Food inflation has risen to its highest point in 11 months as the price of everyday essentials including bread, meat and fish increased, figures show.The price of food is now 2.6% higher than a year ago, up from 2.4% in March, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-NIQ Shop Price Index.Fresh food is now 1.8% more expensive than last April, up from 1.4% in March.The BRC has already said it expects food inflation to hit 4% by the second half of the year amid geopolitical tensions and a £

Food inflation has risen to its highest point in 11 months as the price of everyday essentials including bread, meat and fish increased, figures show.The price of food is now 2.6% higher than a year ago, up from 2.4% in March, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-NIQ Shop Price Index.Fresh food is now 1.8% more expensive than last April, up from 1.4% in March.The BRC has already said it expects food inflation to hit 4% by the second half of the year amid geopolitical tensions and a £7 billion increase in costs from the autumn Budget.