Private Label Brands Help Fight Food-Price Inflation

Consumer Reports: Food prices surged an average 5.3 percent last month, the CPI data show, with costs for meat, poultry, fish, and eggs soaring 11.9 percent. You can also save significantly by sticking with discount stores, such as Costco and Trader Joe’s, as well as private-label brands, says Burt P. Flickinger, III, managing director at Strategic Resource Group, a retailing consulting company.

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