Sky-high food prices are forcing people to change how they eat and cook. Stretched household budgets mean shoppers are buying fewer ingredients, cooking simpler meals and using their microwaves more, according to data firm Kantar.
It comes as supermarket inflation fell to 16.5 per cent in the four weeks to June 11 - the lowest rate this year. That's down from a record 17.5% in March, but it's still the sixth highest level since the 2008 financial crisis.
Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and consumer insight at Kantar, said: "This is the lowest rate of grocery price inflation we've seen in 2023, which will be a relief to shoppers and retailers. But prices rising at 16.5% isn't something to celebrate and it's still the sixth highest monthly figure in the past 15 years.
