For the first time in many months, inflation for total food and beverages stayed in the single digits. The March 2023 average price per unit across all foods and beverages and channels increased 9.8% over March 2022, but sat 21.43% above the March 2021 and 27.4% above the March 2020 levels. Salaries are not keeping pace and the grocery marketplace continues to be in flux as consumers move around dollars between channels, products and brands. Circana (formerly IRI), 210 Analytics and Hillphoenix are teaming up to bring you the latest in grocery retailing and meat department sales and trends.