To determine just how much these rising grocery prices is going to cost parents, the company examined the past three years of lunch-related food prices. While noting that the contents of each kid's lunch will obviously look different, it used classics like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich alongside a "contemporary lunch featuring a chicken and avocado quesadilla, a health-and-wellness lunch centered on a salad, and a convenience lunch built around a prepackaged meat, cheese, and crackers kit."
Worldpanel by Numerator said grocery inflation continued to rise, increasing from 5.43pc in the previous 12-week period to 5.86pc in the 12 weeks to this month. Higher spending on promotional items was recorded for alcohol, frozen foods and household items. Worldpanel said this figure is based on over 30,000 identical products compared year-on-year in the proportions purchased by Irish shoppers and therefore represents the most authoritative figure currently available.