Food Price Inflation Hits Record High in UK

Customer at the fruit and vegetable section at a Sainsbury's supermarket in Walthamstow, London, on Feb. 13, 2022. Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images

Food prices in the United Kingdom have hit their highest record since 1980, after inflation soared by double digits last month.

Last month’s inflation figures have squeezed the living standards of millions of British households, especially those with low incomes, who are struggling with the high costs.