Food price inflation rises as shoppers celebrate summer of sport

Warmer weather and sporting events such as Euro 2024 and the Paris Olympics have pushed up food prices this summer

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Shoppers have been hit with new price rises on supermarket shelves after food price inflation rose for the first time since March 2023 during July and August.

Data from research firm Kantar shows supermarket prices rose by 1.8% in the four weeks to 4 August, up from 1.6% at the start of July, even as the main consumer prices index inflation figures has slowed.

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