Author: Jack Buffington, Associate Professor of Practice in Supply Chain Management, University of Denver

Grocery prices have risen by 25% in Colorado over the past five years, more than wages have grown over that same period. One of the top issues facing Americans is the cost of living relative to housing, health care and food, according to a Reuters/Ipsos survey from December 2025. Food prices are a more acute […]

There may be no kitchen table issue in America more critical than the price of food. So when the price of eggs rose over 40% from 2024 to 2025, it became a headline news story in Colorado and across the nation. Public officials and the media blamed high egg prices on bird flu outbreaks and […]