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Food Inflation Continues—Here's Why

The Lempert Report: Layering the pandemic on top of general market trends has made the situation worse. The Lempert Report: Layering the pandemic on top of general market trends has made the situation worse.

Phil Lempert

February 18, 2021

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Contributing editor Phil Lempert, known as The Supermarket Guru, provides commentary on issues affecting food and food retailing.

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