About Frozen Food
Freezing food preserves it from the time it is prepared to the time it is eaten. Since early times, farmers, fishermen, and trappers have preserved grains and produce in unheated buildings during the winter season.
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Tesco shoppers switching from fresh to frozen food
By Michael RaceBusiness reporter, BBC News
Households are switching from buying fresh food to cheaper frozen goods as the cost of living bites into budgets, The Boss of Tesco has said.
Ken Murphy, chief executive of the UK's largest supermarket, said some shoppers were also swapping pricier Red Meat for cheaper white protein to save money.
He added that people were using barcode scanners more when shopping to avoid being " embarrassed" at the tills.
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In an interview with The Bbc , Mr Murphy said shoppers were " managing their budgets much more tightly" and had changed their behaviour by " trading down" to cheaper food and own brand products.
Other examples He Said included seeking out cheaper frozen meat and vegetables instead of fresh produce, batch cooking meals and cutting back on Eating Out .
The Tesco boss said the hand-held barcode scanners allowed people to " keep to a specific budget" by being able to keep an eye on the running Total , instead of being " worried about being embarrassed at the till" if it turned out they could not afford their shopping or were over budget.
The hand-held scanners allow shoppers to zap the barcodes on food and other goods as they pick it up - and keep an eye on the running Total - instead of waiting until The Checkout and potentially discovering they cannot afford their groceries.
Tesco said it has sold double The Number of frozen turkeys this year compared to the amount in 2019, due to shoppers cutting back.
There has also been a huge spike in luxury Frozen Desserts , and searches for Frozen Food in general on Tesco's website are up 40% from Last Year .
Mr Murphy said that the UK was living in " times of turbulence and times of change" and people were worried about the " affordability of life today".
But He Said he believed customers were " really determined to enjoy Christmas this year" with 2022 being The First festive period for three years without Covid restrictions.
He Said shoppers had been spreading out the cost of Christmas by purchasing goods earlier and had also bought " more modest gifts".
" People will spend less. That is inevitable, " He Said .
Latest official figures revealed food price inflation hit, up from 14. 5% in September.
Inflation is the rate at which prices are rising. To calculate it The Office for National Statistics (ONS) keeps track of the prices of hundreds of everyday items, known as a " basket of goods".
The ONS said that food prices had risen sharply in October with milk, pasta, margarine, eggs and cereals all going up.
Higher electricity and gas bills have left many households facing hardship heading into the festive season.
Asked when he thought food price inflation would slow down, Mr Murphy said it depended on a " number of factors".
He Said the global Energy Crisis was the main driver behind high food prices, but added The Squeeze on goods since the pandemic was having an impact, as well as the pound's weakness against the US dollar.
Tesco has overhauled its " reduced to clear" line - which includes food approaching its use-by Date - and created " Reduced in Price, Just as Nice" sections, which will be rolled out to 100 stores by The End of the year.
The supermarket has also launched its food collection Drive In UK stores, asking customers to buy items of need for food banks.
Source of news: bbc.com
