Popular ice creams have jumped in price by up to 38% in the past two years, a consumer group has found. The biggest price increase Which? discovered was on a six pack of Cornetto strawberry ice cream cones, which rose from £2.57 to £3.
55, an increase of 38% between 2022 and 2024, while a six pack of Cornetto Classico cones increased by 35% from £2.57 to £3.48.
A three pack of Solero Exotic ice cream lollies also saw a 35% price increase from £2.03 to £2.75, a four pack of Feast chocolate ice creams jumped by 28% from £2.
42 to £3.11, and a six pack of Fab strawberry fruity lollies rose by 23% from £1.97 to £2.
43. Consumers buying Rowntree’s products have seen a four pack of Fruit Pastilles lollies increase from £2 to £2.43, and a four pack of the brand’s watermelon lollies rise from £2.
03 to £2.47, or 21%. However a three pack of Magnum’s double gold caramel billionaire has fallen in price from £3.
72 to £3.63, or by 2%. Which? compared ice cream costs at the UK’s biggest supermarkets in the two months to July 8 2024 with the same period two years earlier.
All prices were averages across the major supermarkets where they were available for the two-month period in each year and include regular discounts but not multibuys or loyalty prices. Unilever owns the Cornetto, Feast, Solero and Magnum brands while Nestle owns the Rowntree’s and Fab brands. Rising prices in raw ingredients such as milk and sugar, combined with high energy and transportation costs,.