The CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index recorded deflation for the first time in its history in March 2020—but the COVID-19 pandemic is set to create significant instability in pricing in the months ahead. The Index has continued a downward trend that began last July, and reached a year-on-year deflation rate of -2.9% in March. However, multiple impacts and pressures from the pandemic fully emerged in April, with the Federation of Wholesale Distribution indicating an 80% drop in members’ sales and fresh produce supplier Reynolds reporting a 95% drop in business almost overnight.