When are food prices going to drop?

Ummmmmm try never

We were promised lower prices its been a couple of months since, no sign of movement?

A more rounded question might be ' When will my hard earned pound become stronger and buy me more?'

But same answer John - never

Some people say inflation is "taxation without legislation" but I prefer the word 'plunder' because all the while certain groups benefit from an increase in the money supply they will keep that vice like grip on yer fkn windpipe

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of that we can be sure

Fair point.

Just another meaningless publicity stunt from the wealthy.

And another black mark against the EU!

The short term reason is lack of rain. If the main food producing areas don't get a lot of rain soon, we will be importing most of our food.

When we start growing/producing more of our own food rather than importing it. But Starmer prefers

to punish our farmers and do deals with Europe.

Since when has British produce been cheaper ? Living in cuckoo land imo.

While rain is a particular issue right now anyone know how much arable land we have lost due to rewilding or other climate change policies ?

Have stopped buying my favourite 85% cocoa dark chocolate as the price has skyrocketed.....now 3.50 a bar ffs

I find supermarket food to be quite reasonable. It's eating out which has become ridiculous.

A lunchtime today I paid nearly £12 for a sandwich and a tiny portion of french fries. Then a  coffee was £3.95

Tax on employment ^

I honestly think Labour are purposely attempting to crash the economy.....no other explanation for their actions

We went out to a local pub a few nights ago as we had to squeeze a quick bite in. They've recently changed their kitchen - new set up.

Paid £37 for 2 cheeseburgers and 1 small bottle of tonic. I drank tap water.

Not even a brioche bun - cheap sesame seeded bleached pappy bread.. meat was not premium

Every mouthful took effort to chew and swallow - appetite was hijacked somewhat ..


Gave the lassie at the bar £40 and told her to keep the change - not her fault and she was charming enough

But mostly so I could tell the actual story that I paid £40 for 2 pappy burgers ..


Hospitality is toast brothers

Being a veggie I often end up having the veggie burger option, it's usually about £16 and I know they are using a £1.50 pattie I can buy in any supermarket. The rest of the burger couldn't cost £2.00

So they are making about £12 but they have to pay wages, rent, rates, gas, electric. They ain't making a fortune.

I am finding it increasingly difficult to go into pubs.

£6 for 6 bottles of Green King IPA at home or £39 at the pub?

I would rather spend £15 on a decent bottle of red at home to go with a ribeye steak that cooks in less than 4 minutes while watching a Test Match.

When we go out I don’t  even look at the prices. From school to my mid 30’s I would go to the pub 4-5 times a week with at least one curry thrown in. Not anymore!

Obviously hospitality is much the worse off but it's small independent business overall that's been taking it up the jacksy since Covid.

Myriad reasons but again - who does that suit/benefit in the long run ?

always the same answer to that question

squeezing your pips between inflation and taxation - now who said that ?

it's a long term trend and won't change now

Nobody wants to confront the fact that the few are hoarding enormous wealth and we are all in survival mode. Don’t get me wrong our generation has done ok but what is the future for young people?

There is more to life than payin* your bills.

Not sure where some of you people eat. Our local offers a smaller portion of all menu choices for around £12-14. Full plate about £18 but more than many can eat. I rarely eat out in the evenings but that seems OK to me. It is the 2 coffees and 2 cakes at 11am which has gone crazy. Rarely any change from £13.00.

The recipe is about 30% of the retail cost of eating out. It will obviously vary, but that is ballpark. Most of the gross price us swallowed up by taxes, fixed costs (energy, rent et al), on costs, and about 5% margin for the retailer. If they are lucky.

Obviously if you buy the product to consume at home, much of the cost doesn't apply, or is a fraction in comparison due to volume.