Food inflation could be all but gone by Easter, according to the owner of Kingsmill bread, Twinings tea and Silver Spoon sugar – as long as there are no further shocks to the global system.
George Weston, the chief executive of Associated British Foods (ABF), which also owns the Primark budget clothing chain, said: “Food price inflation hit 20% last year and by the back of 2024 I think it will be close to zero.