Everything from coffee to mustard will be more expensive next year.

Many food manufacturers plan to raise prices on a range of products from macaroni to cheese to snacks in 2022, the latest sign that supermarket consumers are continuing to face higher costs.

“Nothing is immune from price hikes,” said Tony Sarsam, CEO of grocery retailer and distributor SpartanNash Co., adding that groceries, dairy products, and packaged foods like bread and juice are among many products set to become more expensive over the next year.

According to research firm IRI, food prices are projected to increase 5% in the first half of 2022, with the amount of price increases varying by grocer and region.

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Mondelez International Inc. recently announced that biscuits, candy and other products sold in the US will increase prices by 6% to 7% from January. General Mills Inc. and Campbell Soup Co. announced that their price increases would also take effect in January. Kraft Heinz Co. told retailers it would raise prices on many of its products, including jell-o-pudding and gray poupon mustard, with some items rising as much as 20%, according to a memo viewed by the Wall Street Journal.

The increases follow others food manufacturers imposed in 2021 and are part of what companies and economists are calling the highest inflation rate in decades. Higher wages, materials, and freight costs are causing industries from manufacturing to retailing to raise goods prices, creating an environment in which some executives say they can ask for more.

Kraft Heinz said the average price increase for its products would be 5%, adding that it did not pass all of the cost increases on to customers. Gray Poupon’s cost of production increased 22%, and the company is increasing it by 6% to 13% for customers, the company said.

Mondelez, General Mills, and Campbell had no further comments.

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The Department of Labor said the consumer price index was up 6.8% yoy in November, the fastest growth since 1982. The grocery-at-home index, which includes purchases in grocery stores, rose over the past 12 months 6.4% with meat, poultry, fish and eggs with an increase of 12.8%.

Coming price increases in 2022 will range from just 2% to 20% and affect all areas of the grocery store, including groceries and packaged goods. Potatoes, celery and other heavier vegetables will have higher prices next year, in part because of higher freight costs, supermarket executives said. Wine, beer and spirits are also likely to become more expensive, especially imported ones.

Pantry staples like mayonnaise and frozen meals are likely to be more expensive in part due to higher labor, logistics and packaging costs, some executives said.

Consumers remain willing to spend on groceries even as prices rise, some companies say, although this is gradually starting to change. As buyers become more price conscious, they are buying cheaper versions of meat and cooking oil, among other things, industry executives said. Supermarkets say they are taking different approaches to combating price hikes as consumers react to prices, including stopping certain items.

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SpartanNash, headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is keeping prices low on frequently bought products like milk, eggs and frozen waffles, Sarsam said. Consumers pay more attention to what they pay for such items. To make up for the loss of such staple groceries, the chain of Martin’s Super Markets and Family Fare Stores is charging more for baked or prepared foods like stuffed chicken breasts. So far, consumers have shown that they are willing to pay more for some foods that will save them time.

The fast pace and the wide range of increases are becoming more and more difficult for supermarket operators to navigate. Reynolds Cramer, Chief Executive Officer of Fareway Stores Inc., said, “We received a letter from a salesperson announcing price increases next month.

Stuart Aitken, Kroger Co.’s chief merchant and marketing officer, said the grocer is pushing back some suppliers, delaying price increases from going into effect and challenging manufacturers on the rate of increase to make sure the proposed price increases are correct. “Price increases are never a good result,” said Aitken.

Other grocers are stockpiling goods before prices rise again, and some are securing truckloads of items at a big discount just before their sell-by date.

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Grocery delivery service Fresh Direct LLC expects cost increases of 2% to 4% in 2022 and plans to pass on increases for items that are more niche or less popular with its customers, and monitors competitor prices weekly, said Scott Crawford, its chief merchandising Officer.

“I hope it’s temporary, but once the bar is set it will go up,” said Mr. Crawford.

Susie Scott, a retiree who lives in Collierville, Tennessee, said she noticed that her grocery bill had increased in recent months. Bacon and milk are among the products that are getting more expensive, Ms. Scott said, adding that she has been paying more attention to prices when shopping for groceries. She bought chicken and ground beef at her nearby supermarket every Tuesday, but even those get expensive.

“I spend more at the grocery store, and it’s not necessarily that I buy more,” said Ms. Scott.