Have you been down to Lidl lately? If so, you are one of a growing number of consumers who are changing the way they shop. As the credit crunch puts the squeeze on our finances and recession looms, we are turning away from luxury food and snapping up budget brands

Developing nations all over the world face an unenviable task in trying to balance their economies against the twin perils of soaring food and oil costs. Is it time for the government to cap food prices?

Short sizing is perfectly legal. There are some exceptions, but manufacturers can generally sell you as much - or as little - as they like, as long as the net weight is displayed somewhere on the packet. But just because it's legal doesn't make it right.

What you throw into your supermarket trolley reveals volumes about you. But where you do it says even more. We investigate into the rise of 'supermarket snobs'.