Sentences with phrase «food inflation kept»

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Each year the company raises its menu prices to cover increasing food costs, but it generally keeps those price hikes below the rate of inflation for «food away from home» to stay competitive.

Management cited inflating labor costs and an expected 1 % inflation in the cost of food as headwinds, but costs were kept in check despite those challenges.

While this has been going on, however, Tesco has put pressure on suppliers to keep prices down in an attempt to absorb some of the 3 % food inflation forecast for the UK.

Whilst far below wider food inflation rates, it was a timely reminder of the importance of increasing take up of healthy school meals if we're going to keep them affordable for everyone.

Interest on funds deposited over time failed to keep pace with inflation and the increase of price of food and goods required for everyday living reduced the buying power of retirement funds.

What with skyrocketing fuel and food costs, the only thing that is keeping inflation from going into orbit is the declining cost of housing and used SUVs.

(TNS)-- Consumer prices were unchanged in November amid declining energy and food costs, but other data in the government's monthly report indicated enough inflation to keep the Federal Reserve on track for an interest rate hike this week.