Tesco raises meal deal price again as food inflation bites
Tesco has increased the price of its popular meal deal by 25p – the third rise since 2022 – as UK food costs continue to climb.
From 21 August, Clubcard holders will pay £3.85, up from £3.60, while non-Clubcard customers face a higher charge of £4.25, up from £4.
The move comes as inflation in food and non-alcoholic drinks accelerated to 4.9% in July, up from 4.5% in June. Retailers have been passing higher input costs onto shoppers, with beef, orange juice, coffee and chocolate among the hardest-hit products.
A summer of heatwaves and drought across Spain, Italy and Portugal – key suppliers of fruit and vegetables to the UK – has also driven prices higher at a time when they would usually ease.
Shoppers slam Tesco meal deal price hike
Tesco’s latest meal deal price rise has sparked backlash from customers, with some branding the increase “truly devastating.”
On X, one shopper wrote: “Discovering that a Tesco meal deal will be £3.85 with a Clubcard from Thursday was truly devastating.” Another questioned whether the promotion still qualifies as a bargain, posting: “Tesco meal deal now £4 – not sure of the deal part.”
Tesco’s sandwich, snack and drink bundle held steady at £3 for a decade before jumping in October 2022. This week’s increase marks the third rise since then.
The supermarket is not alone in frustrating customers with increases. In June, Sainsbury’s lifted the cost of its standard meal deal by 5%, from £3.75 to £3.95 – its second price rise in under a year after a 25p increase in July 2024.
