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Nov 2024
19m 8s

The Mysterious Fees Inflating Your Groce...

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL & GIMLET
About this episode

Grocery bills are going up for a lot of reasons. One has to do with how food gets on grocery store shelves. WSJ’s Jesse Newman explains a hidden layer of fees that are getting passed down to the consumer. 


Further Reading:

- The Mysterious Fees Inflating Your Grocery Bill 

- After Years of Raising Prices, Food Companies Hit Consumers’ Limits 


Further Listening:

- The Twinkie: From Bankruptcy to Billions 

- Food Fight: PepsiCo vs. Carrefour 


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