--- title: Product Costs Problems description: Discover the challenges of high product costs in the foodservice supply chain, with inflation in labor, manufacturing, and distribution expenses expected to persist in 2024. Learn more with Datum FS. image: https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/D5612AQGvrlqLUWuHpQ/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/0/1709071193651?e=1714608000&v=beta&t=i2-DQ0l74WfNSGH2Hk-XkX0XHlmfwYiJ7Q6VDYnLioM --- [Skip to content](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/product-costs-problems#main-content) ![Datum Logo Stacked](https://datumfs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Datum%20Logo%20Stacked.png?width=80&height=97&name=Datum%20Logo%20Stacked.png) - [David](https://datumfs.com/team) - [Commodity Sourcing & Risk Management](https://datumfs.com/commodity-research-and-forecasts) - [Resources](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week) Show submenu for Resources - [Blog](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week) - [Podcast](https://datumfs.com/commodity-kitchen-podcast) - [Collaboration](https://datumfs.com/datum-advisors-0) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [David](https://datumfs.com/team) - [Commodity Sourcing & Risk Management](https://datumfs.com/commodity-research-and-forecasts) - [Resources](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week) Show submenu for Resources - [Blog](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week) - [Podcast](https://datumfs.com/commodity-kitchen-podcast) - [Collaboration](https://datumfs.com/datum-advisors-0) - [Email us](mailto:david@datumfs.com) [Email us](mailto:david@datumfs.com) Feb 29, 2024 4:01:50 PM # Product Costs Problems ![Picture of David Maloni](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/520f8829ce5a723a41ab6a8a3d9604b0) [David Maloni](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/author/david-maloni) Share: [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/product-costs-problems) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/product-costs-problems) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/product-costs-problems) [pinterest-p icon](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/product-costs-problems) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/product-costs-problems) So where are the "wild things" in the foodservice supply chain? Recently we conducted an industry survey on the state of the supply chain and not a surprise that "Product Costs" were rated the worst (meaning product costs are expensive). Yes, commodity inputs may be lower in some instances, but manufacturing and distribution costs as well as labor certainly are not which adds to the product expense. The labor, manufacturing and distribution cost inflation has tempered as of late but it is still historically steep and may remain so for the better part of 2024! ![](https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/D5612AQGvrlqLUWuHpQ/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/0/1709071193651?e=1714608000&v=beta&t=i2-DQ0l74WfNSGH2Hk-XkX0XHlmfwYiJ7Q6VDYnLioM)   Datum FS is a supply chain and commodity intelligence organization. If you would like to learn more about Datum FS services feel free to [email us](mailto:david@datumfs.com). 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