Between inflation, surging materials costs, tariffs, and other factors at play, U.S. are feeling the pinch of surging prices. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports in its Consumer Price Index for September 2025 that most of the consumer-forward price categories tracked by the agency had increased over the previous 12 months, up about 3% overall.
Better-for-you bites are growing more rapidly than their conventional counterparts, according to Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery’s State of the Industry: Snacks coverage.