Posted on 10/11/2021 3:57:40 PM PDT by Hojczyk
Kraft Heinz CEO Miguel Patricio said today the firm is 'raising prices, where necessary', blaming a lack of truck drivers in the UK and labour shortages and an increase in logistics costs in the US.
He told the BBC consumers will need to get used to paying more for food due to the world's rising population and a lack of land to grow produce. But he also said firms would have to take on the cost rises, adding: 'I think it's up to us and to the industry and to the other companies to try to minimise these price increases.'
Speaking about the reason behind the increases, Mr Patricio said: 'Specifically in the UK, with the lack of truck drivers. In (the) US, logistic costs also increased substantially, and there's a shortage of labour in certain areas of the economy.' It is also because inflation was 'across the board' unlike in previous years, he said.
Mr Kola said: 'These things are already proving to be a huge problem for us.
'Prices are going up and up and up. It is a very difficult time for businesses like ours. And not just in England but right across Europe.
'Increased prices are making it harder for small businesses to compete with supermarkets. Our shelves are still full at this moment.
'But it's been quite quiet here recently. Especially in the week while weekends are still okay.
'If costs keep going up we're going to struggle. We will simply have to increase the price for customers.
'We are waiting to see what happens with Christmas and New Year. But it looks like it's going to be tough.'
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This is where things start to get interesting. People are going to miss certain foods, and hunger is a hell of a motivator.
The guaranteed miseries of communism are becoming apparent.
CO2 chaos? Not enough? Time to spark up the ol’ SUV.
“consumers will need to get used to paying more for food due to the world’s rising population and a lack of land to grow produce”
Sure happened all of a sudden didn’t it 😒
There will be plenty of fools who will never figure it out even as people starve to death right in front of them.
...and a lack of C02 pumped into packaging to keep produce fresh or fizzy.
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The global warming alarmists should be happy now.
HGV? CO2 chaos? WTF?
They need to have Greta come and give a speech to Britons about the need to sacrifice to save the earth. There's nothing she doesn't know and can provide good advice. She's be welcomed with open arms.
Even after a pandemic killed off a couple of million.
Food Stamp recipients got a 6.2% raise this month.
Someplace there are mountains of food rotting
“paying more for food due to the world’s rising population and a lack of land to grow produce”
Total,complete, utter propaganda lies!
TURN OFF THE TEEVEE
“Food Stamp recipients got a 6.2% raise this month.”
What did Social Security recipients get?
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The aristocracy/UK government is no giving the “Irish treatment” to its own citizens again. in the 1880s the UK committed genocide on 4 million Irishman and they’re going to do it again but this time to those in England.
I see a lot of blood and death before this is over.
I’ve noticed at Kroger in the US, their house brand sodas have become noticeably less carbonated.
“Orchestrated shortages” are synonymous with socialism. Rationing has a vicious circle with increased government controls.
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