In the spring of 2024, the cost of cocoa rose substantially. Within the span of 12 months, the price of tripled. This surge in price is largely the result of bean diseases that have destroyed crops on a vast scale in Ghana and Ivory Coast, which together supply more than half of the world’s supply […]
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What impact does the rising cost of avocados have on Wholly Guacamole’s variances?
April 7, 2022 
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The cost of avocados is rising. For example, the price of a 20-pound box of avocados from the state of Avocado prices from Michoacán state in Mexico has jumped to $38 from $21, which is an 81% increase. The current price of avocados is the highest price on record in data that goes back to […]
Continue readingHow would the strike at Just Born, the maker of Peeps, impact its standard costing variances?
November 10, 2016 0 Comments
Just Born Quality Confections (Just Born) makes marshmallow Peeps, Mike and Ikes, Hot Tamales, and other candies. The company has approximately 600 employees and is privately-held. Its headquarters and Peeps factory are in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. In September 2016, the factory employees represented by the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union of America Local 6 […]
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