Apart from Campbell, companies like Pinnacle Foods PF , Conagra Brands CAG and General Mills GIS among others are also bearing the brunt of input cost inflation. The cost inflation stemmed from increased prices of dairy, steel cans, meat and aluminum along with greater-than-expected rise in transportation and logistics expenses. Moreover, management lowered its gross margin outlook for fiscal 2018, wherein the company now expects cost inflation of about 4%, due to sudden rise in transport and logistic costs.