--- title: Surging labor costs in the foodservice supply chain description: Rising labor costs are influencing prices and performance within the foodservice supply chain. image: https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/D4E12AQHSTZlbBgNCqQ/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/0/1692122453308?e=1697673600&v=beta&t=OzHdio-9fu-n2Kpoenx6OiDp3fdogTsAqjbDHoKANFc --- [Skip to content](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/surging-labor-costs-in-the-foodservice-supply-chain#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) Aug 17, 2023 3:26:24 PM # Surging labor costs in the foodservice supply chain ![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/surging-labor-costs-in-the-foodservice-supply-chain) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/surging-labor-costs-in-the-foodservice-supply-chain) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/surging-labor-costs-in-the-foodservice-supply-chain) [pinterest-p icon](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/surging-labor-costs-in-the-foodservice-supply-chain) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/surging-labor-costs-in-the-foodservice-supply-chain) Often times labor costs can be underestimated particularly in the supply chain. For those who like to keep score, and you know that's one of my favorite things to do, the foodservice supply chain average hourly wage was a record in July, up 6 percent from the previous year outpacing overall wage inflation which came in at 4.4 percent. Food manufacturing wages were Klump strong ("Hercules") rising 7.2 percent from 2022. This will continue to be a stress in the chain. ![No alt text provided for this image](https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/D4E12AQHSTZlbBgNCqQ/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/0/1692122453308?e=1697673600&v=beta&t=OzHdio-9fu-n2Kpoenx6OiDp3fdogTsAqjbDHoKANFc) Datum FS has forecasts for over 50 commodities comprising various beef, dairy, grains, pork and chicken markets. If you would like to learn more about a complimentary trial to the forecasts and commentary or about Datum FS services hit the home button above. Thanks for reading. 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