Nia Phillips

Jul 3, 2024 | medium.com | Nia Phillips

It's winter time in Barcelona, my damp vibration matches the season. I gather with my family in a Spanish restaurant - my parents living in France and my sister in Spain means that our get-togethers happen few and far in between. The geographical distance in our relationship often equates to catch ups of high energy, high expectations. We sit on small wooden tables atop cool terracotta tiles in a low-ceilinged basement of a traditional eatery. We're joined by...

Feb 7, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com | Christine Romans |Nia Phillips

Look no further than the fast-food drive-thru for evidence of inflation fatigue. Food companies have been passing along higher labor and ingredient costs to consumers long after inflation peaked at 9.1% in June 2022. Diners are getting fed up, eating less fast food and griping on social media that their go-to cheap meals aren’t so cheap anymore. Sales show it.