Food prices will rise quickly this summer due to soaring costs, grocery analysts have predicted.
Prices will rise at a rate of 15% as households pay more for staples such as bread, meat, dairy and fruit and vegetables, the Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD) said.
More vulnerable people will skip meals, it warned.
It also predicted that prices would rise faster for longer than Bank of England estimates.
The IGD, which provides analysis to major grocers, said the UK was facing the highest cost of living pressures since the 1970s, mainly down to the Ukraine war.
