Grocery tiff may mean fewer choices in the aisle

Retailers, with their own robust brands, want price cuts; food-makers are resisting

By Emily Fredrix and Sarah Skidmore / The Bulletin
March 17, 2009

Retailers, who begrudgingly went along when food-makers pushed up prices to recoup record-high costs, are flexing newfound muscle and demanding price cuts to match the recent steep retreat in ingredient costs.

Food-makers are resisting, saying the uncertain economy and volatile costs make price....

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