Stop panic buying and hoarding food because of coronavirus, Mayor Garcetti tells L.A.
4 years, 9 months ago

Stop panic buying and hoarding food because of coronavirus, Mayor Garcetti tells L.A.

LA Times  

Shelves with toilet paper are half-empty at a Pavilions supermarket in South Pasadena on Wednesday. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti visited a Ralphs food distribution center in Paramount on Monday morning with several grocery store chain executives in an effort to calm Angelenos worried about the region’s grocery supplies. “But to buy so much food for a month, or even for months, has a consequence not just for you but for your loved ones, for grocery workers, and of course for those who are most vulnerable and who need food right now.” The grocery store executives said stores are being restocked and cleaned. “Although we are a little bit behind on stocking some shelves, it’s not a supply problem,” said Rob McDougall, president of Gelson’s. “It’s just really a people problem in that product to the shelves.” Bryan Kaltenbach, president of Food 4 Less, said: “Try to be prudent in the amount of products that you are buying in one setting.” Garcetti said the best estimates for the delivery of hand sanitizers being delivered to stores “is a matter of weeks.” He also said that tap water is safe to drink.

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Can’t find pasta or cat food? Blame Omicron for empty store shelves
2 years, 11 months ago

Can’t find pasta or cat food? Blame Omicron for empty store shelves

LA Times  

A scene from early in the pandemic, when shelves selling milk and milk alternatives were nearly empty at a Los Feliz supermarket. Social media sites are full of photographs of empty grocery store shelves, and the head of one of the biggest U.S. supermarket chains says the situation will take weeks to improve. Albertsons Cos. had been expecting that supply …

Food suppliers warn of panic buying and empty shelves over winter
3 years, 3 months ago

Food suppliers warn of panic buying and empty shelves over winter

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Farming and food industry bodies have warned of panic buying …

Public urged not to panic buy as ‘pingdemic’ blamed for supermarket shortages
3 years, 5 months ago

Public urged not to panic buy as ‘pingdemic’ blamed for supermarket shortages

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Kwasi Kwarteng, the business secretary, issued a similar call to …

Coronavirus panic-buying: As supermarkets ration items, should customers be stockpiling?
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus panic-buying: As supermarkets ration items, should customers be stockpiling?

The Independent  

Sign up to IndyEat's free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ocado warned customers they were facing “exceptionally high demand” for delivery slots, while elsewhere …

Panic buying could impact global food supply chain: World Food Programme
4 years, 9 months ago

Panic buying could impact global food supply chain: World Food Programme

Live Mint  

United Nations: The rapidly growing novel coronavirus pandemic is so far having little impact on the global food supply chain, but that could change for the worse – and soon – if anxiety-driven panic by major food importers takes hold, the World Food Programme has said. "But we may soon expect to see disruptions in food supply chains," she said, …

City’s panic shopping spree leaves stores dry
4 years, 9 months ago

City’s panic shopping spree leaves stores dry

Hindustan Times  

The stock of essential goods in retail stores across Mumbai took a hit on Wednesday, with many shops even downing shutters, as citizens took to panic buying of essential items such as grocery and medicines, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a countrywide 21-day lockdown on Tuesday evening to check the outbreak of the Covid-19. There is no need to …

Panic buying: How grocery stores restock shelves in the age of coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Panic buying: How grocery stores restock shelves in the age of coronavirus

CNN  

By Sunday, Stew Leonard Jr. and his team were ready for a break. “Saturday was really, really busy,” Leonard, the CEO and president of Stew Leonard’s, a grocery store chain with seven locations across New York, Connecticut and New Jersey, said. The supply chain in this country is very efficient and it’s very effective.” Greg Ferrara, president and CEO, National …

Coronavirus isn't causing Australia to run out of food — but why are shelves still bare?
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus isn't causing Australia to run out of food — but why are shelves still bare?

ABC  

Until a couple of weeks ago — before the coronavirus crisis — the biggest queues you would probably expect to see at supermarkets were at checkouts, as people lined up to leave. "I think a lot of consumers — they worry that something won't be available, and so they don't really understand what goes behind the shelf," Associate Professor Simpson …

Panic buying is forcing supermarkets to ration food and supplies
4 years, 9 months ago

Panic buying is forcing supermarkets to ration food and supplies

CNN  

London CNN Business — Supermarkets in countries around the world are rationing food and household staples in an attempt to prevent shortages as the coronavirus pandemic sparks waves of panic buying. Popular products such as toilet paper, soap and long-life milk will be limited to two per customer, Sainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe said in a letter to customers. The four-item …

Empty Grocery Shelves Are Alarming, But They're Not Permanent
4 years, 9 months ago

Empty Grocery Shelves Are Alarming, But They're Not Permanent

NPR  

Empty Grocery Shelves Are Alarming, But They're Not Permanent Enlarge this image toggle caption Jason Kempin/Getty Images Jason Kempin/Getty Images At a Safeway in Washington, D.C., this week, 19-year-old Tala Jordan was having trouble checking items off her shopping list. Sponsor Message UNFI, one of the largest food distributors in the United States, says some warehouses are running at 200% …

Melbourne panic buyers travel to the regions to stock up on supplies amid coronavirus pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

Melbourne panic buyers travel to the regions to stock up on supplies amid coronavirus pandemic

ABC  

Dora Kordos saw it happening in Melbourne but never thought the spread of panic buying would reach her. "We've pulled all our specials because people were hoarding it," Ms Kordos said. Ms Kordos said her staff had been verbally abused by customers, including one woman calling a staff member a "f**king bitch" for not letting her have more pasta. But …

Grofers, BigBasket see orders soaring as coronavirus lockdown shuts malls in multiple cities
4 years, 9 months ago

Grofers, BigBasket see orders soaring as coronavirus lockdown shuts malls in multiple cities

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Online grocery platforms Grofers and BigBasket are witnessing up to two-fold growth in purchases as authorities in multiple cities close malls and shopping places to contain the coronavirus pandemic. Cities like Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune and Ahmedabad have seen a higher surge with nearly 80 percent growth followed by Delhi NCR and Hyderabad at a 60 percent spike in …

'We do have enough food,' say supermarkets after panic buying clears shelves
4 years, 9 months ago

'We do have enough food,' say supermarkets after panic buying clears shelves

Dutch News  

The Netherlands has sufficient food stocks to keep supermarket shelves filled but the panic buying of recent days has disrupted the supply chain, according to the Dutch supermarket lobby group CBL. ‘We do have enough stocks and that distribution centres and the country’s 4,000 supermarkets are working flat out to keep stocked up,’ the organisation said. The Albert Heijn supermarket …

Toilet paper, canned food: What explains coronavirus panic buying
4 years, 9 months ago

Toilet paper, canned food: What explains coronavirus panic buying

Al Jazeera  

As the epidemic spreads across the globe, people have been seen rushing to supermarkets to buy ‘essentials’ in bulk. “Panic buying and hoarding of supplies is obviously not desirable, but it’s understandable, particularly when people see images of cities, regions and even whole countries in lockdown,” Michael Baker, professor of public health at the University of Otago in Wellington, New …

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