Asda is the most affordable of the massive supermarkets to do a full Christmas dinner store, new evaluation has discovered.
The shopper elves at Which? checked out how a lot ten fashionable festive meals value at 5 of the most important UK supermarkets – Asda, Tesco, Waitrose, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons.
They seemed on the worth of a frozen medium turkey crown, sprouts, potatoes, parsnips, purple cabbage, carrots, cranberry sauce, a inventory pot, stuffing and a Christmas pudding between 26 and 28 November.
Asda got here in most cost-effective at £30.72, adopted by Tesco at £32.07, and Sainsbury’s at £35.57.
Morrison’s was the second most costly, at £37.21.
But Waitrose topped the checklist at £43, making it £13 dearer than Asda.
Ocado was not included as a result of it didn’t have a comparable turkey crown.
What about Aldi and Lidl?
Because Aldi and Lidl do not inventory fairly the identical vary they weren’t included within the full evaluation, nevertheless, it did come out cheaper for a smaller vary of Christmas favourites.
This smaller stocking of products did not embody Christmas pudding, stuffing and cranberry sauce.
Aldi got here out most cost-effective at £22.30 – however was neck and neck with rival Lidl, which got here in at simply 14p dearer.
Aldi and Lidl are the most affordable supermarkets for a frozen turkey crown this Christmas, costing £15.49 at each discounters. Asda is the most affordable of the larger supermarkets at £16.50.
The equal turkey at Waitrose is nearly £10 dearer.
Lidl got here out most cost-effective for Christmas pudding, with a small one costing £3.79. Which? couldn’t discover an equal pudding obtainable at Aldi.
Again, Waitrose topped the pudding checklist, with their pudding nearly twice as expensive at £7.
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Is turkey dearer this 12 months?
Food costs have elevated on the best fee since data started – spurred on by accelerated inflation within the worth of meat, eggs and dairy.
Which? additionally in contrast the worth of turkey to final 12 months, and located Morrison’s had seen the most important worth improve, rising 36% from £17.50 to £21.99.
While Asda was most cost-effective total for a basket-full of Christmas dinner, it noticed the second highest improve in worth (18%) of a turkey crown.
Sainsbury’s had the smallest share worth improve on a medium turkey, rising by 9%.
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Reena Sewraz, Which? Retail Editor, stated: “Soaring inflation will be a worry to many households celebrating Christmas this year and our price analysis shows a turkey crown could cost 26% more than last year depending on where you shop.
“The excellent news is you possibly can nonetheless save a packet in your festive lunch and we have discovered Aldi, Lidl and Asda all provide good worth to your roast turkey and sprouts.”
Source: information.sky.com”