Sentences with phrase «high prices of food»

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Higher food prices, social unrest, the failure of some fragile states — even mass migrations and a challenge to the world order — could all result.

For instance, legislators like Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Bernie Sanders of Vermont, and Jeff Merkley of Oregon recently warned that Cures amounts to a big pharma giveaway which will weaken regulatory standards on drugs, provide a mere pittance to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and do nothing to confront the rising tide of high drug prices.

Food makers such as Kraft and Mondelez have reported soft volume as they've boosted the prices of their products to help offset the higher commodity costs.

Recently, British supermarket chains battled with Unilever after the consumer goods giant asked them to raise food prices to offset the higher costs of imported goods.

Assembly line cooking, once - a-month cooking, whatever you want to call it, prepping food ahead and freezing it saves money by accommodating bulk purchases and helping you avoid high - priced instant meals when you're short of time.

Regionally, prices were higher in all provinces except British Columbia, which recorded its third consecutive month of disinflation, chiefly attributed to a one - per - cent decrease in food costs.

Higher prices paid to farmers, combined with lower imports, may increase grocery and restaurant costs for baked goods and cereals as much as 4 percent next year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday in its first forecast of food - price inflation for 2018.

«Quality is so important because we run this vertically integrated supply chain, and managing food manufacturing centers and distribution networks are [some] of the things that allow higher - quality food at better prices,» said Salzberg.

The company's strategy to build a strong international presence, Franco explains, is to dial back the high price - point seasonal products (such as winter coats) in favour of apparel and other pet - themed goods that can be sold in multiple markets, as well as trend - driven items, including eco-friendly products such as all - natural pet - food flavour enhancers.

Faced with labor shortages, the U.S. food system would experience supply constraints that could result in higher prices and force the country to look beyond its own borders for more of its food supply.

Dunkin' previously cut its outlook for the year in July, due to increased competition from fast - food rivals and the negative impact of high milk prices on Baskin - Robbins profits.

The coalescence of factors that are contributing to high food prices has often been described as a perfect storm — an apt choice of words, considering the extent to which bad weather has made an already - precarious situation even worse.

After months of higher input costs for manufacturers, the simultaneous spike in food and oil prices is a double whammy that is now starting to hit consumers.

Amazon's moves should help Whole Foods, long derided as «Whole Paycheck» for its high prices, to woo customers beyond its upper middle class clientele, as well as counter the discount chains such as Walmart and even Aldi as they vie for more of the organic and natural foods markets.

The company's high prices won't make as much of a difference if it's competing with a food that's already very expensive.

Bruce Friedrich, the CEO and co-founder of a think tank accelerator called The Good Food Institute, estimates clean - meat products will be available at a high price within two to three years, and he believes they will be cost - competitive within 10 years.

Fast Food While higher - priced restaurants struggle, takeout and fast - food franchises are more than holding their own: 22 of this year's top 100 franchises are quick - service restaurants, including three of the Top 10 (Subway, McDonald's and Dunkin' DonuFood While higher - priced restaurants struggle, takeout and fast - food franchises are more than holding their own: 22 of this year's top 100 franchises are quick - service restaurants, including three of the Top 10 (Subway, McDonald's and Dunkin' Donufood franchises are more than holding their own: 22 of this year's top 100 franchises are quick - service restaurants, including three of the Top 10 (Subway, McDonald's and Dunkin' Donuts).

[As] concerns over rising food prices subsided [from the second quarter], political stability is now the second highest concern after recent high - profile demonstrations and as politics [dominates] the media headlines,» Richard Hall, country manager of Nielsen Malaysia, told CNBC in an e-mail interview.

The burger is in line with a push by Wendy's to cast itself as being on the higher end of the fast - food industry, which it says will allow it to charge higher prices more in line with Panera and Chipotle.

The high cost of food in Turkey continues to pressure consumer prices.

Similarly, some will point to high levels of inflation, but breaking China inflation down into food, non food and housing (see chart below; white line - food, orange line - non food, yellow line - rents), a big part of non-food makes it pretty clear that food is beginning to turn for its own reasons, while house prices and rents really are falling out of bed.

U.S. packaged food companies are facing a spike in costs due to a dearth of drivers, new regulations and higher diesel prices.

The resulting high food prices hurt Americans who were suffering from the effects of the Great Depression.

Feb 2 U.S. food companies called out rising freight costs as a reason for lower profit margins in the holiday quarter, with more pain seen in 2018 as a dearth of drivers and higher diesel prices make it even more expensive to transport products to stores.

He used its higher - end Cantina menu as an example of a product line that offers «Fresh Mex» food at the $ 5 price point, lower than competitors.

Unless the one - time expenditure was sizeable, it would be seen as extremely «cheap» in the current environment of high energy and food prices.

For lower income households, food makes up a much higher percentage of incomes at 32.6 % — and how individual foods change in price can make a big difference at the dinner table.

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.

The well - funded dairy lobby spends a great deal of money (an estimated $ 80 to $ 100 million each year — ironically paid for by the higher prices consumers pay), persuading federal and provincial politicians that supply management «protects the family farm,» «ensures food security» and that, because these farmers are so numerous, doing anything to upset them would be political suicide.

We've seen how supply management for dairy, poultry and eggs hurts a) consumers through artificially high prices; b) food processors (and the jobs they could be creating in Canada) because of their inability to compete internationally; c) exporters of all kinds looking for more international trade access, but which Canada is denied because of supply management; d) the majority of Canadian farmers (over 90 per cent)-- those who grow and produce beef, pork, grains, oilseeds, pulses, and who are not supply managed — who would also benefit from more international trade access; and finally e) most ironically, dairy farmers themselves, also prevented from exploiting international growth opportunities.

To justify higher menu prices and keep consumers returning, it will be up to the test kitchens back at the headquarters of fast - food giants to create tempting new products.

Inflation is projected to be near 2 per cent through 2017 and 2018 as the temporary effects of higher consumer energy prices and lower food prices dissipate and economic slack is absorbed.

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.

The price of soya beans is heading towards the record high set during the 2007 - 08 food crisis, which is set to reignite fears of runaway global food inflation.

Excluding energy, prices rose 1.0 %, while prices of food, alcohol and tobacco increased 1.7 % and prices of services were 1.1 % higher.

The easing in price pressure largely reflects an unwinding of the earlier run - up in food prices; the ex-food measure has drifted higher to be up by around 1 1/2 per cent over the year.

Higher food prices could pose a challenge to the government of the nation's president, Jacob Zuma, who is confronting widening public anger over rising income inequality and whose party, the African National Congress, is expected to face serious challenges in municipal elections this year.

The pet food company is «unlikely» to be offered a higher bid, so the analyst's revised price target is consistent with Friday's closing price — and the price tag on the deal of $ 40 per share.

The most welcome news was that the core consumer price index (CPI)-- which excludes food and energy — rose 2.3 percent year - over-year in February, representing the fourth straight month of inflation and the highest rate since October 2008.

The FAO Food Price Index remained broadly steady in April, averaging 173.5 points for the month, a tiny notch up from March and 2.7 % higher than in the same month of 2017.

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.

Inflation is higher than the core CPI indicates for a wide number of reasons, but the simplest one is that they exclude food and energy, whose prices have risen at faster than everything else for the past 10 - 20 years.

Charges add up while the cost of living constantly rises, from higher bank fees and insurance premiums to rising property taxes and commodity and food prices.

Consumer price inflation in the euro area increased to 2.1 per cent over the year to October, primarily due to higher food and energy prices; the core measure of inflation is lower at 1.7 per cent (Graph 9).

This partly reflects the impact of higher food prices and rising indirect taxes, with underlying inflation a little under 1 3/4 per cent.

Emerging markets that are already feeling the impact of higher food costs will now have to deal with higher energy prices, which many governments already subsidize for its citizens.

Floods in Australia, earthquakes in New Zealand and Japan, high food prices and riots in the world over, and of course there is always war breaking out somewhere.

Rioters on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe protested high prices for food and other necessities for a month recently.

The high prices and food shortages and worsening conditions of health place heavier burden on the women.

America was niggardly with its food aid, and its government was pleased that the high food prices improved its balance of trade.