Sales of Christmas puddings down on 2018

Supermarket data shows slump in demand for festive food

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Christmas pudding
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Demand for festive food is lagging behind last year’s levels, with sales of Christmas puddings, tins of biscuits and other seasonal specials down so far.

The Guardian says that a combination of “wet weather and poll jitters” have caused supermarket sales growth to slow to 0.5% over the past 12 weeks.

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