The classic pantry staple can tell us a lot about competition in the grocery space and U.S. sugar policy.

Less of a good thing: “Marketplace” listeners tell us about products they’ve seen that have undergone “shrinkflation.”

It’s a sneaky tactic to hide inflation: reduce a product’s size, but not its price.

The rising cost of food is hitting restaurants — and they can only raise prices so much before customers balk.