Smoked salmon is as much a part of Europe’s holiday season as turkey and ugly knitwear. But while there was no depletion in supermarkets’ cured fish offerings in November and December, one noticeable difference was the lack of attractive price deals, which have become almost customary as the calendar year nears its conclusion.
A U.K. supermarket survey conducted in December found that 100-gram pack of smoked salmon was selling on average for GBP 4 (USD $5.56, EUR 4.76), 28 percent more than…