The price of Heinz tomato ketchup has risen by as much as 70 per cent in one supermarket and 53 per cent on average, a new study has revealed. According to The Guardian, the data - carried out by consumer champion Which? - shows that this brand of tommy sauce is the biggest riser in a list of leading branded groceries.
Two other Heinz products - cream of chicken and tomato soups - were also in the top 10 in the index of average price rises compiled by Which?. The consumer group found that its list of 79 branded products exceeded the overall rate of grocery price inflation, with none rising less than 22 per cent.
The data comes four months after Heinz products vanished from the shelves of Tesco due to a row over price increases. Heinz was thought to have been seeking cost price rises of as much as 30 per cent in the summer.
