UK seafood sales continue to drop, with holiday outlook mixed

U.K. chilled seafood sales continue to decline due to inflation, and the outlook for the holiday season has become grimmer.

For the 12 weeks to 2 October, Chilled fish sales dropped 4.8 percent by value and 9.2 percent by volume, according to Kantar.

“Chilled fish starts at the highest price point per kilo at GBP 12.58 [USD 14.60, EUR 14.66], meaning there is a lower ceiling in price expansion before it starts to impact shopper numbers,” Kantar Consumer Insight Director Stewart Wise said in the firm’s Meat Fish and Poultry Market Update ... 

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