LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Sainsbury's, Britain's second largest supermarket group after Tesco, expects food inflation to continue to fall in 2026, its boss said on Friday. Industry data published on
Sainsbury's CEO Predicts Continued Decline in UK Food Inflation by 2026
Sainsbury's Insights on Food Inflation
LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Sainsbury's, Britain's second largest supermarket group after Tesco, expects food inflation to continue to fall in 2026, its boss said on Friday.
Current Grocery Inflation Rates
Industry data published on Tuesday showed UK grocery inflation was 4.3% in the four weeks to December 28, easing from the 4.7% level recorded in the previous four week period.
Factors Influencing Food Prices
"We've seen food inflation come down and when you think about the outlook for the year ahead we'd expect that to continue," Sainsbury's CEO Simon Roberts told reporters after the group updated on Christmas trading.
Wage and Cost Considerations
He said commodity prices were likely to be more stable in 2026, while Sainsbury's wasn't facing the same hike in employer social security costs that it had in 2025.
"Whilst wages are still increasing, those are things that we planned for over a long period of time," Roberts added.
From April, Britain's main minimum wage rate jumps a further 4.1%.
(Reporting by James Davey; editing by Sarah Young)
