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Why has soup doubled in price in the last 5 years?

I cant believe how quickly and consistently tins of soup have been going up in recent years. Sainsburys have baxters soup at £1.04 now!!!!

Anyone know of any cheap but tastey tinned soups out there?
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  • stephen77
    stephen77 Posts: 10,342 Forumite
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    Was the same soup £0.52 5 years ago?

    Some where is often doing deals on the non-tinned soups. Like covent garden etc. You can often find them for a £1. May not be cheap but good quality.
  • Torry_Quine
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    stephen77 wrote: »
    Was the same soup £0.52 5 years ago?

    Some where is often doing deals on the non-tinned soups. Like covent garden etc. You can often find them for a £1. May not be cheap but good quality.

    I have to second this. We buy whichever fresh soup is on offer and it can be frozen as well. Covent Garden is lovely quality.
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  • DCFC79
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    Ingredients have got dearer maybe, overheads go up, staffs wages increase
  • stephen77
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    DCFC79 wrote: »
    Ingredients have got dearer maybe, overheads go up, staffs wages increase

    could be down to price banding as well.
    in 2006 it was a bottom end of price band now at the top end.
  • kim107
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    That is quite a price increase. I have started shopping at Aldi for basic stuff like this and find their soup to be ok. Worth a try.
  • LilacPixie
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    no idea I make my own...
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  • Dreamnine
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    Tinned soup does seem to have gone up quite a bit. I generally make my own, but occasionally will buy Baxter's Spicy Parsnip when I can't be bothered cooking.
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  • zenseeker
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    To my knowledge and memory, Baxters soups was way more than 52p a couple of years ago.
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  • macma
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    LilacPixie wrote: »
    no idea I make my own...
    Me too you'd be surprised how CHEAP !!!!
    I've got a slow cooker and bits and pieces bacon scraps,onion,celery,lentils, stock,garlic.....the only problem is you can seldom duplicate the recipe:)
  • daveyjp
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    Aldi every time. Their wild mushroom is as good as anything Baxters make and about 59p a can.
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