What Is It With The 20% Increases On Food?

[Padders]

17 minutes ago, ECCOnoob said:

 

 

I am taking some of the dramatic headlines about soaring, outrageous, unmanageable costs of food with a bit of a pinch of salt. 

You will be lucky to afford a pinch of salt the way things are going.....

[El Cid]

2 hours ago, FoxLady said:

Forget the contents - apparently the cost of the metal containers is bound to go through the roof as well, so your can of "cheap beans" is likely to cost a good deal more!

If I stock my cupboards up now, I will beat the increase in price.

[Padders]

2 minutes ago, El Cid said:

If I stock my cupboards up now, I will beat the increase in price.

Expect the panic buying to start anytime soon...

[El Cid]

I have just done my weekly shopping at Asda, 4 pack of beans that were £2.00 are now £2.25 and processed peas that were 30p are now 35p

Luckily I have been stocking up on beans for a few weeks prior.

Edited March 19, 2022 by El Cid

[Rockers rule]

27 minutes ago, El Cid said:

I have just done my weekly shopping at Asda, 4 pack of beans that were £2.00 are now £2.25 and processed peas that were 30p are now 35p

Luckily I have been stocking up on beans for a few weeks prior.

I was gonna say water the beanz down, make them go further and save some money at the same time, but I've just seen my water bill 🤣 🤣.

[Dromedary]

2 hours ago, El Cid said:

I have just done my weekly shopping at Asda, 4 pack of beans that were £2.00 are now £2.25 and processed peas that were 30p are now 35p

You need to buy the ASDA branded range of baked beans as a 4 pack is only £1.10. 

[El Cid]

1 hour ago, Dromedary said:

You need to buy the ASDA branded range of baked beans as a 4 pack is only £1.10. 

They contain 4% more water, I will stick with Branston

[Dromedary]

1 hour ago, El Cid said:

They contain 4% more water, I will stick with Branston

Now I know you are having a laugh especial as the water content is not stated percentage wise on the tins.......  

 

But adding to that the are also better as they have less fat, sugar and salt as the Branston brand.

Edited March 20, 2022 by Dromedary

[Guest]

5 hours ago, Dromedary said:

Now I know you are having a laugh especial as the water content is not stated percentage wise on the tins.......  

 

But adding to that the are also better as they have less fat, sugar and salt as the Branston brand.

The Branston reduced salt and sugar ones are very nice.

 

A price increase that caught my eye this week:  tin of Baxters vegetarian minestrone soup at Ocado.  Usual price is £1.15.  Has been on offer for the last month at 92p.  Now £1.70. 

 

Having a look just now it seems that all the Baxters standard range vegetarian/vegetable soups are now £1.70 and the equivalent meat/other ones are £1.20.

[carosio]

Tinned soups like these are way overpriced, I'm considering buying an electric soup maker.

 

I find major brands of beans (in tomato sauce) are too salty, wish they'd leave it out completely. When you've got accustomed to the low salt/sugar types, they become inedible.