Sentences with phrase «foods increased by»

Globally, the dominant economic intervention affecting food pricing is national taxation on food to raise general revenue.17, 18 In Australia, the basic foods required to maintain health were mostly exempted from the Goods and Services Tax (GST), and the price of these foods was expected to fall after the introduction of the new tax system in 2000.19 However, in Queensland from 2000 to 2001, the price of a basket of healthy foods increased by 12 %, more than twice that of less healthy options.20 This highlights the unpredictability of complex economic systems and the need for rigorous testing of economic solutions to increase access to healthy food.18 Such testing is imperative within remote communities, but baseline data are not readily available as Australia lacks a comprehensive food and nutrition monitoring and surveillance system.

GfK's data, which is collected from pet stores across the country, reveals that while the average per - pound price of pet diets increased by 5.3 percent between 2013 - 2014, the price of grain - free pet foods increased by four percent, gluten - free diets by two percent, limited - ingredient diets by 3.4 percent and freeze - dried foods by just 1.4 percent.

According to GfK, during the period between 2011 - 2014, the average per - pound price of pet food increased by 23 percent, while that of grain - free diets increased by 15 percent and limited - ingredient diets increased 6.7 percent.

Euromonitor International sees the market for dry dog food increasing by 4 % in 2011 alone (that's roughly another $ 80 million).

Not exact matches

Not so at RFRK, which has increased both its employee retention (in the high - turnover food - service industry, no less) and its rep as an employer of choice (the firm recently got 350 applications for an admin position) by making its people feel something very powerful: that their work matters.

Fast - casual chain Chipotle Mexican Grill added some spice to its long - running «Food With Integrity» sustainable farming campaign by teaming with Academy Award - winning design firm Moonbot Studios for The Scarecrow, an animated short film and accompanying mobile game created to increase consumer awareness of animal confinement, synthetic growth hormones, toxic pesticides and other fixtures of industrial food productFood With Integrity» sustainable farming campaign by teaming with Academy Award - winning design firm Moonbot Studios for The Scarecrow, an animated short film and accompanying mobile game created to increase consumer awareness of animal confinement, synthetic growth hormones, toxic pesticides and other fixtures of industrial food productfood production.

A fair point made by Wendy's management is that the gap between the price of groceries, or food at home, and restaurants, or food away from home, is increasing.

According to a report by Food Banks Canada, almost 900,000 Canadians required their assistance in 2011, a 28 % increase over 2008.

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), a non-profit based in Massachusetts, has identified a number of potential risks posed by such crops, ranging from introducing new allergens to the food supply to increasing antibiotic resistance in humans and animals.

Food portions have expanded, too; a study by Van Ittersum found even the average size of a dinner plate has increased by 23 % since 1900.

We are living in an enormous fabric of life, where anti-poverty measures may create new pressures caused by excess consumption; where methane emissions increase if we eat more beef or throw food waste in a landfill; where drought leads to forest fires and more carbon; where marginalizing women makes communities less resilient.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum Brands Inc. reported a 19 per cent increase in second - quarter profits, boosted by rebounding business at KFC in China where worries about food safety have eased.

Packaged food companies have seen their sales slow as consumers prefer fresh foods and have reacted by cutting costs, divesting underperforming businesses and increasing...

The act shifted the focus of the agency to preventing foodborne illnesses by expanding its ability to increase inspections of food producers, recall tainted foods and expand oversight to foreign suppliers.

Food sales volumes, however, fell by 0.5 % month - to - month, while clothing sales increased by only 0.4 %.»

The company has seen its retail and grocery distribution increase by about 30 percent in 2017, and its food service business has grown on average by 50 percent in the past two years.

The challenges that we face with that ever - increasing population with regards to climate change, food and water availability, sustainability — those problems are going to be solved by science, and they're going to be solved by the kids today.

Additionally, this allows Whole Foods to increase their thought leadership around healthy foods within communities by promoting the correct content exactly where it is most relevant.

That shift can help couples bring a desired venue into budget by avoiding high weekend food and drink minimums, or increase the chance of a venue or vendor's availability even in a peak season.

The increase in Adjusted EBITDA loss was driven by the addition of the acquired Uber business on February 7, 2018, as well as our investments in our Food Delivery business.

THERE is an increasing interest in the fascinating foods of the great sub-continent of India, where almost half a billion people speak over a dozen major languages which are localised by more than 1500 dialects.

Since you already used a restaurant example, let me continue with the analogy: we're serving tasty food to an ever increasing number of satisfied, loyal customers and making enough money on every meal served to pay back original investment in fixed overhead by next year (those faux - egyptian obelisks didn't come cheap).

By Project Coordinator of the Global Opportunity Network Emil Kofoed Braunschweig In a world with increasing urbanisation and a population that is expected to increase to 8.4 billion by mid-2030, a global food crisis is a very real risBy Project Coordinator of the Global Opportunity Network Emil Kofoed Braunschweig In a world with increasing urbanisation and a population that is expected to increase to 8.4 billion by mid-2030, a global food crisis is a very real risby mid-2030, a global food crisis is a very real risk.

In a world with increasing urbanisation and a population that is expected to increase to 8.4 billion by mid-2030, a global food crisis is a very real risk.

Food prices went up by 3.6 percent, while non-food prices increased 1.6 percent.

Over the span of 2000 - 2016, the amount of money spent on food by the average American household increased from $ 5,158 to $ 7,203, which is a 39.6 % increase in spending.

Food prices measured by the Bureau of Labor Statistics rose 0.3 percent in April, bringing this year's gain to the highest since a 3 percent increase in the first four months of 1990.

Global retail value of packaged foods is expected to increase by more than $ 300B over the next five years — reaching a total of $ 2.6 T.

Paul Bulcke, the chief executive officer of Vevey, Switzerland - based Nestle, the world's largest food company, said May 19 that food - price increases should be gradual and that companies would try to absorb commodity expenses by reducing costs in other areas.

Meanwhile, the world's population is expected to surge to 9.6 B by 2050, leading to a 61 % increase in food production.

These risks and uncertainties include food safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack of suitable new restaurant locations; higher - than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the price and availability of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery of food and other products; volatility in the market value of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the financial markets; risk of doing business with franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value of our goodwill or other intangible assets; a failure of our internal controls over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Wholesale prices jumped 0.5 percent in April, led by a big increase in food costs.

Food prices are also expected to increase by 1 % -2 %, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The equivalent headline data (including food and energy) were unchanged month - on - month, with an increase of 1.4 % year - on - year, held back by monthly declines of 2.8 % in energy and 4.8 % in gasoline.

The chart shows three important facts: (1) a bigger rise in food stamp usage in hard - hit housing states as early as 2007 and 2008, (2) the rise in food stamp usage increased by substantially more in these states during the heart of the Great Recession in 2009, and (3) even in 2013, food stamp usage is growing more in hard - hit housing states.

Population growth is almost entirely driven by new Canadians and there is an increase in demand for ethnic foods.

Avandia, a controversial diabetes drug that was thought to increase patients» risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems, has been cleared for widespread use by the Food and Drug Administration.

Chipotle Mexican Grill said on April 25 that first - quarter sales at established restaurants increased by 18 percent on a «period - over-period» basis when Chipotle was grappling with customers getting sick from its food.

Australia's largest online food ordering platform, Menulog, is aiming to increase its share of the market by adding delivery services, increasing competition for rivals Foodora, Deliveroo and Uber Eats.

The importance of this is that the Chinese can relieve some of the food price pressure by increasing imports to offset whatever domestic shortfalls are causing the higher food costs.

Food Banks Canada's HungerCount study reported that more than 860,000 men, women and children are helped by food banks each month, a 28 per cent increase since the 2008 economic downtFood Banks Canada's HungerCount study reported that more than 860,000 men, women and children are helped by food banks each month, a 28 per cent increase since the 2008 economic downtfood banks each month, a 28 per cent increase since the 2008 economic downturn.

In addition, due to hemp's health benefits in food, the demand for hemp seeds has increased by 30 %.

Analysis by the economist Gareth Olds, for instance, found that the expansion of food stamps in the mid-2000s, which increased enrollment by 3 — 5 percentage points, added the equivalent of 1.1 million additional workers to the labor force by relaxing household credit constraints.

The core producer price index, which excludes the most volatile components which are food and energy, increased by 0.1 % month - over-month.

A report released on Tuesday by Food Banks Canada announced that food bank dependence in Canada is at an all - time high and that usage increased in every province this year, including British ColumFood Banks Canada announced that food bank dependence in Canada is at an all - time high and that usage increased in every province this year, including British Columfood bank dependence in Canada is at an all - time high and that usage increased in every province this year, including British Columbia.

Although retail sales rose in July, the increase was driven by higher food costs, itself a result of the fall in the British pound since the referendum result.

Obama has already doubled the nubmer of people on food stamps by increasing the salaries earned so he can get the manimum number of lazy deadbeats on government welfare programs.

The combination of a slightly warmer earth and more CO2 will greatly increase the production of food, wood, fiber, and other products by green plants, so the increase will be good for the planet, and will easily outweigh any negative effects.

So many lives in places like Africa have actually been made WORSE by giving money and food that ends up in the hands of war lords and tin - pot dictators, who just use it increase their personal wealth and consolidate their power.

the purpose why God allowed multiple religions to evolve and exist in the distant and even today is because our minds intellectual capacity has increased tremendously after we became civilized about 10,000 years go.Earlier when we were hunter gatherers our priorities was just to find food to survive, Then we became more knowlegible and our concern includes the intelle tual need to understand the meaning and purpose of our existence, so God allowed the founding and establishment of many religions by humans to conform with their intellectual, social and educational development, Since this is not static, it contiually diversify and change to conform with their times of existince, History showed that this is continuesly improving, so the future expects changes towards Panthrotheism in accordance to His will.