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Yahoo
19-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Egg prices lowering in time for Easter weekend, what local stores are seeing
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Easter Weekend means many of you will be dyeing Easter eggs. And the cost of eggs is coming down just in time for the holiday. Although egg prices are lower than two months ago, some local stores are struggling to get and keep eggs in their stores. Lanier's has only been able to get one case for each shipment. Sometimes, they come in broken, so only a few dozen can be put out for their customers. The good news is that the price of those eggs has decreased dramatically over the past two weeks — From 8-99 a dozen to the current price of 5-99. 'It's really been a hindrance on getting the eggs and trying to keep them in stock,' said Arrie Towner, Store Manager at Lanier's Fresh Meat Market. 'I've never seen where I could get one case of eggs. Like that's really been unheard of, and I've been buying for like ten years.' The Earth Pantry gets its eggs from a local farmer. The owner says that has helped her keep her prices lower. She told me she had been called the hidden gem in the area. 'We have one of the lowest egg prices in town, and as people come in and realize they're like, 'oh, I got to get eggs here,' we sell out really quickly,' said Alexia Redman, Owner and Founder of The Earth Pantry. 'We get eggs every Tuesday around noon, and they're usually gone by Wednesday afternoon.' At Fresh Take, sales have increased since prices started dropping. The assistant manager is unsure if this has to do with Easter and people wanting to dye eggs or the prices. 'We have seen a tremendous increase, about 28%, in our store. Especially this week during Easter,' said Michael Johnson, Assistant Store Manager at Fresh Take. Stores we spoke to hope the egg prices continue to lower. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Forbes
18-04-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Fresh Take: Inside The Family Drama At Kefir Brand Lifeway
Kefir is a yogurt drink that is a staple in Eastern Europe. I'm back from a much-needed vacation, with an important investigation publishing while I was away. Did you catch my feature on the chaos at kefir brand Lifeway? It's a must-read saga, and I'll give you a taste of why: Lifeway is a business with a unique backstory: But now their American Dream story of success has turned into a nightmare. Recent unsolicited bids from Danone, a longtime investor in Lifeway, are the culmination of years of acrimony between Smolyansky and Danone, which Lifeway accuses of a host of nefarious behavior aimed at undermining the business including blocking the Illinois-based company from expanding internationally and refusing to help it source cheaper raw ingredients. Danone denies these criticisms, and there's a lot of layers to this story. Smolyansky calls Danone 'predatory' and says she believes a Danone takeover could ruin the family business—and recipe—that she's fought so hard to preserve. Tell me what you think after reading! Working on it even got me inspired to add more fermented foods like kefir into my diet. Kefir devotees claim a long list of benefits, including from immune support and help with weight loss to improved skin, hair and gut health. And I'll report, I've been enjoying my time on the kefir train so far. On that note, I'm excited to soon unveil a refresh for this newsletter. I'll be back with the next edition, featuring the new format, on April 30. Until then, enjoy spring! — Chloe Sorvino, Staff Writer This is Forbes' Fresh Take newsletter, which every Friday brings you the latest on the big ideas changing the future of food. Want to get it in your inbox every week? Sign up here. Chloe Sorvino A plate of the best lechon I've ever had, from my vacation last week in Puerto Rico, what many consider the world's oldest colony. Here at the iconic lechoneria, El Rancho de Apa, every bite was bliss. As were the accompaniments: beans, rice, escabeche yucca and the coldest Medalla beer maybe ever recorded. Thanks for reading the 140th edition of Forbes Fresh Take! Let me know what you think. Subscribe to Forbes Fresh Take here.
