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Food Prices Soar, and So Do Companies’ Profits

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Food Prices Soar, and So Do Companies’ Profits

Some companies and restaurants have continued to raise prices on consumers even after their own inflation-related costs have been covered.

By Isabella Simonetti and Julie Creswell

Workers at Trader Joe’s in Brooklyn Reject Union

Brooklyn (NYC) Elections Labor and Jobs National Labor Relations Board Organized Labor Supermarkets and Grocery Stores Trader Joe's Workplace Hazards and Violations

Workers at Trader Joe’s in Brooklyn Reject Union

The loss raises questions about whether a national wave of unionization may be slowing. A union had won two previous votes at the grocery chain.

By Noam Scheiber

Kroger and Albertsons Announce Plan to Merge in $25 Billion Deal

Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues Consumer Protection Federal Trade Commission Food Khan, Lina Kroger Company Labor and Jobs Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Shopping and Retail Supermarkets and Grocery Stores Walmart Stores Inc

Kroger and Albertsons Announce Plan to Merge in $25 Billion Deal

The deal, an effort to bulk up against deep-pocketed rivals Walmart and Amazon, is likely to invite serious antitrust scrutiny from regulators.

By Lauren Hirsch Julie Creswell and Jordyn Holman

What the $24.6 Billion Kroger-Albertsons Merger Could Mean for Groceries

Federal Trade Commission Kroger Company Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Supermarkets and Grocery Stores Walmart Stores Inc

What the $24.6 Billion Kroger-Albertsons Merger Could Mean for Groceries

Two of the largest U.S. supermarket chains hope to join forces as inflation pushes food prices higher and as Amazon and Walmart become more powerful.

By Lauren Hirsch