Food is on sale again——from the soaring prices over the past two years, that is. In grocery stores, the portion of food sold on promotion has reached a level not seen since 2019, according to research firm NielsenIQ, but shoppers are still paying more than one-third more than they did then. According to research firm Circana, restaurant visits benefiting from deals this year have returned to pre-pandemic levels for the first time, though diners are still paying about 40% more on average per fast-food order than they did in 2019, industry consulting firm Revenue Management Solutions said.
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