NFriday wrote:Mariano's is supposed to have NW cherries for $1.99 a pound right now, but I wonder if they have any in stock at any of the stores?
lougord99 wrote:NFriday wrote:Mariano's is supposed to have NW cherries for $1.99 a pound right now, but I wonder if they have any in stock at any of the stores?
They are $1.99 only if you have and use a Mariano's card.
lougord99 wrote:Sorry. I refuse to use a Marianos card and did not buy them.
ronnie_suburban wrote:lougord99 wrote:Sorry. I refuse to use a Marianos card and did not buy them.
Well, I refuse to even shop there, so I definitely agree with you about the card!
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lougord99 wrote:NFriday wrote:Mariano's is supposed to have NW cherries for $1.99 a pound right now, but I wonder if they have any in stock at any of the stores?
They are $1.99 only if you have and use a Mariano's card.
Katie wrote:Mariano's has Northwest cherries for $3.99/lb this week.
jlawrence01 wrote:I think that it is going to be a lot worse for those who still heat with heating oil as that is tied closely to the cost of diesel.
Dave148 wrote:Hershey says it won't be able to meet Halloween demand this year.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/28/business ... index.html
chicagojim wrote:Dave148 wrote:Hershey says it won't be able to meet Halloween demand this year.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/28/business ... index.html
No biggie for me. Hershey is my least favorite chocolate.
ronnie_suburban wrote:chicagojim wrote:Dave148 wrote:Hershey says it won't be able to meet Halloween demand this year.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/28/business ... index.html
No biggie for me. Hershey is my least favorite chocolate.
Agreed. I don't really even think of it as chocolate. It's candy for kids, nothing more. In case of a shortage at holiday time, I'll be ready with an ample supply of lumps of coal.
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RockyDennis wrote:ronnie_suburban wrote:chicagojim wrote:Dave148 wrote:Hershey says it won't be able to meet Halloween demand this year.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/28/business ... index.html
No biggie for me. Hershey is my least favorite chocolate.
Agreed. I don't really even think of it as chocolate. It's candy for kids, nothing more. In case of a shortage at holiday time, I'll be ready with an ample supply of lumps of coal.
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You’re such a bummer.
ronnie_suburban wrote:RockyDennis wrote:
You’re such a bummer.
LOL - I try!
cnn.com wrote:Demand for sweets surged during the pandemic and has remained high. Meanwhile interest in Halloween has only gotten stronger. That's bittersweet news for Hershey, which has seen its sales spike — the company reported double-digit sales growth in the quarter compared to last year -— but it has also had to make some production sacrifices.
The chocolate maker uses the same manufacturing lines for its regular and seasonal products. That means it can't amp up production of both regular sweets and Halloween or holiday items. Instead, it has to do one or the other.
"We had a strategy of prioritizing everyday on-shelf availability," Buck said during an analyst call discussing the company's second-quarter results. "That was a choice that we needed to make," she said. "It was a tough decision."
That likely means ceding ground to competitors such as Mars Wrigley, which makes M&Ms, Snickers, Skittles and other candies, and Brach's, during the busy Halloween season. Hershey is adding more manufacturing lines and hoping that it will be able to meet demand in the next couple of years.
But it has other issues.
In addition to capacity constraints, the company is still struggling with disruptions along its supply chain, including higher dairy prices and scarce ingredients. In order to get the ingredients it needs, Hershey has to source them from other suppliers, which is costly.
These issues are largely related to the war in Ukraine, Buck said.