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Archive Home > 2008 > June > 01 > Passing on the pain

Passing on the pain

With rising food prices, the area's small businesses have little choice but to follow suit

By Andrew Moore / The Bulletin
June 1, 2008

In the 30 years he’s made maple bars at Sweetheart Donuts on Bend’s Third Street, Ray Montoya says he’s never seen food prices jump like they have in the past few months.

Flour and shortening cost double what they did six months ago, Montoya said. Coffee is up,....

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