Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“The rising cost of chocolate, butter and eggs has helped drive food price inflation to its highest in 18 months, a survey says. Food inflation hit 4.2% in the year to August, up from 4% in July, according to the British Retail Consortium’s latest shop price monitor. It said food prices were rising at the fastest rate since February of last year. The figure echoes separate recent data from the Office for National Statistics, which found the cost of everyday food items rising by a similar amount over the last year.” (08/26/25)