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London Skyscraper Cafe Sells Six Blueberries for £1.50, Drawing Backlash

The per‑kilogram comparison has turned the 22 Bishopsgate cafe into a case study in premium pricing.

Overview

  • Blend, inside the 62‑storey 22 Bishopsgate in central London, offers a 20g pot of six blueberries for £1.50, equating to roughly £75 per kilogram.
  • A nearby Tesco Express sells a 150g punnet for £2.20, or about £14.67 per kilogram, providing a widely cited benchmark.
  • GB News estimated six supermarket blueberries would usually cost around 10p to 20p, indicating roughly an eightfold markup at the cafe.
  • Reddit users mocked the portion and criticised the single‑use plastic packaging, with one calling the offer “absolutely disgusting.”
  • Outlets said they had asked 22 Bishopsgate or Blend for comment, and no response was included in the reports.