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Posted inNation & World, News
Higher temperatures mean higher food and other prices. New study links climate shocks to inflation
By 2060, the climate-triggered part of inflation should grow, with global food prices predicted to increase 2.2 to 4.3 percentage points annually, the study said.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Big grocery stores profited from pandemic more than smaller rivals
The report collected information confidentially from retail giants Amazon.com Inc. and Walmart Inc. as well as chains like Kroger Co. for an investigation of grocery supply chain disruptions.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Discount grocers smell opportunity amid rising prices
Together, these discount grocers and value retailers are sprinting to meet consumers where they are: hunting for cheaper grocery options.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Hannaford, Market Basket, Shaw’s, Walmart: Check out the Press Herald’s comparison shopping
The cost of groceries has skyrocketed in recent years, but the price of food is only one factor attracting patrons to the big players in Maine’s shifting supermarket landscape.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Prices jump as egg supply faces ongoing disruption
Bird flu cited as the primary cause of tight supply and subsequent rising prices.
Posted inFood, Green Plate Special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: When you waste food, you waste a lot of (your own) money
If helping the environment can’t persuade you to waste less, maybe helping your pocketbook can.
Posted inFood, Vegan Kitchen
Vegan Kitchen: Save money, save your health, save the world, eat vegan!
A new study from researchers at Oxford University says eating vegan, in developed countries, costs consumers far less than eating a traditional western diet does.
Posted inBusiness
You know it’s bad when pandemic shortages affect the family pet
Pet owners are having trouble finding canned food. Supermarkets are having trouble stocking it. And guess who is most displeased about the situation? Yup, your finicky cat.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Hannaford launches grocery delivery throughout Greater Portland
The service is available for nearly all ZIP Codes from Lewiston to York, the supermarket chain said. Deliveries cost $10 and take four hours or more.