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August 12, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and product placement
August 12, 2022
Where the Most Trusted Cereal is a Star

With advertisements easy to ignore, food and beverage companies are increasingly using TV product placement as a competitive strategy.

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June 9, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and coffee inflation
June 9, 2022
Why Coffee Inflation Is Different

While ascending food prices could encourage us to buy less of certain breakfast items, the impact of coffee inflation could be different.

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May 22, 2022
Grubhub's free lunch
May 22, 2022
What Grubhub’s “Free Lunch” Cost Us

Grubhub's free lunch offer wound up being rather costly for consumers and restaurants because they did not know TANSTAAFL.

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April 18, 2022
chocolate markets
April 18, 2022
All You Could Want To Know About Chocolate

When a crash in chocolate markets almost forced growers on two small islands to leave the industry, they changed how they competed.

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March 29, 2022
McSpicy Burger
March 29, 2022
McDonald’s Style of Globalization

Whether looking at a Russian departure or their spread around the world, we see McDonald's globalization as a successful prototype.

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February 18, 2022
fastest growing brands
February 18, 2022
How Fast Food Got Faster

Like we expect drive-thru speed, now, at home too, we will enjoy faster food delivery through a new DoorDash McDonald's deal.

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February 11, 2022
coffee prices
February 11, 2022
Why Starbucks Is Raising Prices

Looking at coffee production costs, we can see why Starbucks would be concerned about cup and lid supply problems.

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February 4, 2022
beef prices
February 4, 2022
How a Stuck Ship Created Maine’s Chocolate Milk Misery

Maine's chocolate milk misery grew as supermarket shelves emptied and none was available from Houlton Farms.

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January 25, 2022
hot fast food beverages
January 25, 2022
When a Starbucks Custom Drink Is Excessive

While Starbucks makes itself unique by offering to create a custom beverage, excessive orders could provide less extra pleasure.

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January 13, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and value of a vaccine
January 13, 2022
How a Vaccine Is Like a Craft Beer

With surprising similarity, whether it's craft beer or vaccines, new product names create difficulties for firms.

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January 9, 2022
cocktails to-go
January 9, 2022
The To-Go Cocktail Debate

As an increasing number of states approves cocktails to-go, they also are transforming alcohol industry markets.

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December 24, 2021
Weekly economic news roundup and rising restaurant costs
December 24, 2021
Wondering What Happened to the Bread

With rising restaurant costs for food and labor, we will be seeing different menus and wondering what happened to the bread.

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