't been for around 5 yrs. He has good offers too and superior quality. We have a bakery next to the butchers who still price like its 2005
True about prices abroad though - was shocked in Belgium at the Carrefour earlier in the year- eating out was expensive too- more than the UK for sure. Terrible people are going hungry so kids can eat in 2025 and the supermarkets/power and water companies still make massive profits for their shareholders. No one should profit from supplying basics like clean water and electricity.

@InsanityPolarity we’re all too busy blaming the boat people, as that’s what the billionaire owned papers tell us every single day.

I’ve started buying my fish veg and fruit from our local market instead of the superstores and some ethnic stores. The fruit veg lasts longer and is cheaper (and tastes better too 😋

Yes I have definitely noticed. Its things I would consider staple basics too that once would have been frugal shopping. Chicken breast and whole chickens; gammon, bacon, mince all up. Lamb and beef joints prohibitvely expensive.

Pork seems relatively reasonable. Chicken on the bone also affordable and I will happily bone drumsticka, thighs etc myself. Eggs-I buy the 30 cooks ones in Asda, they used to be £4 I believe now £4.50. Pasta/rice also creeping up.

I saw a tin of heinz soup for £2.70 and was shocked!

Dairy/cheese also up, as well as household stuff.

Have to say fresh fruit and veg doesn't seem to be going up at the same rate though.

No shop is selling the goods for the price they are made, the mark up in some supermarkets is over 50%. Complete rip off. Some shops are on a par with motorway services. A bit like in covid when companies thought they could just slap any old price on it and people would pay. Looking at you heinz. Funnily enough people will stop buying. We have not bought cakes, biscuits or sweets in the last 6 months. Nor branded goods.

And headlines say taxes have to go up again in autumn.

It's a FACT though that "boat people" cost us the British tax payer 8 MILLION POUNDS PER DAY and we're sat on here upset we can't afford our shopping bill. Really doesn't seem fair to me. I work hard & pay in the system as I have done my entire adult life but I can't afford 3 meals a day. The government is a disgrace.

This is the one I spotted! Absolutely wild how mince has increased so rapidly over night

It’s not just the price though it’s shrinkage and quality

I could mind slightly less if the package size stayed the same and the strawberries didn’t go mouldy 16 minutes after purchasing them!

There’s a woman on Instagram called Sophie Morris worth a watch, she compares products for ingredients plus price.
Two she’s mentioned are Tesco own-brand spice has less additions than Schwartz, I think there was added sugar or salt can’t remember exactly, also the Tesco cream cheese much cheaper than Philadelphia and without the guar gum and stabiliser. Lidl and Aldi own brands seem to have fewer additives it’s if you have the time and inclination to check the packaging.

Mince has gone up a lot I used to buy 750g of mince for £4.99 now it’s over £7!

Supermarket uses dynamic pricing so one item in Tesco Express, Tesco, Tesco online are at slightly different prices. Rice buy from Asian/ethnic stores since they sells at bulk and cheaper and same for veg the packaging is not as pretty but who cares. Some Chinese supermarkets sell goods to restaurants so pricing are lower. Some cuts are cheaper such as chicken thighs vs chicken breasts or better buy a whole chicken and do multiple recipes ie. Roast chicken, leftovers as chicken pies and any shredded parts as chicken tacos.

Couldn't believe it was £4 for 12 meatballs in Tesco, sure they were under £3 last month. With the holiday offers of kids eat free/for £1 lots of places (including Tesco cafe) I think it's actually to eat out half the time!

I made some the other night when the children were in bed - mince was £4 from Aldi and it made 40ish meatballs. Got them in the freezer now to use on evenings when I’m in a rush. Only took me 30 mins.

Supermarket profits aren’t massive.
I think Tesco is low 20 million? Which sounds alot but is less than a Hollywood actor/ property developer or footballer gets paid. And considering Tesco has so many stores and is very popular.

On the back of this thread I had a wander through my Lidl receipts on my app and went back to the earliest one I had 6/6.
£96 shop. Which was a lot for us in one go. I was trying to compare the 500g mince price and noticed I had spent £39 on bananas!!
so what I think happened was I bought a bunch and it scanned for the whole box. That has happened to me once years ago with soy sauce. One item scannned as the whole box.
The reason I didn’t query the cost of a £96 shop at the time was it was the day after we had come back from holiday and I was knackered and just putting stuff in and some post holiday wine. So holiday brain.
if I go back to Lidl what do you think the chances are I will get a refund?

The prices are ridiculous! I don’t drive for medical reasons and the only supermarket we have locally is Morrisons 🙄
Usually I’ll get a delivery but my 4yo enjoys picking things out at the supermarket so sometimes we’ll do the hours round trip to Morrisons 🙄

Morrisons at the start of this week - 2 bags of shopping plus toilet rolls - £105 😬
No major treats (other than a bag of Maltesers at £1.75 and some crisps £2.50), and we don’t drink alcohol. I cook mainly from scratch too and we buy lots of fresh fruit/veg/meat.
750g 5% beef mince was over £8 😔

Very similar shop last month was about £87!!

7yrs ago, when DC still lived at home, I'd spend £70 a week on food and household stuff and when it was delivered there were bags and bags. I'd always have to shout at DC to give me a hand with it.

I spent £70 on a delivery yesterday, no actual food as such, but toiletries, soft drinks, washing powder, and it came in one tray and I decanted it into one bag.

Prices are awful.

I work in the bakery at Tesco. Certainly no changes in my shop.

Problem is as it's been so dry, many crops are not good. So that's pushing up prices. Blame it on the dry weather