The shortage is putting the squeeze on parents. Other items - ranging from pet foods and sports drinks to other household items - are also in short supply, the spokesman, Lloyd Singer, said.
Hauppauge, New York-based grocery chain King Kullen is also seeing “sporadic shortages” of juice boxes and pouches, a spokesman told Newsday, citing shortages of labor for production, warehousing, and transportation. Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesĬapri-Sun and Kool-Aid are expected to resume production on some products shortly, she said, “which should help with assortment and availability.” A cargo ship moves under the Bayonne Bridge as it heads into port on Oct. Some juice box manufacturers are now scaling back production efforts on some flavors to focus on ones that can be produced more easily, O’Brien said, adding that “cranberry-based juices and cocktails are not reporting any crop or product supply issues” - though they might be less popular with kids.
“Additionally, juice suppliers have noted that volatile crops this past season have in part created a shortage on apple concentrate,” she added. “Like many retailers, we are seeing some shortages on juice boxes and bottles of juice as suppliers are experiencing labor, logistics and packaging challenges due to COVID-19,” said Maura O’Brien, a spokeswoman for Stop & Shop, the largest grocery chain on Long Island. Supermarkets are running low on the children’s favorite thanks to a smaller-than-expected apple crop this year and shortages of bottles and juice box containers. Juice boxes are the latest victim of the supply-chain issues causing shortages of various products across the country. NY mother sues ShopRite for $35K over alleged apple pie mix-up that left her feeling ‘betrayed’ I found the craziest supermarket in the world - it sells tattooed chickens NY pols keep putting special-interests (and themselves) over their own constituents Workers just want to do their job, not be on the front lines of public safety
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