# We're doomed! (food price inflation-related) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [January 26, 2022, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-doomed-food-price-inflation-related/958443 "2022-01-26T20:23:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-doomed-food-price-inflation-related/958443/1 "2022-01-26T20:23:51Z")
The world as we know it is about to come to an end! > **[Exclusive: Oscar Mayer hot dogs and Velveeta cheese will get more expensive |...](https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/26/business/oscar-mayer-hot-dogs-velveeta-cheese-kraft-heinz/index.html)** > > The makers of top food and consumer goods brands plan to raise prices in the spring, dashing shoppers' hopes for a quick drop in their grocery bills. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-doomed-food-price-inflation-related/958443/2 "2022-01-26T21:44:25Z")
I tagged this as food related, but I’m not sure that is actually accurate. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-doomed-food-price-inflation-related/958443/3 "2022-01-26T21:46:36Z")
Well, there goes my lasagna recipe… ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-doomed-food-price-inflation-related/958443/4 "2022-01-26T23:34:51Z")
Hot dogs & velveeta > [@Folly](#): > > Well, there goes my lasagna recipe… Just ewwwwww. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-doomed-food-price-inflation-related/958443/5 "2022-01-26T23:49:46Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > but I’m not sure that is actually accurate. Savage burn I note that their cold cuts will also be raising in price, which makes total sense. For instance, their bologna is basically the same as their hot dogs, just in a different form factor. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-doomed-food-price-inflation-related/958443/6 "2022-01-26T23:55:09Z")
Well, I guess it’s time to switch to Hebrew National and Cheese Wiz. Oh wait, I already did that years ago. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2022, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-doomed-food-price-inflation-related/958443/7 "2022-01-27T00:04:04Z")
I almost bought some bacon yesterday because the price had been “reduced”, and then I saw that it was an 8-ounce package and the slices were spread farther apart. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2022, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-doomed-food-price-inflation-related/958443/8 "2022-01-27T00:13:59Z")
I haven’t been tracking prices, but I do notice that since the pandemic my grocery bills are quite a bit higher than usual. So yes, there’s definitely inflation going on. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2022, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-doomed-food-price-inflation-related/958443/9 "2022-01-27T06:14:08Z")
I, for one, am pretty Goddamn tired of this shit, to be honest. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2022, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-doomed-food-price-inflation-related/958443/10 "2022-01-27T07:09:30Z")
> [@Folly](#): > > Well, there goes my lasagna recipe…  And my fondue party… ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2022, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-doomed-food-price-inflation-related/958443/11 "2022-01-27T13:24:27Z")
[Hippey’s Hotdogs](https://denvermeats.com/products) made by the Denver Meat Company are pretty good franks, although of course they cost more than OM.