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Fast Food Restaurants Abandon Value Customers

Fast food establishments originated as the cheap, quick alternative to a proper meal. Value customers earning under $45,000 annually were the target demographic...

Pasta Prices Soar 20% in Italy – The Return of the Pasta Cartel?

(image above represents shrinkflation — an additional burden to consumers) Italy’s Industry Minister Adolfo Urso called for an emergency meeting to...

Thanksgiving Dinner Costs Rise 20% This Year

In 2021, the average American family paid at least 14% more for Thanksgiving festivities. In 2022, celebratory costs are estimated to rise by 20%. The US Farm...

Young Americans Cannot Afford to be Healthy

The Nationwide Retirement Institute conducted a study to determine how Americans are handling rising prices. Nearly one in five respondents (18%) said they had to...

Florida Agriculture Losses from Ian

The damages from the hurricane are still being evaluated, but preliminary estimates state that Ian caused Florida’s agriculture industry to lose up to $1.56...

Global Egg Shortage

You know the situation is becoming dire when staple food items are no longer on the shelves. France is currently experiencing an egg shortage, and it is the largest...

Plastic Bag Ban

COMMENT: The grocers near me have banned plastic bags. Off timing. Grocery bills are more than I’ve ever seen ..ever. I wont buy as much if theres a few bags...

Nearly Half of Canadian Families Experiencing Some Difficulty Affording Food

We reported that food prices are on the rise in Canada and worldwide. A recent survey (n= 5,011) shows the impact inflation is having on Canadian families....

Meat Prices on the Rise

(Image from Statistics Canada: Prices for meat products rise year over year in September) Canada’s CPI rose 4.4% YoY this September, according to Statistics...