Americans are losing patience with the grocery industry

Years of inflation are grating on the national mood, with polls repeatedly finding that price rises are the most important issue for Americans — and the public is starting to blame the grocery industry itself.

Gallup’s annual Work and Education survey for 2024, released last week, asks Americans about their feelings towards US industries, and found that two major food sectors — grocery and restaurant — are now rated much less highly than a year ago.

While the restaurant industry was still rated favorably overall, with 52% of adults surveyed viewing the sector as very or somewhat positive, this was down from 61% in 2023. However, favorable opinions of the grocery industry fell by 8%, with just 33% of participants having a net positive view of the sector, marking the first time since 2001 that Americans have expressed a net negative rating of the grocery industry.

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