Sales of child-friendly lunch ingredients, vegan foods and alcohol underpin £1bn surge in supermarket spending
The average British family spent £50 more on groceries in January as schools, restaurants, pubs and cafes remained shut.
A surge in sales of child-friendly lunch ingredients such as fresh pasta, peanut butter and chocolate spread underpinned £1bn in extra spending on food and drink in supermarkets in the four weeks to 24 January compared with last year.