The Impact of Rising Food Prices

Abstract:

We know that consumers are feeling the pinch when it comes to their weekly shop. The cost of living is rising and food prices are one of the biggest concerns to UK consumers, second only  to energy prices.

People have told Which? that they are changing their shopping and cooking habits in response, with around a third (36 per cent) buying less food in general in the last twelve months. But there’s only so much they can cut back. Which? wants a more open debate and greater scrutiny of what is really driving the increasing cost of our food, to ensure UK consumers aren’t paying over the odds.This briefing gives the consumer perspective on prices, showing what the statistics mean for people on an everyday basis, the strategies that they are using to cope and their attitudes to how the supermarkets have been responding......

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