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Hey listeners, it's Monday, May 5th.

I'm Chip Cutter for the Wall Street Journal,

and this is what's news and earnings, our look at the broad themes that stood out in the latest earnings

season. Today, we're taking a look at what's happening to some of the country's food and

beverage companies. One of the big takeaways so far, consumers are hitting pause on spending

in all sorts of noticeable ways.

Something is happening in the economy right now.

Consumers feel shaky.

Many are in belt tightening mode and they're buying less.

For big soda makers, for big food companies, that's a worrisome development.

Wall Street Journal reporter Laura Cooper covers the world of beverage and tobacco makers and she's here to explain all that these companies and others are facing. Laura, great to see you. Great to see you, Chip.

So, big picture, what do the earnings report show us about how consumers are feeling right now?

So consumers are feeling really cautious. Many of the chief executives that were speaking on the

earnings calls I listened to over the last couple of weeks said that they're seeing consumer softness, that they're being more

judicious about how they spend their money. That being said, some consumer groups are getting

hit harder than others, but the general consumer sentiment is just largely not good. And does this

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