Family-favourite meals such as spaghetti bolognese, pasta bake, and fish fingers have soared in price over the last year, according to figures.
Consumer group Which? found that the price of pasta sauce, penne pasta, and cheddar cheese, which are often used to make a pasta bake for up to four people, jumped in price from £2.68 in the three months leading up to May last year to £3.39 for the same period this year, resulting in an increase of 27 per cent. The consumer group analysed almost 26,000 food and drink products in May across eight major supermarkets, including Aldi, Asda, Lidl, Morrisons, Ocado, Sainsbury's, Tesco, and Waitrose.
Meals such as fish fingers with chips and beans went from £3.06 to £3.79, an increase of 24 per cent. The cost was primarily driven by the rising price of baked beans, which increased by an average of 36 per cent, while HP Baked Beans in a Rich Tomato Sauce at Asda rose by 77 per cent, Wales Online reports.
