Aldi has predicted it will sell over 2.2 million burgers this week and over the late May bank holiday weekend.
The discount grocer also anticipates the sale of over 8.4m individual sausages as shoppers look to purchase BBQ essentials for the long weekend.
In a bid to help customers save, Aldi has priced its BBQ products from 55p, with its Specially Selected Ultimate Beef Burger available for £2.89 for a pack of two and its Wagyu beef burgers at £3.49.
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It will also be selling a portable BBQ for £29.99 across its UK stores.
This comes as a report from Co-op has revealed that 56% of Brits are more likely to have a cost-effective barbecue at home this summer, rather than spending on more expensive meals in restaurants.
Sales data predicts that the convenience retailer will sell more than 22m sausages, 7.5m burgers and 6.2m kebabs this summer.
To offer Brits a place to enjoy lunch or dinner outside this summer, Sainsbury’s is launching a ‘first of its kind’ free BBQ space in South Bank, London.
Open from 12pm to 8pm during National BBQ Week (1 to 3 June), guests will be provided with a hot Weber Spirit gas barbeque and will receive a free Sainsbury’s food hamper worth up to £50 on arrival.
