Steak drives food inflation up for fourth month in a row

Higher beef and fresh produce prices pushed UK food inflation to rise for the fourth month in a row to its highest level in a year.Food price increased 2.8% in the year to May, up from 2.6% in April, according to data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC), which represents supermarkets and other retailers.Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the BRC, said shops were passing on the costs of higher minimum wages…