Budget and own-brand ranges worst hit by raging supermarket inflation – Which?
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Budget and own-brand ranges worst hit by raging supermarket inflation – Which?

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. tracked annual inflation on tens of thousands of food and drink products across seven months at eight major supermarkets – Aldi, Asda, Lidl, Morrisons, Ocado, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose – to find that own-brand and budget ranges have gone up by as much as 18%. found the biggest year on year price increases on supermarket budget food and drink for the quarter ending October 31 were on Creamfields Soft Cheese at Tesco, up from 49p to 84p – an increase of 72% – and Sainsbury’s Simply Muesli which went from £1.20 in 2021 to £2.03 in 2022 – a 70% increase. The 20 worst budget products for inflation across the supermarkets for the same period also included Tesco products including Hearty Food Co. 2 Garlic Chicken Kievs, Growers Harvest Orange Juice and Rosedene Farms Small Pear Pack all soaring above 60% in price over the year. head of food policy, said: “Our inflation tracker lays bare the shocking scale of soaring food and drink prices – including on budget and own-brand products.

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