Tesco reveals UK’s favourite sandwiches

Ahead of British Sandwich Week (May 22- 28), supermarket Tesco has revealed the nation’s most popular sandwiches, naming Sausage, Bacon & Egg Triple Sandwich among the top contenders.

According to the supermarket’s sales data, shoppers can’t get enough of its Sausage, Bacon & Egg Triple Sandwich, with sales data revealing it to be the top choice amongst Tesco customers for the past three years, with over a million sold on average each month.

Another popular sandwich fillings from its 50+ strong range is the Triple Chicken, with sales of the option soaring by almost a fifth (19 per cent) in the past year. Cheese & Onion, Chicken, Bacon & Stuffing, and Chicken Club are also all firm-favourites for Tesco shoppers.

Surprisingly, the results show that seven of the supermarket’s top 10 bestselling sandwiches feature meat, with bacon appearing the most frequently and even Just Ham making the top ten.

Cheese & Onion is the top vegetarian sandwich choice amongst Tesco shoppers while the classic Tuna & Sweetcorn appears to be falling out of favour. In 2023 so far, it’s dropped out of the top ten most popular Food to Go choices for the first time in recent years.

“The sandwich is quite literally the bread and butter of our nation – it can’t be beaten,” reports quoted Food to Go product development manager at Tesco, Stephanie Bacon, as saying.

“With many people going back to the office more in the past year and working from home less, we’ve made sure we have a great selection of Food to Go and Meal Deal options, so that our shoppers always have a delicious, affordable lunch.”

Tesco’s list comes as a recent report showed recovery in food to go section. According to Lumina Intelligence’s Food to Go Report 2023, despite slow recovery in passenger volumes and high street footfall, food to go increased by +31.7 per cent in 2022 to a value of £21.4 billion, just +0.9 per cent ahead of its 2019 total. The key drivers of growth are high inflation and a recovery in footfall.