Food inflation rose in the last month due to increased prices of chocolate and confectionery. Despite the later incidence of Easter this year, consumers have already spent £134 million on Easter eggs and seasonal sweets. The sales of the UK’s main retailers increased by 3.2%, close to the 3.5% grocery inflation in the month ending on March 23. According to industry analysts Kantar, this was a slight decrease from the previous month’s 3.3% inflation. The supermarket chain Lidl showed the highest growth in sales, by 9.1%. Ocado, an online food retailer, also saw the largest overall sales increase, by 11%. In contrast, Asda, the third largest supermarket in the UK, experienced a decline in sales by 5.6%.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/apr/01/uk-food-inflation-easter-eggs-lidl-ocado-asda-kantar