Crash Course: Giant food producers are profiteering off inflation — and bragging about it too

Big chains and suppliers like Tyson, P&G and Kroger are fattening profits by raising prices — just because they can [GOOD MORNING] Giant food producers are profiteering off inflation — and bragging about it too Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., on Tuesday accused corporate executives of using inflation as a cover to jack up the cost of meat, vegetables and cleaning products and rake in record profits. "Giant corporations are making record profits by increasing prices, and CEOs are saying the quiet part out loud: they're happy to help drive inflation," Warren [tweeted](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj8g9VP0RWaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9TZW5XYXJyZW4vc3RhdHVzLzE0OTMzOTY3MDI4MDM1MTMzNDc_cz0yMCZ0PVVFQlNmaFQ0N01oZ2FUUkRELVVNM2dXA3NwY0IKYgVXig9idjDQkFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) on Monday. "American families pay higher prices and corporate executives get fatter bonuses," the Democrat added. 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