Inflation will continue to be a challenge into 2023, and food is under enormous pressure, says Wisconsin Grocers Association President and CEO Brandon Scholz. He says shoppers are making changes to adapt to higher prices: opting for cheaper proteins, passing on name brand products and planning meals ahead of time to limit extra spending at the store, for example. Meanwhile, the grocery industry is also working on changes to hurdle new norms -- supply chain problems, labor shortages, and inflation. 

"In order to grow our workforce, we have to have a state where people want to come to... we have to have a quality of life in Wisconsin that people want," Scholz says, listing solutions: reducing crime, providing housing, and adding education, daycare and transportation. "We're looking for legislation that can address some of those issues."

Inflation will continue to be a challenge into 2023, and food is under enormous pressure, says Wisconsin Grocers Association President and CEO Brandon Scholz. He says shoppers are making changes to adapt to higher prices: opting for cheaper proteins, passing on name brand products and planning meals ahead of time to limit extra spending at the store, for example. Meanwhile, the grocery industry is also working on changes to hurdle new norms -- supply chain problems, labor shortages, and inflation. 
"In order to grow our workforce, we have to have a state where people want to come to... we have to have a quality of life in Wisconsin that people want," Scholz says, listing solutions: reducing crime, providing housing, and adding education, daycare and transportation. "We're looking for legislation that can address some of those issues."

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