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Economy

bucolic_frolic

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2. Every hand is out all along the food chain

Reply to modrepub (Original post)

Tue Mar 18, 2025, 10:34 AM

Mar 18

raw materials - Manufacturer - trucking - wholesaler - distributor - retailer ...

Empty calories - carbs - drives up the cost of everything. They're 25% of every food store. The store has to be larger, heated, employees. These are costs of business. Junk food is not carrying its weight.

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Chips and cookies have gotten too expensive. Shoppers are buying less [View all] modrepub Mar 18 OP

$6.50 for 11 ounces of the (I guess) amazing salty goodness of Doritos? hatrack Mar 18 #1

I used to consume 1/2 a bag of Doritos just about every night around 7 or so wolfie001 Mar 18 #6

Every hand is out all along the food chain bucolic_frolic Mar 18 #2

Look at how thin people were in the Great Depression. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 18 #3

chips were $7.49 at the local grocery! WhiteTara Mar 18 #4

$6.99 for a bag of cheese that goes puff. CrispyQ Mar 18 #5

A couple of weeks ago, I was in the meat department of my usual grocery store. BobTheSubgenius Mar 18 #7

We buy our beef from a local farm Woodwizard Mar 18 #9

No such beef marketing here, unfortunately....or at least none I know of. BobTheSubgenius Mar 18 #10

My depression era mom would make potato chips Mabel Mar 18 #8