Britons buy more ‘wonky’ veg and frozen food as living costs soar

Supermarket price inflation at record high, adding 643 a year to average family's grocery bill

Households are turning to wonky" vegetables and frozen food in an attempt to keep costs down as grocery prices soared by a record 13.9% last month.

Inflation in supermarkets is at the highest level since at least 2008 when the market research group Kantar began collecting data, adding 643 a year to the average family's grocery bill, which now exceeds 5,200.