A SUPERMARKET giant is cutting the prices of 30 products in a move that’s bound to please shoppers.
Tesco has announced its latest round of price cuts to its own-brand range this morning.
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Items reduced include dinner-time favourites like penne and spaghetti, down to 80p for 500g.
Plus, a litre of vegetable oil has dropped to £1.85 from £1.99.
The price cuts will be seen from this morning at all of Tesco’s over 800 stores and online too – while prices may vary across Express shops.
It comes after the major supermarket cut the cost of its own-brand milk last week, igniting price war with rival supermarkets.
The move was followed by Sainsbury’s, Aldi, Lidl and Asda.
A number of supermarkets also dropped the price of some lines of bread and butter last week.
The cuts come as grocery inflation leapt by more than 19% in March compared with a year ago, as energy and supply chain costs were passed on to shoppers.
Today Downing Street is hosting a “Farm to Fork Summit”, bringing together farmers’ representatives and food and retail trade bodies.
Along with supermarket chiefs, they will discuss the Government’s goal of boosting co-operation across the supply chain and the sector’s resilience – and tackling soaring food inflation.
Tesco Group chief product officer, Ashwin Prasad, said: “As we see deflation coming through on key cupboard essentials such as pasta and cooking oil, we’re pleased to pass on these savings to customers.
“We hope that by reducing prices on these thirty products which are bought week-in, week-out, we can help customers spend less.”
Here is the full list of own-brand products Tesco has slashed the prices of:
- Tesco Lasagne Pasta 500G – was 95p, now 80p
- Tesco Quick Cook Spaghetti Pasta 500G – was 95p, now 80p
- Tesco Fusilli Pasta 500G – was 95p, now 80p
- Tesco Farfalle Pasta Bows 500G – was 95p, now 80p
- Tesco Spirali Pasta 500G – was 95p, now 80p
- Tesco Short Spaghetti Pasta 500G – was 95p, now 80p
- Tesco Rigatoni Pasta 500G – was 95p, now 80p
- Tesco Whole Wheat Penne Pasta 500G – was 95p, now 80p
- Tesco Penne Pasta Quills 500G – was 95p, now 80p
- Tesco Spinach Farfalle 500G was 95p, now 80p
- Tesco Macaroni Pasta 500G – was 95p, now 80p
- Tesco Whole Wheat Spaghetti 500G – was 95p, now 80p
- Tesco Whole Wheat Fusilli Pasta 500G – was 95p, now 80p
- Tesco Quick Cook Fusilli Pasta 500G – was 95p, now 80p
- Tesco Conchiglie Pasta Shell 500G – was 95p, now 80p
- Tesco Tagliatelle Pasta 500G – was 95p, now 80p
- Tesco Tricolore Fusilli Pasta Twists 500G – was 95p, now 80p
- Tesco Linguine Pasta 500G – was 95p, now 80p
- Tesco Organic Whole Wheat Spaghetti Pasta 500G – was £1.35, now £1.20
- Tesco Organic Whole Wheat Fusilli 500G – was £1.35, now £1.20
- Tesco Organic Spaghetti Pasta 500G – was £1.35, now £1.20
- Tesco Fusilli Pasta Twists 1Kg – was £1.65, now £1.50
- Tesco Fusilli Whole Wheat Pasta 1Kg – was £1.65, now £1.50
- Tesco Macaroni Pasta 1Kg – was £1.65, now £1.50
- Tesco Penne Whole Wheat Pasta 1Kg – was £1.65, now £1.50
- Tesco Conchiglie Pasta Shells 1Kg – was £1.65, now £1.50
- Tesco Spaghetti Pasta 1Kg – was £1.65, now £1.50
- Tesco Pasta Quills 1Kg – was £1.65, now £1.50
- Tesco Pure Vegetable Oil 1L – was £1.99, now £1.85
- Tesco Pure Sunflower Oil 1L – was £2.40, now £2.25
We had a quick look online and found that Tesco is now the cheapest big-name supermarket on a number of items.
For example, Sainsbury’s own-brand lasagne sheets cost 95p (500g), Asda’s are £1 (375g) and Morrisons’ cost 99p (500g).
Tesco’s own-brand 500g macaroni pasta is also the cheapest out of the big four chains which are all selling a 500g bag for 95p.
While Sainsbury’s and Asda are also selling 1L of vegetable oil for slightly more too at £1.99 and £2 respectively.
Tesco isn’t the only supermarket to introduce a wide range of price cuts in recent days.
Morrisons dropped the price of 12 items including bread rolls, cornflakes and cheese.
From yesterday (May 15) the supermarkets’ white and granary baps are 44p cheaper – now priced at 35p.
The price of Morrisons’ own brand coffee has been dropped by from £3.29 to £2.39.
It’s important to note that just because a supermarket drops its prices, it doesn’t mean you can’t find the items cheaper somewhere else.
Comparing prices across different shops is key to finding the best deal.
Websites such as trolley.co.uk allow you to compare the prices of particular items at retailers across the UK.
Plus, using Google Shopping can also help you find the lowest cost around.
If you’re out and about, you could even use the Google Lens feature to take a quick snap of the item and see what other shops are selling it for.
How to save on your supermarket shop
There are plenty of other ways to save on your supermarket shop.
You can try looking out for yellow or red stickers on products which show when they’ve been reduced.
If the food is fresh you’ll have to eat it fast, or freeze it to have another time.
Sometimes even timing your shop to stock up just as items are discounted on the shelves can help you get the best bargains – lots of shoppers have said this is in the evening typically.
Making a list could save you some money too as you’ll be less likely to make any rash purchases when you get to the supermarket.
Going own brand can be one easy way to save hundreds of pounds a year on your food bills too.
That means going for “own” or “value” type products instead of “finest” or “luxury” lines.
Plenty of supermarkets run wonky veg and fruit schemes as well where you can get cheap prices if they’re misshapen or imperfect.
For example, Lidl runs its Waste Not scheme offering boxes of 5kg of fruit and vegetables for just £1.50.
Parents can get up to £442 in Healthy Start vouchers that they can use at the supermarket, on food and more for their children, for example.
Plus, many councils offer supermarket vouchers as part of the Household Support fund – so you can make your money go further with the extra support available.
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