Empty shelves?The most difficult products to find for failures in the supply chain

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As the world is heading around the two years of the Covid-19 Pandemia, the problems in the supply chain are making a greater number of Products Scoree.

Concerns for the supply chain are due to “the record levels decongestion in the port of Los Angeles/Long Beach that have extended to the east coast, the generalized power cuts in China, the shortage of truck drivers and workers ofService, as well as infections and restrictions caused by COVID-19, ”Tinglong Dai, business professor at Johns Hopkins University, told the USA Today in an email.

Shipping prices have shot and the demand for items has surpassed suppliers.

Before making your purchase list, check out some of the products you may not find:

Sabores de Ben & Jerry

Estos dulces helados suelen ser el postre perfecto, pero en un correo electrónico del 14 de septiembre, la empresa matriz de Ben & Jerry's, Unilever, dijo que han tenido que reducir la cantidad de sabores que producen debido a la escasez de mano de obra.The company said it will focus on producing its most popular flavors.On the other hand, Phish Food lovers have no reasons to prepare.

Carbonated drinks

Fertilizer plants that produce carbon dioxide had to reduce their production due to the increase in costs, which caused a shortage of food and other products, he told CNBC Per Hong, the main partner of the Kearney consultant.“It is almost certain that we will have a world scarcity of CO2, a widely used product.The CO2 is widely used in the food sector, either by adding it to packaged foods to keep them fresh for longer, such as dry ice to keep food frozen during delivery or to generate the bubbles of sodas, ”he explained.

Chicken

People have replaced fast food with more comforting homemade meals, which has made the chicken scarce.In May, suppliers announced a scarcity of chicken that limits the menu dishes of some restaurants and increases the price in stores.

Coffee

Brazil is one of the biggest suppliers in the world in the world, but the country has experienced a drought that slowed the production and transport of grains.

Diapers

Households with young children should know that diaper prices have increased due to the increase in raw material prices, delays in shipping and shortage of containers, according to Business Insider. Los fabricantes de pañales, Procter & Gamble (Pampers y Luvs) y Kimberly-Clark (Huggies) anunciaron incrementos de precios a inicios de abril.

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Fish sticks

An customs dispute between the United States and Canada has maintained the Alaska abadejo, which is used to make fish and sandwiches sticks, stored on the other side of the border.Cross -border restrictions have stopped the transport of fish and can cause permanent problems in the sea products supply chain.

Frozen food

Rodney Holcomb, an economist specialized in food at Oklahoma State University, explained to ABC27 News that concerns about the Delta variant have caused some customers to buy more than usual, as we saw at the beginning of the pandemic, in case another confinement occurs.

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Heinz Kétchup packages

With the restrictions of dinners in closed spaces, most people began to ask for meals to collect or deliver, which limited the supply of individual otetchup packages.At the beginning of April, Kraft Heinz confirmed to USA Today that he is working to increase supplies by adding manufacturing lines that will increase production by approximately 25 % for a total of more than 12 billion packages a year.

Marie Callender’s Cakes

At the holidays, comforting foods are consumed, although they are not made at home.Therefore, prepare so that the 10 and 15 ounces of Marie Callender’s scarce.Conagra, the parent company, is assigning shipments until November 29 since “its supplier of trays and cardboard boxes has had problems with the packaging material, which caused an interruption of production,” according to CNN Business.

McCormick Gourmet spices

With the parties just around the corner, meals that are prepared throughout the country could lack a very important ingredient: condiments.The McCormick Gourmet spices lack supplies for the container due to the closures caused by the pandemic.Lori Robinson, spokesman for McCormick, told CNN Business: "Gourmet is the only product line affected by this shortage of packaging," but can be replaced by their usual spices.

Rice Krispie candy

The production of this candy has been "below the expectations of demand," said the company in a email sent to its suppliers.The shortage persists while Kellogg's workers remain on strike, although they have restarted the production lines incorporating substitute workers.

SOUR PATCH KIDS

In an email of October 1 sent to a edible distributor, the Mondelez matrix company says that some of its products have a “limited availability”, such as SOUR PATCH KIDS, Swedish Fish candies and the chocolate Toblerone, “due to limitationsIn the supply chain ".

Toilet paper

He is not a newcomer to the pandemic scarcity list, but the industry is still trying to catch up with demand.The shortage of toilet paper is due to problems with the raw material, specifically the wood pulp, which is used to manufacture this product.Fox Business reported that only 60 % of orders are sent.Some retailers, such as Costco, have restored the purchase limits to preserve this

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