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"Michelle Hernandez, owner of this floral-inspired bakery, calls out dramatic input-cost increases that affect pastry and desserts: she reports her Vital Farm pasture-raised eggs rose from $52.55 at the end of March 2020 to $96.75 by April 10 of this year, and that even when adjusted for inflation the prior price becomes $64.93 — a more-than-$30 jump — underscoring why ice cream’s flexibility and ingredient-forgiving nature are attractive to operators." - Paolo Bicchieri