Tesco price hike

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I’m sure there’s many things that have shot up however this is the biggest rise I’ve seen recently. Every week I buy a bag each of frozen blueberries and frozen cherries. For as long as I can remember each bag has been £2.50. I have just been doing my usual online order for delivery later this week and they are now £3 each! I checked my receipt for Saturday, just two days ago they were both still £2.50. I can’t believe a price can increase by 20% in days. Anyone else noticed such a huge price hike from one week to the next?

I can confirm the price of coffee in B&M is way lower than supermarkets for the same size jar however even in B&M the prices have shot up. I saw a Freddo bar for 50p the other day and it's nowhere near as chunky as it used to be when it was 5p. On the plus side it's helping me realise I don't need chocolate any more

This also happens in Iceland that sizes are different, I bought Pringles form there once and they were the smaller ones

Food inflation is likely to remain high for the rest of your lives as more and more items become affected by climate change that still no one wants to try and limit

I was in B&M today and bought a few items:

A can of Heinz Baked beans for £1.20 (Tesco - £1.40).
A 390g box of Shreddies for £1.69 (Tesco - £2.55).

I got it wrong about a twin pack of McVities digestives selling there for £2.90 - they're actually £2.49 for two 360g packets (Tesco price is £3.20).

https://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Article/2025/04/10/tesco-profits-top-3-billion/#:~:text=Tesco%20has%20reported%20an%20adjusted,charge%20on%20non%2Dcurrent%20assets.

Any of this. Supermarkets sell a lot of things at 'round number' prices, so if they need to increase the price, they often jump to the next round number. It could well be that they were losing money at £2.50 so expect to get it back by putting it up to £3 but then won't need to change the price for a while. So more efficient to them than changing prices more often by smaller amounts.

Plus with produce, the price is seasonal and subject to harvests - the cost of the blueberries to them could vary by huge amounts depending on the time of year and the weather/other factors.

But fruit isn't essential and certainly not more expensive ones like blueberries and cherries. You can get sufficient nutrition from vegetables and cheaper fruit.

Don't be disingenuous - cherries are a luxury fruit; one of the most expensive to harvest.

"Fruit" may be an essential, but that is apples, bananas, orange etc. If you want lower yield and higher production cost fruit like cherries and blueberries, of course they will be more expensive and not exactly a budget option.

I know we're all feeling the pinch and that food prices have gone up a lot in the past 5 years. But it's not going to get any better as climate change continues to bugger the harvests.

Coffee and chocolate are about to get a lot more expensive.

Disingenuous

Coffee and chocolate are essential are they?

I'm not the one claiming things I buy are essentials.

I bought an enormous punnet of cherries (about 1kg in weight) in a supermarket in Germany recently for €1.30!

So none of the food you buy is essential? Who decides which food items are essential?

Obviously not all foods are essential but the fact that a lot of people are now having to cut out certain foods, especially certain fruits is quite sad. Buying frozen has always been cheaper as they can be picked when in season. We are actively encouraged to eat a wide range of fruits and vegetables but it’s not going to be possible for many people if the prices keep increasing as they are. Obviously crisps and chocolate are luxuries and are not necessary for a healthy diet but fruit is part of a balanced diet. It’s not a question of it being essential just that the prices keep increasing is pushing more and more people not to buy them.

I’ve noticed a few of my regular tesco items have suddenly shot up in price. So expensive now doing a food shop.

Fruit in general is classed as essential yes. But apples, oranges, bananas, pears are all a lot cheaper than berries.

I can’t believe the cost of dairy. Butter, milk, cheese etc. I never really calculated my food shops but on the same wage 2 years later, suddenly we’re putting a lot of food back and trying to economise. It’s quite sad that a family on what I used to deem a good wage are now cutting way back. I feel for people on much lower salaries than us.

I am sick to death of the constant drop in living standards vs wages. Taxes are set to increase again which means prices will go up… again. Sigh.

Edit: Also Ocado now do Tesco price match. There’s only 1p between their mince and Tesco. So it’s not always about switching to cheaper supermarkets. We’re being robbed from all angles. Personally I don’t like our local Aldi as produce is always rancid.

I read this article that says in the last 5 years food prices have gone up 37% having barely moved the previous 5 years https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyvn9z3y78lo we make everything from scratch, ensure there's no food waste and try to buy extra of things we use regularly when they are on offer. I'm also trying to just shop once a week so use what we have in the house. I'm certainly getting braver at making substitutions in meals, like sweetcorn for peppers etc

I also use Jam Doughnut app. I buy a gift card for Sainsbury's or wherever and use it to pay for my shopping. I then use the points to buy another gift card, saving me about 5%. It's a little bit of a faff but only takes a few seconds. I've been using it about a year and saves me about £20 per month and it's free. Tap the link to get a first time user Bonus. https://app.jamdoughnut.com/YYFB

One has higher running costs.

Topcashback is great for all online shopping and for buying gift cards too, to pay for online or in store shopping.

It’s not only the prices but the decreased level of service in the supermarkets.
checkouts not available after 9pm when store shuts at 10pm, resulting in trying to put a huge family shop through a self checkout designed for baskets.
my local Sainsbury’s was filthy the last time I was in, mould on shelves/floor. Empty cardboard discarded on the floor. Cleaning products and blue roll lying on the floor. I’ve not been back since.
tesco online have markedly reduced their range so things like bigger packs and cheaper options no longer available.
I love a trip to Europe to the supermarkets. Prices on a par with uk, but greater range with much less proctor and gamble, Unilever, nestle products taking pride of place. Much greater range of fresh produce. Less tripping over clubcard deals on processed products on every aisle end.

I noticed this week a huge increase in a pepperoni pizza. Just a Tesco one. Usually £1.60 and ideal for the freezer. Jumped to 2 for £5 this week. Utterly ridiculous.

Do you have a source for that assertion?

Tesco, like other big supermarkets (Tesco being the biggest) has got us where they want us. It’s the people who can’t shop around who I feel for. One of the best jobs anyone can ever have is being a shareholder of a supermarket.

Yet people in the UK still drinking more than ever. Still have money for alcohol.
People have very short memories, during Covid it was the supermarkets that stepped up and kept the country going, whilst many others shyed away at home.
We are completely spoilt and entitled in this country when it comes to food and the huge choices we have. Items do not just appear magically on the shelves, it takes an enormous amount of work and organisation behind the scenes. People should be more grateful, imagine no supermarkets, no shops selling food ?
That would give you something to complain about.
Most of the UK is overweight anyhow, it might be blessing in disguise.

Blimey, are you the CEO of Asda or something. Would you like some vinegar for that chip on your shoulder - wait while I shop around for the best price first.

When I go shopping these days, I find myself saying out loud, ‘How much?! I’m not paying that!’

I did the same as a pp with the mince and it was horrible.

@marshmallowfinderand one has a lot more profits for shareholders 🙄

At least tesco (and aldi) update their price labels. The Iceland and asda nearest to us regularly has 1 or sometimes multiple items advertised as on offer which don't scan as having the offer, or scan as more expensive than the price label.