Conagra, which oversees brands such as Duncan Hines and Healthy Choice, reported in January of 2022 that they were seeing rising employee absences due to omicron and that it could strain operations for at least the next month. When workers are out sick and can’t make the food, or can’t transport the food to stores, or can’t put the food on store shelves, sporadic product outages will result. The number one cause is COVID, which continues to affect workers in production, manufacturing, shipping, and in stores.
Product shortages at retailers are a result of multiple reasons. Frozen Pancakes and sausages on a stick.Frozen shredded hash browns (availability varies from store to store in our area).Refrigerated crescent rolls (out of stock at some of our local stores, with other stores only carrying name-brand Pillsbury).Refrigerated sausage links and ground sausage sold in rolls.Frozen breaded chicken of any kind ( nuggets, tenders, etc.) except “red bag” chicken.Here are just a few things we’ve personally seen temporarily run out of stock at Aldi during the past few months. Shortages have also come for Aldi products we’re accustomed to being able to find all the time, any time of year. Supply chain troubles and shipping delays are not just affecting Aldi Finds in the famous middle aisle (which Aldi fans also fondly refer to as the Aisle of Shame). Aldi put out a notice to customers asking for their patience during the holiday shopping season, and even now Aldi tells its customers it’s sorry on its website for any current delays, stating: “We apologize, but due to shipping delays, some advertised ALDI Finds items may not be available for purchase.” Our favorite grocer, Aldi, is no different. One of several signs posted at my local Schnucks. It’s enough of a challenge that my local Schnucks stores have posted signs essentially telling customers that if a shelf is empty, there’s not more stock in the back they can go fetch they are simply out. Grocers from Albertsons to Publix to Food Lion to Costco are all facing difficulties keeping certain items in stock. No retailer or business is immune to supply chain snarls these days. Our current challenges are all largely due to the same issue we faced two years ago: a disruptive virus continues to circulate globally and wreak havoc on the complex web of operations - from production to manufacturing to shipping and distribution - that are necessary to get food, toiletries, and other consumer goods to our local stores. Glancing around today, it’s clear that the supply chain has not yet fully recovered from that huge jolt. Things have looked a little different at grocery stores ever since March of 2020 when products such as frozen pizzas, canned goods, hand sanitizer, and, yes, toilet paper were flying off the shelves.
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