Households hit by huge price rises on 4 food items in supermarkets
A warning has been issued to people buying these four food items at supermarkets like Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury's.
Anyone buying coffee at supermarkets like Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons has been issued a warning following the latest inflation figures. Yesterday, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) issued the latest inflation figures for the UK, showing an increase month to month and year on year for July compared to June.
As well as a spike in holidays and petrol prices, food has been identified as one of the key rising costs for households in the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures. Inflation has jumped to 3.8% for July 2025, but some foods and drinks are way beyond that. Coffee in particular has gone up in price by a staggering 18% at supermarkets, according to the latest CPI figures. Chocolate has also gone up in price by 17.2%, while beef has risen 24% and fruit juice 8.6%.
Grant Fitzner, the ONS’s chief economist, said: “The main driver was a hefty increase in air fares, the largest July rise since collection of air fares changed from quarterly to monthly in 2001.
“This increase was likely due to the timing of this year’s school holidays.
“The price of petrol and diesel also increased this month, compared with a drop this time last year.
“Food price inflation continues to climb – with items such as coffee, fresh orange juice, meat and chocolate seeing the biggest rises.”
According to the British Retail Consortium, a key driver behind food price increases has been government policies - like the increased tax on employer National Insurance - as well as poor harvests and global instability.
Kris Hamer, director of insight for trade body the British Retail Consortium, said: “Households are once again seeing the cost of their weekly shop climb, with food inflation now up by 1.9 percentage points in just four months.
“This surge has been a key driver behind headline inflation, alongside a rise in transport costs, piling fresh pressure on families already being forced to cut back.
“The Bank of England has been clear that Government policies, which have driven up the costs of employment, are fuelling price rises at the till, while poor harvests and global instability have also added further cost pressures.”
