The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has warned that food and drink inflation could rise to 5.7% by the end of the year due to cost pressures on manufacturers "trickling down" to supermarket shelves.

The FDF, whose members produce a quarter of all food and drink sold in the UK, stated that current prices were "steeper than anything in recent decades".

The group has revised its inflation outlook due to increasing cost pressures, now predicting inflation to hit 5.7% by December, up from previous forecasts of 4.9% in September and 4.8% in December, reports Bristol Live .

An analysis of long-term trends by the group revealed that between January 2020 and July 2025, food and non-alcoholic drink prices rose by 37%, compared to an overall price increase of 28%. Some products have seen particu

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