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A year ago, customers were stripping shelves bare of toilet paper and other essential items at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Now, consumers may face a new shortage, as well as price increases, but this time it is not the fault of the virus outbreak.
According to reports, rising wood prices are causing the price of toiletries to go up as companies scramble to get the wood pulp that is used to produce toilet paper.
The price of pulp is on the rise for various reasons, including global shipping delays and a slow recovery from COVID in some of the countries largely responsible for purchasing wood pulp to produce paper.
Workforce shortage contributing to a product shortage, experts say
More than a year after pandemic began, product shortage still a problem
More than one year after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many consumers are finding themselves face to face with empty store shelves.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â More than one year after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many consumers are finding themselves face to face with empty store shelves. Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone speaks on how pressures in the supply and demand chain are only part of the problem.
From lumber to chlorine to chicken to cat food, by now youâve heard product shortages are back. Actually, since the pandemic began, product shortages never really stopped.
Piman Khrutmuang
Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive editors sit down with Tom Madrecki, VP of supply chain for Consumer Brands Association, to discuss the new administration s impact on consumer packaged goods supply chains and what opportunities exist for CPG players in 2021.
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May 10, 2021
Food prices in all categories increased last year due to various challenges associated with COVID-19. According to BLS data, food prices overall increased 3.9%, which was more than double the increase in 2019. The food at home category also increased 3.9%, representing the largest year-over-year increase since 2011.
Prices will likely continue to increase this year, and several food and beverage companies, including Coca-Cola, General Mills, Kraft Heinz, and Conagra have signaled that they will raise prices in 2021.
In a blog post published last week, Katie Denis, the VP of research and industry narrative at the Consumer Brands Association, outlined three reasons prices for CPG products are increasing.