You’ve probably noticed that your supermarket shop costs significantly more than it used to, but there are various money-saving tricks you might be able to use to keep food bills down.
Although food inflation has eased in recent months, grocery bills remain really high, with no signs that they’re likely to fall any time soon.
Sarah Coles, head of personal finance, Hargreaves Lansdown said: “Poor harvests in a number of areas have pushed up the prices of trolley favourites, including olive oil at 16.6% and chocolate at 14.4%. Butter is also up 18.3% thanks to bad weather reducing milk supplies. This is partially offset by price falls elsewhere – with annual drops in the price of everything from rice and pasta to margarine. However, with the threat of higher wage costs for supermarkets and producers, there’s every chance this isn’t the last we’ve seen of food inflation in 2025.”
We asked Rest Less members for their top tips on how to keep food costs down, and got some great suggestions.
Here’s our round-up of some of the best ideas to save money on your food shop.
You’ve probably noticed that your supermarket shop costs significantly more than it used to, but there are various money-saving tricks you might be able to use to keep food bills down.
Although food inflation has eased in recent months, grocery bills remain really high, with no signs that they’re likely to fall any time soon.
Sarah Coles, head of personal finance, Hargreaves Lansdown said: “Poor harvests in a number of areas have pushed up the prices of trolley favourites, including olive oil at 16.6% and chocolate at 14.4%. Butter is also up 18.3% thanks to bad weather reducing milk supplies. This is partially offset by price falls elsewhere – with annual drops in the price of everything from rice and pasta to margarine. However, with the threat of higher wage costs for supermarkets and producers, there’s every chance this isn’t the last we’ve seen of food inflation in 2025.”
We asked Rest Less members for their top tips on how to keep food costs down, and got some great suggestions.
Here’s our round-up of some of the best ideas to save money on your food shop.