As noted in this recent article, economic factors are impacting the shopping habits of consumers. There are many factors that go into these price increases; there is no simple thing or person you can point to and say, “It’s their fault!”
One thing from the past few years that has stuck with me was an interview I had with Will Harris of White Oak Pastures in 2020. We discussed the current state of the supply chain, which at the time had been rocked by the COVID-19 pandemic.