HC Deb 08 May 1978 vol 949 c331W
Mr. Freud

asked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection what is currently the maximum permitted mark-up by the grocery trade for instant coffee.

Mr. Maclennan

Profit margins on instant coffee are not separately controlled under statutory powers. The voluntary agreement limiting margins on certain coffee lines ended in February. Margins on instant coffee in the grocery trade are therefore those resulting from the operation of normal market forces. Retailers margins generally remain subject to the Price Code.