'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 chain placed page adverts in Saturday’s newspapers calling on consumers to ‘do your shopping as you normally would’. And prime minister Mark Rutte condemned the panic buying on Friday, describing hoarders as ‘antisocial’.

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Grocery stores are struggling to stock their empty shelves
2 years, 11 months ago

Grocery stores are struggling to stock their empty shelves

CNN  

New York CNNBusiness — Grocery store shelves across America are wiped clean, and they’re staying empty as stores struggle to quickly restock everyday necessities such as milk, bread, meat, canned soups and cleaning products. “From farms to food makers to grocery stores, it’s across the board,” said Lempert. “Both of these challenges are working in tandem to create shortages,” he …

Panic-buying: How to reduce the temptation to stockpile petrol and food
3 years, 3 months ago

Panic-buying: How to reduce the temptation to stockpile petrol and food

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Panic buying of …

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 …

Shoppers faced with gaps on shelves as supermarkets battle with Brexit red tape
3 years, 11 months ago

Shoppers faced with gaps on shelves as supermarkets battle with Brexit red tape

The Independent  

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Farmers urge consumers to stop panic-buying groceries as it is hurting vegetable prices
4 years, 3 months ago

Farmers urge consumers to stop panic-buying groceries as it is hurting vegetable prices

ABC  

A Queensland farmer is urging consumers to stop panic buying, with erratic behaviour forcing down the price for some vegetables. Key points: Consumers panic buying during COVID-19 has caused an oversupply of some vegetables Prices for some fruit and vegetables are below cost of production Some farmers have had to mulch crops in the paddock Steve Kluck grows cabbage, cauliflower …

Morrisons becomes first major UK supermarket to reinstate rationing amid fears of panic buying
4 years, 3 months ago

Morrisons becomes first major UK supermarket to reinstate rationing amid fears of panic buying

The Independent  

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‘Shop as normal’: Panic-buying resumes as UK braces for new lockdown measures
4 years, 3 months ago

‘Shop as normal’: Panic-buying resumes as UK braces for new lockdown measures

The Independent  

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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, …

Why grocery shelves won't be empty for long
4 years, 9 months ago

Why grocery shelves won't be empty for long

BBC  

Why grocery shelves won't be empty for long Getty Images While the sight of empty supermarket shelves may lead shoppers to fear food shortages, experts in the food supply chain say the system is built to endure. “This one’s a little different because it’s prolonged and it’s everywhere… when a hurricane is approaching the country, consumer behaviour is exactly the …

Stop panic buying and export bans to prevent a food crisis
4 years, 9 months ago

Stop panic buying and export bans to prevent a food crisis

China Daily  

Cai Meng/China Daily Global food security could be under threat. This panic behavior, especially because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, could potentially lead to a food crisis, making poor, hungry and malnourished people even more vulnerable. The Food and Agriculture Organization's estimate for last year's global cereal production is 2,719 million tons, almost 62 million tons more than in 2018 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Britons form huge queues to purchase toilet roll and strip shelves bare as panic-buying continues
4 years, 9 months ago

Britons form huge queues to purchase toilet roll and strip shelves bare as panic-buying continues

Daily Mail  

Coronavirus panic-buying unleashed carnage on British supermarkets today as hordes of shoppers gutted the nation's food and toilet roll aisles. As the COVID-19 pandemic continued to rock everyday life for millions around the world: Ten over-60s died of the virus in the past 24 hours in the deadliest day of the UK's outbreak so far; An expert warned over 20million …

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