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Premium products remain in demand despite inflation

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Sales of premium-priced products remain in high demand despite rising costs. Starbucks, as an example, has increasingly focused on higher price personalized beverages as a means to drive its top and bottom line. Starbucks Rachel Ruggeri said, “That tells us that we have an offering that’s worth paying for.”

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