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Stores face questions as price of basic groceries soars by 30% in midst of cost-of-living crisis

Basic groceries, such as milk, butter and cheese, are seeing price rises of up to 30%, sparking suspicions of supermarket profiteering. Some own-brand products were up by more than 80%. Food and drink inflation was at 15% overall across the UK’s eight biggest supermarkets in the year to December. Many supermarkets reported strong sales over Christmas amid record-high food price inflation. Shoppers believe stores should do more to help customers survive the cost of living crisis.