Aldi has become the latest retailer to announce a reduction in the price of butter, as supermarkets step up competition amidst surging grocery inflation. On Monday, Aldi said it was cutting the price of its Kilkeely pure Irish creamery butter from €3.99 to €3.39 for 454g, and from €2.39 to €2.09 for 227g. It follows similar moves from Lidl and Musgraves — for Supervalu and Centra — on Sunday to drop the cost of their own-brand butter. This move on butter comes after similar drops for bread and milk from some of the main grocery retailers. In announcing the butter price fall, Aldi’s country managing director Niall O’Connor said: “We’re mindful that Christmas has been a time of increased spending for consumers and budgets have been stretched."

Source: Irish Examiner December 29, 2025 13:37 UTC