There are grocery stores similar to the United States in layout and selection. At the lower end, there is Asda, then Tesco (similar to the basic US grocery store) is a little nicer, then Sainsbury's is a step above that, and finally there is Marks & Spencers (food section of the department store, often in a separate building) and then Waitrose at the top of the chain. So far, I have only been in Tesco and Sainsbury's.
There are several of the same brands....Heinz, etc., but the flavors are much different. Baked beans in the US have a sweet molasses flavor, but in the UK it is rather bland. US pasta sauce is zestier, usually with more basil/oregano. And I have yet to find pizza sauce sold in the stores.
Even in Bournemouth, a much smaller city, there is a whole array of foreign food selections: Thai and Indian (huge selection), French, Greek, German, Polish, and even Jamaican (yeah, mon!). As Jamaica is, I believe, still or formerly a British colony.
Surprisingly, there was a whole array of pickled onions and pickled beets, much more selection of those than I would have thought. And you can even find "mushy peas", yes, they actually sell cans of mushy peas.
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