https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/10/business/restaurants-food-costs-consumer-spending
The prices of other restaurant staples like coffee, eggs and cocoa have also ratcheted higher at various points this year.
In June, food costs overall were up about 21% compared to the same month four years earlier, according to the Producer Price Index, which tracks the prices that businesses, including restaurants, pay their suppliers. The rise in food costs outpaced the 17.5% increase in wholesale prices across the board during the same period.