[pwm]

Not sure if you’d win that bet or not but my anecdata is that me and probably the majority of my social circle spend near-0 on alcohol and sweets. They/we buy good quality food and that became mighty expensive.

[benj111]

No I think youre probably right

the uk spends £117.97 on food and non alcoholic drinks annually https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/...

£27 billion on alcohol consumption in the home https://www.statista.com/statistics/281935/spending-on-alcoh...

savory snacks seem to be around £3bn, sweets around £6bn, and the soft drink market around £10bn

So it doesn't really get close, no matter how you slice it.

total supermarket spend is £188bn

https://www.ibisworld.com/united-kingdom/market-size/superma...

So actual food still makes up the majority of sales, which im surprised by.