UK Grocery Sales Rise 2.4% as Heatwave Lifts Beef Burger Demand 40%
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Updated · Meat Management · Jun 23
UK Grocery Sales Rise 2.4% as Heatwave Lifts Beef Burger Demand 40%
3 articles · Updated · Meat Management · Jun 23
Summary
Fresh beef burger sales jumped 40% in the four weeks to June 14 as a 10-day May heatwave pushed UK households toward barbecues and other summer food.
Take-home grocery sales rose 2.4% over the period, while fresh prepared salads and chilled dips gained 13% as the UK's hottest recorded May day boosted al fresco dining.
Like-for-like grocery inflation was 3.0%, a level Worldpanel said eased fears that Middle East conflict would quickly feed through into sharper supermarket price rises.
Promotions kept gaining share, with 30.4% of grocery spending on deals for a 39th straight month of annual growth and June marking the strongest promotional activity in five years.
Online grocery still outpaced the wider market, led by Ocado's 13.5% sales growth, while Lidl added more than 500,000 shoppers and Co-op lifted market share to 5.3%.