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Broken Record: Wholesale Prices Surged Further in September

 By Christine LaFave Grace on Oct. 14, 2021

Beef prices rose again, though not by as much as in August, while eggs and vegetables saw the largest wholesale price increases within foods in September.

Fresh Food

Retail Meal Solutions: How to Improve Consumer Meal Planning

 Sponsored content from our partner Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. on Oct. 13, 2021

In a climate where available skilled labor, food safety regulations and consumer demands are constantly evolving, packaging solutions need to evolve as well.

Fresh Food

Hold the Beef: As Prices Rise, Consumers Pull Back on Meat Purchases

By Christine LaFave Grace on Oct. 13, 2021

Consumers made fewer purchases from the meat department and spent less when they did buy so far in 2021, market researcher IRI reported.

CPG

Beyond Meat Joins the Faux-Chicken Fray at Retail

By Christine LaFave Grace on Sep. 27, 2021

Beyond Chicken Tenders, made with faba beans, will move from restaurant kitchens to retail shelves as Beyond Meat's plant-based tenders are set to debut at Walmart.

Retailers

More Meals at Home, But Less Meat in Baskets, IRI Finds

By Christine LaFave Grace on Sep. 17, 2021

Consumers pulled back on restaurant dining in August, but inflation may be affecting what's going in their grocery cart, new IRI research indicates.

CPG

Faster and Faster: Producer Prices Accelerated Again in August

By Christine LaFave Grace on Sep. 10, 2021

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a fourth straight month of record-setting wholesale price increases.

Products

Hillshire Farm Takes the High-Protein Snack Trend to Kids Snacks

By WGB Staff on Sep. 09, 2021

Tyson Foods' Hillshire Farm brand is moving into the kids refrigerated-snack market with the debut of Hillshire Farm Snacked! high-protein snack packs. The packs, debuting in four varieties, were d...

Retailers

Natural Grocers Makes Better Chicken Commitment

By Jennifer Strailey on Aug. 26, 2021

The family-run chain of 159 stores has committed to elevating its quality standards for 100% of its chicken and chicken-containing products by 2026.

Fresh Food

Another Record-Breaking Month for Wholesale Prices

By Christine LaFave Grace on Aug. 12, 2021

Processed and unprocessed food prices slid in July from June but remain largely above July 2020 levels. For the entire U.S. economy, wholesale prices climbed 7.8% year over year in July.

Fresh Food

Consumers Brought Home the Bacon and Spent More Time in Grocery Stores in July

By Christine LaFave Grace on Aug. 12, 2021

July was a continuation of recent trends for U.S. grocery shoppers, IRI reported, as consumers ate fewer meals at home, did more of their grocery shopping in-store and spent more time in the grocery store. How rising coronavirus cases may change things in August remains to be seen.

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