Tag: inflation

Shoppers are looking for deals as inflation increased across all food, including fresh produce, in June.

Inflation in the U.S. slowed in June to its lowest levels in more than two years.

Growing organic cherries isn’t a trend at Stemilt, it’s a commitment.

The Global Coalition of Fresh Produce today published the results of its survey conducted in the spring of 2023 to highlight the increasing costs of fruits and vegetable production around the world and their impacts on the whole produce industry and end consumers.

From fresh veggies to everyone's favorite taco night, the grocery haul has customers covered with ten menus to feed a crowd of five.

Are rising grocery prices using inflation as a cover?

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.1 percent in May on a seasonally adjusted basis, after increasing 0.4 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 4.0 percent before seasonal adjustment.

Many consumers are in a financial conundrum. The latest TransUnion Consumer Pulse study found that 44% of Americans believe the U.S. economy is in a recession or will be by the end of June. Three in four consumers (75%) believe a recession will occur by the end of 2023.

By the end of the first quarter, March 31, Dollar General offered fresh produce in nearly 3,900 of 19,000 stores. Owen said the company is on track to expand that number to 5,000 by the end of 2023.

Restaurants saw their year-over-year same-store sales and traffic growth fall for the third consecutive month in April. During this month, the industry experienced its softest sales growth since July of last year, making April the second-worst month in over two years.