{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HappyCow","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog","author_name":"HappyCow","author_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/webmaster\/","title":"The Price of Food and Reviews on HappyCow - HappyCow","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"hnv8FQWDRI\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/the-price-of-food-and-reviews-on-happycow\/\">The Price of Food and Reviews on HappyCow<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/the-price-of-food-and-reviews-on-happycow\/embed\/#?secret=hnv8FQWDRI\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Price of Food and Reviews on HappyCow&#8221; &#8212; HappyCow\" data-secret=\"hnv8FQWDRI\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Comments from a HappyCow visitor, &#8220;Geena&#8221; on HappyCow reviews: Being in and around the natural food business on the wholesale side I am on the pulse of wholesale food costs. Dining at vegan establishments around the country I see firsthand the good intentions and dedication to make available cruelty free food to the public.\u00a0 It is common on veg\/vegan sites to see reviewers complaining about the price of the food even when it is very moderately priced. I shake my head&#8230; Today, December 2009, serving a main course vegan meal in the US under $8.00, that establishment is most probably losing money. Peruse the many World Food Price indexes on the wholesale side and you will be shocked at what took place starting in June 2008. Oils, Grains, Beans and mainly other mainstay menu ingredients spiked to DOUBLE the price. I recall exactly that one bag of flour that cost $32.00 spiked in one month to $72.00. Canola Oil by the 35 gallon container doubled. Potatoes, an item that rarely moves in price wholesale&#8230; Non Organic 50lb bag went from $9.99 to $17.99 in one week and stuck there. I and many in the industry saw it as manipulation in [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/cropped-HappyCowSQUARE-2016-512.jpg","thumbnail_width":512,"thumbnail_height":512}