The cost of the weekly shop is soaring as experts have found the prices of essential grocery items are rising by up to 50 per cent.
As the Grocer found, there were 280 price hikes across cheese and butter in major supermarkets including Waitrose, Aldi and Lidl from 6 to 27 June. This comes after supermarket bosses warn that inflation prices are set to continue. Earlier this month, the rate of inflation hit 9.1 per cent, the highest it's been in 40 years.
Researchers highlighted that 300g Lake District Grated Cheese went up in price by 50 per cent and Cathedral City saw price increases of five per cent. Meanwhile, own branded products also saw an increase with Morrisons Italian Mozarella up by 31 per cent to 79p and a 26.7% rise in the cost of a 200g Waitrose Essential Brie to £1.90.
