Jenna interviews supermarket expert Phil Lempert, the “Supermarket Guru” on the latest on food prices AND trends in good shopping that may change your next trip to the grocery store.

From chocolate, to coffee, to frozen fruits and snacks, we discuss the prices you've been most curious about and unfortunately, Pihl says grocery prices are up nearly 30% since the pandemic and likely won’t fall until agriculture problems are solved, citing tariffs, climate change, and supply disruptions.

Jenna and Phil also tackle how recent headlines impact food prices from immigration policy to artificial intelligence - including how AI-driven dynamic pricing may soon include electronic shelf labels and facial recognition.

Phil also shares some money-saving shopping tactics, and how GLP-1 drugs may reduce food consumption and reshape grocery retail.

00:00 Phil Lempert Returns To SmartHER News

00:30 Supermarket Guru Origin

01:24 Sticker Shock Story

02:14 Why Prices Stay High

02:52 Chocolate Price Surge

04:01 Shrinkflation Tricks

07:21 Finding Chocolate Deals

08:12 Beef Gets Pricier

10:56 Produce and Farm Labor

12:53 Frozen Food Costs

13:56 Snack Prices Rising

15:23 Apples and Storage

17:03 Coffee Price Pressures

19:31 Coffee Fads and Add Ins

21:28 Europe Eats Better

22:09 Quality Over Choice

23:39 Smaller Store Revolution

24:20 Daily Shop Explained

27:18 Regional Shopping Reality

28:14 Tracking Real Prices

31:18 Dynamic Pricing Fears

38:56 AI Shopping Upside

40:08 Save Money Strategies

43:03 HEB Tortilla Magic

44:32 GLP One Grocery Shift

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The Supermarket Guru on Why Grocery Prices Aren’t Coming Down: Chocolate, Beef, Coffee, and Dynamic Pricing