Price of Lurpak soars as shoppers spot hefty price tag in Sainsbury's, Iceland and Asda in the midst of cost of living crisis

SHOPPERS have spotted a hefty price tag on the price of butter in recent days as the cost of living crisis worsens in the UK.
Charlotte Hawes
By Charlotte Hawes
Published 5th Jul 2022, 15:25 BST
Updated 6th Jul 2022, 11:12 BST

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Social media users have reacted in disbelief after one shopper snapped a picture of the price tag of popular butter, Lurpak, in a Sainsbury’s supermarket.

The supermarket is currently selling a 750g tub online and instore £7.25, while Iceland is selling the same tub currently for £6 (reduced from £7.25 on their website).

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The news comes as households face the worst inflation in 40 years, climbing by 9.1 per cent in the 12 months to May, the highest since at least February 1982 when it reached 10.2 per cent.

Arla Foods’ chief commercial officer Peter Giortz-Carlson, whose company sells Lurpak, Cravendale, and Skyr, spoke to Sky News about rising food costs.

He said he has ‘never seen anything like it’ in his 20 years in the industry and that milk farmers are making a loss due to the rising costs of fertiliser and fuel.

Simon Roberts, Sainsbury’s chief executive, told The Independent that the pressure on budgets ‘will only intensify over the remainder of the year’.

Packs of Lurpak at £7.25 on the shelves at Sainsbury's as Boris Johnson has ordered ministers to hold regular press conferences on efforts to counter the rising cost of living.Packs of Lurpak at £7.25 on the shelves at Sainsbury's as Boris Johnson has ordered ministers to hold regular press conferences on efforts to counter the rising cost of living.
Packs of Lurpak at £7.25 on the shelves at Sainsbury's as Boris Johnson has ordered ministers to hold regular press conferences on efforts to counter the rising cost of living.
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Disgruntled shoppers took to social media to share their concerns over the Lurpak price increase.

One shopper tweeted a picture of a Lurpak price tag and said: ‘Stop the world I want to get off @Lurpak @IcelandFoods come on lads this is a joke @Conservatives this is all your fault, we’re all going to be eating dry toast, stop taking off us and sort this mess out, people are starving while your mates are getting richer #CostOfLivingCrisis.’

Another user tweeted an image of the 750g pack of Lurpak, with the caption: ‘Bank: Purpose of loan? Me: LURPAK.’

Budget supermarket shoppers have also felt the crunch of the Lurpak price increase, with Lidl joining the major supermarkets by increasing the price to £5.35 for a regular tub.

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One Twitter user took to the platform to share her concern over the price hike, stating: ‘£5.35 for a normal-sized tub of Lurpak in Lidl. I am simultaneously shaking crying screaming and throwing up.’

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Asda shoppers have also seen security tags added to the packs of butter, causing social media users to go into a frenzy online.

A user who spotted the security tag tweeted: ‘Britain in 2022… Lurpak butter is at £6 a tub in ASDA and even has a security tag on it. Mental!’

The cost of food is now at its highest rate since 2009, adding to rising costs for gas, electricity, and petrol for households across the country.

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