Unit pricing to cut food costs gains momentum nationwide
Sylvia Porter argues unit pricing could reduce waste by up to ten dollars per hundred spent and boost annual food costs by at least three percent. She notes only a minority use the tool, while many states move toward mandatory unit pricing amid broad voluntary adoption and pending federal bills.
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Sylvia Porter
United States
Unites States
Unit pricing eyed as tool for smarter shoppers faces flaws
The Comptroller General says unit pricing is not as effective as it could be due to confusing labels and poor presentation. Consumers, especially the poor, struggle to use the labels, while industry and lawmakers push for stronger standards and consumer education.
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Comptroller General’s Office
Comptroller General
Congress
Paul Karody
National Association of Food Chains
Chicago
Price Of Pork To Stay High For Some Time
Iowa experts say hog prices will stay elevated through 1976 despite rising supplies. Forecasts show a 6 percent rise in December through February pig farrowings, keeping pork around $50 per hundredweight as farmers resume hog feeding.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Russia
Marvin Skadberg
Iowa State University
Skadberg
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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