Tesco makes chicken price hike but is still third cheapest for basics behind Aldi and Lidl
manchestereveningnews.co.ukTesco has increased the price of its chicken once again, adding 10p onto a pack of two breast fillets. With the cost of living crisis impacting on families we've been keeping a close eye on prices, monitoring the same eight items at the six major supermarkets since March.
During that time we've seen prices fluctuate and this week they have settled somewhat, with only Tesco making the one rise. It has increased the cost of a pack of two chicken breasts from £2.30 to £2.40.
Aldi and Lidl remain the cheapest for the meat, with Aldi at £2.15 and Lidl having put its price up just last week from £2.15 to £2.29. Read more: Mum shares Asda pizza fakeaway and is slated for feeding her child 'rubbish' The Tesco rise has put it on a par with Asda, where a bigger 350g pack costs £2.80, which equates to £2.40.
Sainsbury's is the most expensive at £2.50 a pack, while Morrisons is only slightly behind at £2.49. Last week it was Asda that came under fire for hiking the price of another meat.
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