Eating Healthy is More Expensive: Is it Really?

Consumers have a tendency to associate healthier food products and higher prices, and using a higher price to judge quality. Find out more by watching this installment of The Lempert Report.

Mar 27th, 2017

Consumers have a tendency to associate healthier food products and higher prices, and using a higher price to judge quality. Find out more by watching this installment of The Lempert Report.

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Ahold Delhaize E-Commerce Sales Soar 72% in Q4

The company, which owns grocer brands Stop & Shop, Food Lion and Hannaford in the US, said global sales jumped nearly 13 percent in Q4.

In this Dec. 19, 2020 file photo, Shoppers wear a mask as they leave a department store in Vernon Hills, Ill., The $600 stimulus checks got Americans shopping again. After three months of declines, retail sales soared a seasonally adjusted 5.3% in January from the month before, the U.S. Commerce Department said Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021.

US Retail Sales Jumps 5.3%, Thanks to $600 Stimulus Checks

How long spending will continue without more stimulus checks remains to be seen.

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Nestle Unveils Dairy-Free KitKat Bar

The KitKat V, which it said will be launched later this year in several countries, is certified vegan and uses 100 percent sustainable cocoa

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Insider Q&A: Pfizer Exec on Ramping Up Vaccine Supply

"We look at reducing wait times when changing over between batches, doubling of our batch size, increasing yields per batch."

Employees work in the small family-run Heller brewery in Cologne, Germany on Feb. 9.

Amid Lockdowns, German Beer Sales Slid 5.5% in 2020

The country has over 1,500 breweries, and the smaller ones have been hit the hardest.

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Aunt Jemima Rebranded as Pearl Milling Company

Quaker Oats announced last June that it would retire the Aunt Jemima brand, saying the character’s origins are “based on a racial stereotype.”

In this Feb. 4 photo, a lighted sign adorns the Coca-Cola Store in Las Vegas.

Coke's Sales Improve, but Still Down Year-Over-Year in Slow Recovery

The company normally booked about half its revenue at arenas, restaurants, theaters and other public places.

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US Productivity Fell Sharply in Q4, Labor Costs Rose

The economic roller coaster created by the pandemic continues.

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Impossible Foods Slashes Suggested Grocery Store Prices 20%

The price cuts bring the company’s suggested retail prices for Impossible Burger to $5.49 for patties and $6.99 for a 12-oz. package.

The global market for cannabis-based drinks is forecast to reach US$5.8bn by 2024.

Cannabis Beverage Market Scales Up

And the technical challenges revolve around more issues than product formulation.

Future Meat Technologies Prices its Cell-Based Chicken at $7.50, Raises $27M

The Isreal-based company lowered the cost of a quarter-pound serving of its cultured chicken breast that it plans to market within 18 months.

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German Beer Sales Sour Amid Virus Restrictions

Sales in 2020 were down 5.5 percent, hurt by lasting closures of bars and restaurants.