Menu Price Growth Slowed Slightly In March Even As Overall Consumer Price Index Surged

Menu-price increases, as tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its food-away-from-home index, slowed slightly in March, moving 0.2% higher month-over-month, down from a 0.3% gain in February. The 12-month increase slowed to 3.8% in March from 3.9% in February, 4% in January and 4.1% in December. But while menu prices were still increasing…