Cost Pressures Driving Up Food Prices

What is one strategy companies like Kraft Heinz use to manage cost inflation?

• Increasing promotional activities

• Reducing productivity savings

• Decreasing promotional activity

• Lowering list prices

Why is it easier for companies to pass on higher costs to consumers during high inflation?

• Government subsidies cover the extra costs

• Consumers have more disposable income

• Retailers are more willing to absorb costs

• High inflation is experienced by all, making it more acceptable

What is the expected trend for cost inflation in the second half of the year?

• It will remain unchanged

• It will continue to rise rapidly

• It will moderate but not decline

• It will decline significantly

Why are companies unlikely to raise prices if they believe cost inflation is transitory?

• They focus on long-term pricing strategies

• They prefer to absorb short-term costs

• They expect competitors to lower prices

• They anticipate government intervention

How do larger companies with well-known brands influence market pricing?

• They follow the pricing trends set by smaller companies

• They avoid setting any pricing trends

• They set the trend and smaller companies follow

• They rely on government pricing regulations