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UK food inflation: why your barbecue meat is becoming more expensive

Burger, sausage and chicken prices soar, while cost of cheese slices, brioche buns and soft drinks also risesThe weather is not the only thing putting a dampener on impromptu barbecues as consumers balk at the soaring cost of burgers, sausages and chicken to put on the grill.At nearly £4, a four-pack of supermarket own-label beef quarter-pounders costs 53%, or £1.37, more than this time last year, according to the price analysts Assosia. With steak and kebabs also off the menu because they are too pricey, Britons are switching to poultry. Continue reading...

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