shops making hay while the prices go up

YoungBlueEyes

Ditto prowla. If I'm gonna be paying all that much for a joint of meat I'll go spend it at the butcher. I'm shopping for fewer things in the supermarkets now.

The_Unready

"few weeks ago a pack of chock ices were £1, overnight they went up to £1.50".

Is that what they use to stop planes rolling away in cold climates? 😁

MrsStepford

I have noticed that non-organic prices have risen more than organic in supermarkets, but that Riverford prices have risen astronomically. 

Manufacturers make money by using cheap raw ingredients to produce complex products like chicken kiev, breakfast cereals, fish fingers, ready meals, crisps. These are cash cows and if they see an opportunity to raise prices I'm sure they will.

Crisps, cakes, choc ices, popcorn, Pot Noodles - all of these things are empty calories. They provide virtually zero nutrition. Most will fall into the manufacturer cash cow category too. Some, like ice cream, have VAT added.

Not judging, just stating that households which consume a lot of things like ready meals and ice cream will see their food costs rise.

maisie_cat

MrsStepford said:

I have noticed that non-organic prices have risen more than organic in supermarkets, but that Riverford prices have risen astronomically. 

Manufacturers make money by using cheap raw ingredients to produce complex products like chicken kiev, breakfast cereals, fish fingers, ready meals, crisps. These are cash cows and if they see an opportunity to raise prices I'm sure they will.

Crisps, cakes, choc ices, popcorn, Pot Noodles - all of these things are empty calories. They provide virtually zero nutrition. Most will fall into the manufacturer cash cow category too. Some, like ice cream, have VAT added.

Not judging, just stating that households which consume a lot of things like ready meals and ice cream will see their food costs rise.

I've also noticed that the more processed items have risen the most, or the quality has dropped, or both.
I know that fertiliser, feed and labour costs have risen but suspect the energy bills of the producers of ultra processed food have gone through the factory roof.

thriftytracey

Yes, you can save a little by shopping around but it is very time consuming and uses more fuel, and often the savings aren't that much.  I don't each much processed food but IMO those foods are cheaper than the sum of raw ingredients and additional cooking costs.  You can buy a pizza for 75p with artificial cheese, lots of sugar and salt and other flavour enhancers.  Bags of crisps, chicken nuggets, pies, cakes and chips etc are also very cheap even if energy bills have gone through the roof.  I imagine they cut costs in other ways sourcing even cheaper ingredients.

MrsStepford

I use Trolley to make a list of offers I want from supermarkets and get husband to pick them up on his way home. That way he's not going more than a mile out of his way, if that, to get them. He calls into a farm shop for game in season, gluten free sausages and pork chops. 

Amazon can be more expensive, or if you get a deal, you can save money and get next day delivery or delivery on a nominated day.None of my local supermarkets seem to sell quinoa. Got it from Amazon and that's lunch sorted tomorrow with a jar of Jardin Bio veg for couscous. Quinoa is much lower carb than couscous, higher protein and gluten free. 

EasyToAssemble01

Apparently, there's supposed to be a government enquiry into price gouging. Personally, I think it's a bit of both. Supermarkets trying to stay ahead of the curve, whilst the government blames the supermarkets, for a situation it helped create (and also never bothered to regulate food security, before the situation spiralled out of control).

Don't you just love small-state, free-market economics........

Farway

EasyToAssemble01 said:

Apparently, there's supposed to be a government enquiry into price gouging. Personally, I think it's a bit of both. Supermarkets trying to stay ahead of the curve, whilst the government blames the supermarkets, for a situation it helped create (and also never bothered to regulate food security, before the situation spiralled out of control).

Don't you just love small-state, free-market economics........

Like they say about many things, the alternative is worse

One could try the top down planned approach like the Soviet Union, Zimbabwe or Venezuela

dealyboy

Farway said:

EasyToAssemble01 said:

Apparently, there's supposed to be a government enquiry into price gouging. Personally, I think it's a bit of both. Supermarkets trying to stay ahead of the curve, whilst the government blames the supermarkets, for a situation it helped create (and also never bothered to regulate food security, before the situation spiralled out of control).

Don't you just love small-state, free-market economics........

Like they say about many things, the alternative is worse

One could try the top down planned approach like the Soviet Union, Zimbabwe or Venezuela

... or Chainah! (thanks go to DT) 

Nelliegrace

I wonder how many British farms they have put out of business, like dairy farmers, egg producers and British fruit and vegetable growers, to get this level of profit.