13/10/2026
Over the course of the past two years alone, in the shadow of the biggest rises in food prices in decades, the cost of bread continues to rise, egg prices have increased by over 14%, orange juice by 29% (after a 134% rise in 2020), coffee by 18%, chocolate by 17%, and beef by over 24%. The product you might cook your food in, olive oil, increased by 84% up until 2024. The Food Foundation reports that the cost of a weekly shop is 30% higher than in 2022. One in seven households with children struggle to afford meals. Of these families, 64% report cutting back on fruit, and 50% have cut back on vegetables.
Heatwaves, droughts and blockages to global supply chains caused by war are likely to escalate global food prices heading into the Autumn as well.
This has harmful effects on us as human beings. Beyond making what should be a simple trip to get groceries an alienating and degrading experience, this state of affairs makes us poorer, hungrier, unhealthier and lonelier.
But all is not lost. Join us for a delicious and free hot meal! Share your anxieties about putting food on your plate during this cost-of-living crisis, find out about the activities and provisions that activists and organisations are setting up to tackle it, and take part in a conversation to seek new solutions and possibilities for tackling the rising cost of grub.
📍 RVS, 29 Charles Street, Hanley, ST1 3JP (limited free parking)
📅 Wednesday 28th September
⌚ 7pm
Link in bio 🔗 See you there!
