date:Apr 02, 2014
se unusually high raw-milk prices are an undeniable headwind for our business, Gregg Tanner, chief executive officer of Dallas-based Dean Foods, said in a Feb. 11 earnings call. While the companys costs may rise by as much as $600 million this year, any increase to consumers has to be weighed against the risk of letting prices get so far out of whack that people just stop buying milk, he said.
Rising dairy and meat costs are the biggest sources of potential inflation at Chicago-based Potbelly,