Analysis: The cost of cereal at Fry’s Food Stores has increased 303% since 2020

Feb. 2020 ad for cereal at Fry's Food Stores, left, and ad for cereal at Fry's in 2024 | Frequent-ads.com

By Grand Canyon Times News Service

Feb 13, 2024

The cost of cereal in Arizona has increased by 303% since 2020.

That’s according to an analysis of Fry’s Food Stores' grocery ads by Grand Canyon Times.

A 12 oz. box of Post® cereal at the supermarket chain cost $3.99 as of February 6, 2024, which is $3.00 more than the $0.99 for the same size box of cereal on February 2, 2020.

That marks a total increase of 303% for cereal since 2020 at Fry’s, outpacing the supposed 2.7% inflation rate for food for the last year, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Headquartered in Tolleson, Ariz., Fry's Food Stores operates as a chain of 120 supermarkets across the state.

Founded in 1954 by Donald Fry in California, the company expanded into Arizona by 1960. Kroger Co. acquired Fry's in 1983, integrating it into one of the largest supermarket chains in the United States.

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How much have your staple food items increased in price at Fry’s since February 2020?

Sources: Frequent-ads.com/Frys

Item	Price 2/20	Unit	Store	Price 2/24
Post® cereal	$0.99	12 oz	Fry's Food Stores	$3.99
Russet potatoes	$0.99	5-pound bag	Fry's Food Stores	$3.49
Ground beef	$3.47	pound	Fry's Food Stores	$5.49
Starbuck's Pike Place coffee K-cups	$4.99	6-10 ct	Fry's Food Stores	$7.99
Yoplait yogurt	$0.39	4-6 ounce	Fry's Food Stores	$0.70
Sweet yellow onions	$0.99	pound	Fry's Food Stores	$1.19
Jimmy Dean breakfast sausage	$1.99	12-16 oz.	Fry's Food Stores	$5.49
Coca-Cola	$1.77	6-pack, 16.9 ounce bottles	Fry's Food Stores	$5.49
Tide Liquid Laundry Detergent	$9.99	92-100 oz.	Fry's Food Stores	$16.99
Breyers Ice Cream	$2.49	48 oz.	Fry's Food Stores	$5.99
Ben & Jerry's	$2.49	16 oz.	Fry's Food Stores	$5.99
Klondike bars	$2.49	6 count	Fry's Food Stores	$4.79
Ruffles potato chips	$1.88	7.75-9 oz.	Fry's Food Stores	$3.99
Cool Whip	$2.00	8 oz	Fry's Food Stores	$2.29
Jell-O mix	$1.00	.6-6 oz	Fry's Food Stores	$1.99
Kroger brand peanut butter	$1.00	16 oz	Fry's Food Stores	$1.99
Quaker instant oatmeal	$1.49	8-12 ct	Fry's Food Stores	$3.49
Cheez-It crackers	$2.49	9-12.4 oz	Fry's Food Stores	$3.99