Overview
- Fast Loan UK found Aldi’s four-person Easter meal costs £18.14, with Lidl at £18.55, Asda at £20.06, and Marks & Spencer about £29.25.
- The comparison covers a 1kg half leg of lamb with potatoes, carrots, peas, parsnips, gravy and mint sauce.
- Since early March, Morrisons recorded the biggest rise for the same basket at £5.67 or 34.76%, while Waitrose logged the largest drop at £7.29 or 24.25%.
- Trade outlet The Grocer reported many lamb joints are pricier than last year, with some up by about a third and specific lines at Sainsbury’s and Tesco showing double-digit increases.
- Sainsbury’s said it is investing over £1bn to keep prices down, and Waitrose stressed year-round British sourcing and said its average rise was under 8%.