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2023 Holiday Grocery Trends: Meeting Shifting Consumer Needs

December 04, 2023 posted in Inflation, Food Trends

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A new survey by NielsenIQ highlights that while the holiday season is a time for celebration, it can be a financially stressful time for consumers, especially when it comes to trips to the grocery store.

“With the rising cost of food and other expenses, it’s more important than ever for CPG (consumer packaged goods) brands and retailers to understand what motivates consumers to buy and how it’s going to affect holiday grocery sales,” says NielsenIQ. “But don’t worry, it’s not all bad news. There are still plenty of ways to get the most out of holiday grocery shopping.”

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Food and Beverage Manufacturing Trends to Watch in 2023

March 22, 2023 posted in Sustainability, Inflation, Food Trends, Supply Chain

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Food and beverage manufacturing, like all sectors of the U.S. economy, is facing uncertainty in 2023 with a looming recession on the horizon.

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Food Supply Chain Forecast: Food Prices Rising Faster than Inflation

October 27, 2022 posted in Inflation, Food Trends

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The September 2022 Consumer Price Index and Producer Price Index numbers show that food prices are continuing to rise month-over-month more than three times faster than the general U.S. economy inflation rate.

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How the Ukraine Wheat Shortage Affects the U.S. Food Supply

June 22, 2022 posted in Traceability, Inflation

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, fighting that involves two countries that account for nearly 30 percent of the world’s wheat exports, has sparked food supply concerns around the globe with fears of grain shortages and escalating prices.

Ukraine, which has been called the breadbasket of Europe because of its key agricultural exports, reported in May that the country’s grain exports were down 64 percent year-over-year.

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Mother’s Day Flowers Could be in Short Supply This Year

May 05, 2022 posted in Traceability, Inflation

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Flowers have been a go-to gift on Mother’s Day for more than 100 years, but beautiful bouquets from local florists in 2022 could be in short supply due to supply chain woes, labor shortages and inflation.

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Multiple Factors Contributing to Skyrocketing Food Costs

April 07, 2022 posted in Inflation

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U.S. inflation surged to a four-decade high of 8.5 percent in March thanks in part to skyrocketing food costs.

The last time Americans saw prices rise as fast at the grocery store or at their local diner was in December of 1981 in the early days of Ronald Reagan’s first presidential administration.

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Rising Food Prices Helps Push U.S. Inflation to 31-Year High

November 18, 2021 posted in Inflation

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Rising food prices, along with escalating energy costs, helped push U.S. inflation to a 31-year high in October with the Consumer Price Index jumping 6.2 percent.

“Food prices for both groceries and dining out rose by the most in decades,” The Wall Street Journal reported.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Nov. 10, 2021, that the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.9 percent in October on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.4 percent in September.

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