Heinz soup costs 40% more because of a rise in tomato prices and a shortage of factory workers - Daily Mail

Stores have passed on rises, with Sainsbury's selling a 4x400g pack of Heinz Cream of Tomato Soup for £3.50, up from £2.50. A single can is up from £1 to £1.40 in most supermarkets.

Food experts have blamed the rising costs of tomatoes as well as soaring energy bills and a shortage of people in Wigan available to work in Heinzs British factory for a shock 40 per cent rise in the… [+3150 chars]

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