Three in four Americans say groceries are so expensive they’ve been forced to cut down on other spending

Echoing its data throughout the year, Toast found that menu prices continued to climb in November, often exceeding the current inflation rate of 2.7%.

If you like your (retail) brew steeped, the increase is steep, too, with the median price of cold brew in November up 4.5% YoY, to $5.54, while regular coffee was up 3.5%, to $3.59, per Toast. Burrito prices were up 3% YoY, to $13.43, while burgers also rose 3% YoY to $14.57.

As for the key ingredient in those burgers, despite its consistently high prices at supermarkets...