Chocolate prices soared by 11% in the year to August new figures have revealed. Costs have risen significantly higher than overall supermarket food and drink prices, which increased by 2.7% over the same period, according to the latest Which? inflation tracker.
Cocoa prices have repeatedly hit new records over the last year following poor harvests caused by unusual weather in West Africa. The cost of Sainsbury’s No Added Sugar Milk Chocolate (100g) has almost doubled, rising from an average of 95p in the three months to the end of August 2023 to £1.84 in the same period in 2024, Which? found.
Among branded versions, Prestat Chocolates & Truffles Assortment (210g) increased by 88% at Ocado, from £17 last August to £32 a year later. Asda’s Moo Free Dairy Free & Vegan Original Chocolate Bar (80g) rose from £1.50 to £2.
40 – an increase of 60%. The Cadbury Family Treatsize Multipack (216g) increased from £2.50 to £3.
72 at Sainsbury’s, while the Cadbury Milk Tray Chocolate Box (360g) rose from £4.01 to £5.74 at Morrisons, and the Twix Caramel & White Chocolate Fingers Biscuit Snack Bars Multipack (9 x 20g) increased from £1.
65 to £2.35 at Asda – all price rises of more than 40% in a year. Some other products also saw significant price increases, according to the tracker, including Sainsbury’s Fat Free Natural Yoghurt (500g) doubling in price from an average 45p to 90p a year later, and Aldi’s Acti Leaf Unsweetened UHT Soya Drink (1L) increasing by 70% from .
