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Updated · Fox News · Jun 7Chris Higgitt Keeps £1 Burger Price for 20 Years as Blackpool Demand Surges
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 7Summary
- £1 has remained the price of Chris Higgitt’s signature Blackpool burger since 2006, a rare holdout as UK food and energy costs have climbed.
- 50 pence is roughly what each burger costs to make, Higgitt said, with bulk buying and tight operations allowing him to preserve the margin.
- 90% of his revenue now comes from the burger bar, which grew from a side business after he and his wife bought a struggling arcade in 2006.
- 1-hour queues regularly form in peak tourist season, with TikTok and YouTube videos sending new visitors to what many call Britain’s cheapest burger.
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How has a Blackpool burger bar defied two decades of UK inflation to sell its famous burger for just £1? As food costs soar in 2026, is Britain's cheapest burger a business miracle or an unsustainable model?