<p>Jenna interviews supermarket expert Phil Lempert, the “Supermarket Guru” on the latest on food prices AND trends in good shopping that may change your next trip to the grocery store.<br><br>From chocolate, to coffee, to frozen fruits and snacks, we discuss the prices you've been most curious about and unfortunately, Pihl says grocery prices are up nearly 30% since the pandemic and likely won’t fall until agriculture problems are solved, citing tariffs, climate change, and supply disruptions.&nbsp;<br><br>Jenna and Phil also tackle how recent headlines impact food prices from immigration policy to artificial intelligence - including how AI-driven dynamic pricing may soon include electronic shelf labels and facial recognition.</p><p>Phil also shares some money-saving shopping tactics, and how GLP-1 drugs may reduce food consumption and reshape grocery retail.<br><br>00:00 Phil Lempert Returns To SmartHER News</p><p>00:30 Supermarket Guru Origin</p><p>01:24 Sticker Shock Story</p><p>02:14 Why Prices Stay High</p><p>02:52 Chocolate Price Surge</p><p>04:01 Shrinkflation Tricks</p><p>07:21 Finding Chocolate Deals</p><p>08:12 Beef Gets Pricier</p><p>10:56 Produce and Farm Labor</p><p>12:53 Frozen Food Costs</p><p>13:56 Snack Prices Rising</p><p>15:23 Apples and Storage</p><p>17:03 Coffee Price Pressures</p><p>19:31 Coffee Fads and Add Ins</p><p>21:28 Europe Eats Better</p><p>22:09 Quality Over Choice</p><p>23:39 Smaller Store Revolution</p><p>24:20 Daily Shop Explained</p><p>27:18 Regional Shopping Reality</p><p>28:14 Tracking Real Prices</p><p>31:18 Dynamic Pricing Fears</p><p>38:56 AI Shopping Upside</p><p>40:08 Save Money Strategies</p><p>43:03 HEB Tortilla Magic</p><p>44:32 GLP One Grocery Shift</p><p><strong><em>SUPPORT OUR MISSION:</em></strong></p><p><em>Love nonpartisan news? Want a bigger serving of the serious headlines?&nbsp; Here’s how you can become a SCOOP insider: </em><a href="https://www.scoop.smarthernews.com/get-the-inside-scoop/"><em>https://www.scoop.smarthernews.com/get-the-inside-scoop/&nbsp; </em></a><em>&nbsp;</em></p><p><a href="https://smarthernews.com/shop/"><em>Shop our gear!</em></a><em>&nbsp;</em></p><p><em>Instagram: </em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/smarthernews/"><em>https://www.instagram.com/smarthernews/&nbsp;</em></a></p><p><em>Website: </em><a href="https://smarthernews.com/"><em>https://smarthernews.com/&nbsp;</em></a></p><p><em>YouTube Channel: </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/smarthernews"><em>https://www.youtube.com/smarthernews&nbsp;</em></a></p><p><br><br></p>