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There’s still time to turn the tide on rising food and drink prices

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07.06.2025

6 June 2025, 08:08

By Balwinder Dhoot

Over many years, Brits have seen the price of their weekly shop rise, and that pressure is not going away.

Food and non-alcoholic drink inflation reached 3.4% in April 2025 and the Food and Drink Federation’s (FDF) forecast is that it could average at 4.3% across 2025.

Increasing energy and commodity prices and falling consumer demand have denied food producers the opportunity to come up for air after a bout of shocks, like the pandemic and invasion of Ukraine. This is alongside regulatory pressures like rises to National Insurance Contributions and a new packaging tax costing the industry £1.1bn. Behind the price tags on supermarket shelves, food and drink manufacturers have been absorbing these costs as retailers compete to keep prices low for consumers.

FDF’s recent

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