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guess that was my 1 free viewing, but heres an article basically the same
Remember March, with its panic buying and pantry filling?
Consumers’ shopping habits at the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic provided grocers and food manufacturers with some unexpected lessons.
Now, six months after shoppers emptied shelves of toilet paper, disinfecting wipes, meat, frozen foods and more, stores and suppliers are preparing for a fall and winter that’ll bring the usual holiday rush but also the strong possibility of another surge in Covid-19 cases.
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Testa said they’ve increased inventory of cranberry sauce, cold remedies and herbal teas; Southeastern Grocers LLC spent summer months obtaining turkeys and hams for the holidays.
Armed with what they learned from the spring, grocery stores are stockpiling inventory and food companies have stepped up production of popular items to avoid shortages, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Associated Food Stores has loaded pallets with cleaning and sanitizing products — dubbed “pandemic pallets” — to keep inventory in warehouses.
“We will never again operate our business as unprepared for something like this,” Darin Peirce, vice president of retail operations for Associated Food Stores, told The Wall Street Journal.
Ahold Delhaize USA and SpartanNash are among those who’ve said they’re purchasing more food quickly to stock warehouses, with wellness and holiday items top of mind.
Ahold Delhaize, which has holiday inventory in warehouses already, is keeping 10% to 15% more inventory stocked than it did pre-pandemic. Midwestern chain Hy-Vee, too, is amassing paper products, cleaners and sanitizing products, and Walmart is stockpiling groceries, per The Wall Street Journal.
This stockpiling runs counter to the way many retailers had operated prior to the pandemic, known as rapid replenishment of inventory. Now, they’re storing products for months.
Food manufacturers are still trying to catch up with consumer demand. Hormel Foods Corp. CEO Jim Snee said the company’s inventory is down 24% from a year ago; outbreaks of Covid-19 among workers could threaten inventory of certain items like bacon, pepperoni or Skippy peanut butter.
General Mills and Campbell Soup are still struggling to refill shelves for some items and have accelerated production capacity.
High demand for certain products hasn’t faded. Per CNN, Bounty saw its paper towels again wiped off shelves in July, and Clorox has said shortages of its disinfecting wipes and other products are likely to last into 2021.
Shoppers have likely noticed fewer choices in store aisles. As brands focus on production of the items that keep flying off shelves, they’re holding off on less popular varieties.
Consumer spending at grocery stores has been high this year with restaurants closed and Americans cooking more at home, and consumers continue to spend more money and less time at grocery stores. The average household spent about $525 per month in March and $455 per month in July, reports The Washington Post.
plus you can google 2020 food shortage
Remember March, with its panic buying and pantry filling?
Consumers’ shopping habits at the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic provided grocers and food manufacturers with some unexpected lessons.
Now, six months after shoppers emptied shelves of toilet paper, disinfecting wipes, meat, frozen foods and more, stores and suppliers are preparing for a fall and winter that’ll bring the usual holiday rush but also the strong possibility of another surge in Covid-19 cases.
See Also
- Retailers ready for extended holiday shopping season
- DSW expands its store-in-store concept with grocer Hy-Vee
Testa said they’ve increased inventory of cranberry sauce, cold remedies and herbal teas; Southeastern Grocers LLC spent summer months obtaining turkeys and hams for the holidays.
Armed with what they learned from the spring, grocery stores are stockpiling inventory and food companies have stepped up production of popular items to avoid shortages, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Associated Food Stores has loaded pallets with cleaning and sanitizing products — dubbed “pandemic pallets” — to keep inventory in warehouses.
“We will never again operate our business as unprepared for something like this,” Darin Peirce, vice president of retail operations for Associated Food Stores, told The Wall Street Journal.
Ahold Delhaize USA and SpartanNash are among those who’ve said they’re purchasing more food quickly to stock warehouses, with wellness and holiday items top of mind.
Ahold Delhaize, which has holiday inventory in warehouses already, is keeping 10% to 15% more inventory stocked than it did pre-pandemic. Midwestern chain Hy-Vee, too, is amassing paper products, cleaners and sanitizing products, and Walmart is stockpiling groceries, per The Wall Street Journal.
This stockpiling runs counter to the way many retailers had operated prior to the pandemic, known as rapid replenishment of inventory. Now, they’re storing products for months.
Food manufacturers are still trying to catch up with consumer demand. Hormel Foods Corp. CEO Jim Snee said the company’s inventory is down 24% from a year ago; outbreaks of Covid-19 among workers could threaten inventory of certain items like bacon, pepperoni or Skippy peanut butter.
General Mills and Campbell Soup are still struggling to refill shelves for some items and have accelerated production capacity.
High demand for certain products hasn’t faded. Per CNN, Bounty saw its paper towels again wiped off shelves in July, and Clorox has said shortages of its disinfecting wipes and other products are likely to last into 2021.
Shoppers have likely noticed fewer choices in store aisles. As brands focus on production of the items that keep flying off shelves, they’re holding off on less popular varieties.
Consumer spending at grocery stores has been high this year with restaurants closed and Americans cooking more at home, and consumers continue to spend more money and less time at grocery stores. The average household spent about $525 per month in March and $455 per month in July, reports The Washington Post.
plus you can google 2020 food shortage
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