Cost of coffee soars: Price of 100 different brands goes up because of inflation and supply chain problems 

• Prices of supermarket coffees have soared in the past three weeks, data shows
• L'Or instant coffees £6 until mid-December, but had risen to £6.50 on 22 January
• Nescafé Original and Gold Blend also both increased with Nestle citing inflation 

The cost of supermarket coffee has soared since New Year, new data reveals, amid record Inflation which is hitting British families' cost of living.

Big name brands such as Nescafé and L'Or as well as own labels are among 100 different makes and sizes to have seen increases so far this year, said analysts Assosia for The Grocer magazine.

The price of 165g packs of L’Or Decaf Instant Coffee, Classique Instant Coffee and Intense Instant Coffee in Sainsbury’s was £6 until mid-December, but had risen to £6.50 on 22 January, the data shows. 

At Sainsbury's, 165g packs of L'Or Decaf Instant Coffee, Classique Instant and Intense Instant were priced at £6 until mid-December, but had risen to £6.50 on 22 January, the data shows. 

Nescafé Original Instant 300g in Asda has gone up by a third to £6 and Gold Blend 200g by 17 per cent to £5.85 at the same chain.

The increases are being blamed on inflation and 'ongoing' supply chain issues, said The Grocer.

Double digit price rises have been recorded in Morrisons for their own label instant coffee and by around 4 per cent in Tesco for their own label espresso instant and their own brand capsules.

A spokeswoman for Nestlé told The Grocer it had been 'experiencing pressure in terms of raw material and price increases so ingredients, packaging and transportation costs are going up.'

She added: 'We do everything we can to manage these costs in the short-term. We also aim to make any long-term changes to prices changes gradually and responsibly.'

Food inflation is currently standing at 5.4 per cent, the highest rate in 30 years, but many critics say official figures are understating the true rise in prices faced by many households because of the reduced variety of budget own label ranges and the end of promotions.

It comes as two-thirds of UK adults have seen their cost of living jump over the past month as energy bills soared and price rises filtered down to supermarket shelves.

Fresh food prices are rising at their fastest rate in almost a decade – fuelling concerns that struggling families face a nightmare choice between eating and heating.

The figure for healthy fresh produce was up by 3 per cent in December compared with a year ago and retailers warned that there will be more increases.

The rise, the fastest rate since April 2013, comes at the same time as households face big increases in the cost of heat and light with annual energy bills predicted to soar by £500-£800.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) also revealed that food and drink prices lifted by 4.2 per cent year on year in December, which is the biggest rise since September 2013.

Clothes shops also put up prices by an average 4.2 per cent.

Average petrol prices stood at 145.8 pence per litre in December 2021, compared with 114.1 pence per litre in the prior year, i News reports, but prices began to fall towards the end of the month.     

The ONS revealed that 66% of adults surveyed saw their cost of living increase.

Its report also showed the impact of the Omicron variant of coronavirus on UK businesses last month, with the highest proportion of firms reporting falling monthly turnover since the height of the first lockdown in April 2020.

The ONS said VAT returns revealed a net 6% of firms suffered declining sales in December.

Its household survey found that of those who saw their cost of living rise, 87% of people reported increasing food shop prices, while 79% cited rising energy bills.

The poll - carried out between January 6 to 16 - showed nearly three-quarters (71%) said increases in the price of fuel had also driven up the cost of living.

It comes after official figures on Wednesday showed that inflation soared to a near 30-year high of 5.4% in December.

The leap came as households faced surging food prices on top of sky-high energy and fuel bills.

Experts have warned that the cost-of-living squeeze will get even tighter over the next few months as gas and electricity tariffs are expected to rise by around 50% in April.

The Bank of England raised interest rates from 0.1% to 0.25% last month as it said inflation would hit 6% in the spring - and more increases are expected to rein in rising prices.