A SUPERMARKET giant has cut the prices of more than half a dozen products in a move that’s bound to please shoppers.
Tesco has announced its latest round of price cuts to its own-brand range, which come into effect today.
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Items reduced include natural yoghurt, down from £1.95 to £1.90 for 1kg.
Plus a 300g pot of cottage cheese has dropped to £1.30 to £1.60.
The price cuts will be seen from this morning at all of Tesco’s over 800 stores and online too – while prices may vary across Express shops.
Tesco made similar price cuts on dozens of items, including dinner-time favourites like penne and spaghetti, in April and May.
The cuts come as grocery inflation dropped to 19.3% in April, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) – down only slightly on March’s 19.6%.
But shoppers are continuing to face budget-breaking price rises on kitchen cupboard essentials.
Inflation is a measure of how the price of goods and services has changed over the past year.
Overall inflation fell to 8.7% in April – the first time the rate has dropped below 10% since August last year.
It still remains higher than experts predicted, and above the Bank of England‘s target.
BoE experts now forecast that inflation is expected to fall to around 7% by the middle of the summer.
This would be due to energy costs dropping, but food prices are still expected to remain higher for longer.
Here is the full list of own-brand products Tesco has slashed the prices of:
Tesco fat-free cottage cheese 300g – was £1.60, now £1.30Tesco fat-free apple cottage cheese 300g – was £1.60, now £1.30Tesco natural yogurt 1kg – was £1.95, now £1.90Tesco 0% fat natural yogurt 1kg – was £1.95, now £1.90Tesco fresh double cream 600ml – was £2.40, now £2.30Tesco British single cream 600ml – was £2.10, now £2Creamfields low-fat natural yogurt 500g – was 45p, now 35pCreamfields single cream 300ml – was £1.05, now 99pCreamfields double cream 300ml – was £1.19, now £1.15
Below is the full list of items Tesco has slashed the prices of since April:
Tesco Lasagne Pasta 500G – was 95p, now 80pTesco Quick Cook Spaghetti Pasta 500G – was 95p, now 80pTesco Fusilli Pasta 500G – was 95p, now 80pTesco Farfalle Pasta Bows 500G – was 95p, now 80pTesco Spirali Pasta 500G – was 95p, now 80pTesco Short Spaghetti Pasta 500G – was 95p, now 80pTesco Rigatoni Pasta 500G – was 95p, now 80pTesco Whole Wheat Penne Pasta 500G – was 95p, now 80pTesco Penne Pasta Quills 500G – was 95p, now 80pTesco Spinach Farfalle 500G was 95p, now 80pTesco Macaroni Pasta 500G – was 95p, now 80pTesco Whole Wheat Spaghetti 500G – was 95p, now 80pTesco Whole Wheat Fusilli Pasta 500G – was 95p, now 80pTesco Quick Cook Fusilli Pasta 500G – was 95p, now 80pTesco Conchiglie Pasta Shell 500G – was 95p, now 80pTesco Tagliatelle Pasta 500G – was 95p, now 80pTesco Tricolore Fusilli Pasta Twists 500G – was 95p, now 80pTesco Linguine Pasta 500G – was 95p, now 80pTesco Organic Whole Wheat Spaghetti Pasta 500G – was £1.35, now £1.20Tesco Organic Whole Wheat Fusilli 500G – was £1.35, now £1.20Tesco Organic Spaghetti Pasta 500G – was £1.35, now £1.20Tesco Fusilli Pasta Twists 1Kg – was £1.65, now £1.50Tesco Fusilli Whole Wheat Pasta 1Kg – was £1.65, now £1.50Tesco Macaroni Pasta 1Kg – was £1.65, now £1.50Tesco Penne Whole Wheat Pasta 1Kg – was £1.65, now £1.50Tesco Conchiglie Pasta Shells 1Kg – was £1.65, now £1.50Tesco Spaghetti Pasta 1Kg – was £1.65, now £1.50Tesco Pasta Quills 1Kg – was £1.65, now £1.50Tesco Pure Vegetable Oil 1L – was £1.99, now £1.85Tesco Pure Sunflower Oil 1L – was £2.40, now £2.25Tesco milk four pints – was £1.65, now £1.55Tesco milk two pints – was £1.30, now £1.25Tesco milk one pint – was 95p, now 90pTesco toastie white bread thick 800g – was 85p, now 75pTesco white bread 800g – was 85p, now 75pTesco wholemeal medium bread 800g – was 85p, now 75pTesco wholemeal thick break 800g – was 85p, now 75pTesco British unsalted butter 250g – was £1.99, now £1.89Tesco British salted block butter 250g – was £1.99, now £1.89
We had a quick look online and found that currently, Tesco is either the cheapest or matches the price of items, at the other big-four supermarkets on a number of items.
For example, Asda’s own-brand cottage cheese cost £1.60 (300g) – the same as Tesco – but it is cheaper than M&S which costs £1.95.
Tesco’s own brand double cream is 35p cheaper than Morrisons for the same size pot (600g).
However, we did find that Aldi and Lidl beat Tesco on a number of items.
Aldi’s everyday essential cottage cheese is priced at just 79p – 51p cheaper than Tesco.
While Lidl’s natural yoghurt is just 13p per 100g, compared with 19p per 100g at Tesco.
It’s important to note that just because a supermarket drops its prices, it doesn’t mean you can’t find the items cheaper somewhere else.
Comparing prices across different shops is key to finding the best deal.
Websites such as trolley.co.uk allow you to compare the prices of particular items at retailers across the UK.
Plus, using Google Shopping can also help you find the lowest cost around.
If you’re out and about, you could even use the Google Lens feature to take a quick snap of the item and see what other shops are selling it for.
How to save on your supermarket shop
There are plenty of other ways to save on your supermarket shop.
You can try looking out for yellow or red stickers on products which show when they’ve been reduced.
If the food is fresh you’ll have to eat it fast, or freeze it to have another time.
Sometimes even timing your shop to stock up just as items are discounted on the shelves can help you get the best bargains – lots of shoppers have said this is in the evening typically.
Making a list could save you some money too as you’ll be less likely to make any rash purchases when you get to the supermarket.
Going own brand can be one easy way to save hundreds of pounds a year on your food bills too.
That means going for “own” or “value” type products instead of “finest” or “luxury” lines.
Plenty of supermarkets run wonky veg and fruit schemes as well where you can get cheap prices if they’re misshapen or imperfect.
For example, Lidl runs its Waste Not scheme offering boxes of 5kg of fruit and vegetables for just £1.50.
Parents can get up to £442 in Healthy Start vouchers that they can use at the supermarket, on food and more for their children, for example.
Plus, many councils offer supermarket vouchers as part of the Household Support fund – so you can make your money go further with the extra support available.
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