Posted 1/28/2024, 3:17:52 PM
Brits Working From Home to Avoid Skyrocketing Lunch Costs
- Over 20% of Britons work from home to avoid rising costs of eating lunch out; prices have spiraled with lunch meal deals costing over 70% more at some chains since 2020
- Pret A Manger hiked prices significantly, with a tuna sandwich up 42% from £2.99 to £4.25 since 2020; a 'posh' cheese and pickle baguette costs £7.15 to eat in
- Tesco raised its meal deal price for the first time in 10 years to £3.40 for Clubcard holders, up from £3 pre-pandemic
- Sainsbury’s also increased its meal deal by 50p to £3.50 in 2021, but added over 300 new items customers can choose from
- Greggs has raised sausage roll prices 4 times recently to now £1.20, up over 40% from 85p in 2016, due to inflation and rising costs