Price of some household staples triples in two years amid soaring food inflation

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Price of some household staples triples in two years amid soaring food inflation
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Over the past two years of sky-high inflation, the price of household staples has tripled.

But food prices remain high, consumer watchdog Which? found after tracking 21,000 products across eight major supermarkets in the last two years.The worst contender was Mr Kipling Bakewell Cake Slices x6 at Sainsbury’s, which swelled in price by 175%, from £1 to £2.75.

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Cheese and meat soared on average by 35% and 24% respectively, while four-pint milk increased by 25% across all retailers to £1.45 last week.Supermarkets and the

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