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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-17T09:56:37.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nA cafe located in one of London's most prestigious addresses has been caught in a cost of living crisis row after charging customers £1.50 for only a half-dozen blueberries to go alongside their morning porridge.\n\nCoffee shop Blend, which has a store situated within the 62-storey 22 Bishopsgate tower in the City of London, offers the tiny 20g pot of fruit as an optional topping.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nAt that rate, someone purchasing a kilogram of blueberries from the cafe would end up paying a staggering £75. By comparison, a nearby Tesco Express sells a 150g punnet of blueberries for just £2.20, The Sun reports.\n\nAs such, the £1.50 charge represents roughly an 800 per cent to 900 per cent markup compared with supermarket prices.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n22 Bishopsgate, the skyscraper that also hosts three Gordon Ramsay restaurants, has become the latest venue to attract attention for its premium pricing.\n\nThe pricing has sparked outrage on social media, with one user declaring: \"Anyone who buys a pot of six blueberries deserves to be ripped off.\"\n\nAnother critic wrote: \"This should be illegal. Not just the cost but the utter waste of material.\"\n\nOne parent added: \"If blueberries cost this much everywhere, my toddler would be working through around £20 worth of blueberries per day.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * Major banking group to axe 600 jobs in UK and Ireland as part of £85m cost-cutting efforts\n  * Ftse 100 jumps 100 points as Britain prepares for 'elevated energy prices'\n  * US-Iran war could push 100,000 more Britons out of work\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nIt could be estimated that six blueberries cost around 15p based on typical UK supermarket pricing and standard portion data. A standard basket of blueberries, usually around 150g, retails for roughly £2.00 to £2.20 at major supermarkets such as Tesco, Asda and Waitrose, which equates to about £13 to £15 per kilogram.\n\nFood data from sources such as the USDA and horticultural references indicate that an average blueberry weighs around 1.5 to 2 grams, meaning a 150g punnet contains approximately 70 to 100 blueberries, with a reasonable midpoint of around 80 to 85 berries.\n\nDividing the price of the punnet by the estimated number of berries gives a cost of roughly 2.5p per blueberry, meaning six blueberries would cost around 15p. This estimate is supported by a cross-check using weight-based pricing, where blueberries at around £14 per kilogram equate to roughly 1.4p per gram, and six berries weighing approximately 10 to 12 grams would cost in the region of 14p to 17p.\n\nBased on typical supermarket prices and average berry weights, six blueberries would usually cost between 10p and 20p, with around 15p a reasonable midpoint estimate.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nGrocery price inflation climbed to 4.3 per cent in February, based on Office for National Statistics (ONS) data, reversing four consecutive months of decline ahead of the Chancellor Rachel Reeves's Spring Statement.\n\nNicola Morgan, personal finance expert at Confused.com, described the increase as \"disappointing news for households, especially after several months of gradual improvement\".\n\nResearch from the comparison site reveals the typical UK household now spends nearly £119 weekly on groceries, amounting to more than £6,000 annually.\n\nThe financial strain is widespread, with 72 per cent of adults reporting that rising food prices have affected other financial commitments, while 42 per cent have been forced to reduce their savings.\n\nGB News has contacted 22 Bishopsgate/Blend for comment.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards:The GB News Editorial Charter **",
  "title": "London cafe slammed after charging customers £1.50 for six blueberries - 800% more than supermarket price"
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