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Shoppers face price rise on baked beans on toast - which own brand tin is cheapest?
Updraft said the dish has the highest inflation in its analysis, and a weekly shop based on top meals now costs £30.70 per person.
- Financial firm Updraft found beans on toast has risen 33% over the past 10 years, making it the dish with the highest inflation rate among the UK's 100 most popular meals.
- Price discrepancies between brands are stark: a tin of Heinz costs £1.40 versus 27p for own-brand versions at Morrisons and Lidl, a difference of £1.13 per tin.
- Average weekly grocery spending for ingredients in popular dishes has risen to £30.70, totaling almost £1,600 annually for one person according to Updraft analysis.
- Updraft founder Aseem Munshi warned that using credit cards for essentials can "quietly add debt to the menu" for those already carrying a balance.
- Munshi urged households to treat grocery spending like a regular bill, noting "while a single tin of beans may not seem like a huge expense, pennies can quickly become pounds.
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Baked beans on toast price spikes 33% as cheapest own‑brand tins hit 27p
Price inflation has hit one of Britain’s most humble meals, with the cost of a single portion of beans on toast rising 33 per cent over the past decade, research shows. The analysis, carried out by financial firm Updraft, examined ingredient‑level prices for the UK’s 100 most popular dishes and found beans on toast to have the steepest rate of price growth since 2016. Updraft’s September 2026 report also revealed that a tin of own‑brand baked be…
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