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Shortages
shortages
Dec. 6, 2021
Life Without Cream Cheese
We are learning the hard way that cream cheese is truly irreplaceable.
By
Alan Sytsma
potatoes
Dec. 4, 2019
Is It Time to Start Hoarding French Fries?
The truth about this week’s most overblown food story.
By
Nikita Richardson
shortages
Oct. 18, 2018
Tab Shortage Sparks Nationwide Diet-Soda Freak-out
After the largest independent bottler of Coke products stopped canning Tab, people are losing it.
By
Nikita Richardson
news you can booze
May 15, 2018
Get Ready to Feel the Pain of a Japanese Whiskey Shortage
Some of the country’s best distillers have started rationing supplies.
By
Clint Rainey
festival fails
May 15, 2018
All-You-Can-Eat Pizza Fest Reportedly Runs Out of Pizza
“Been here one hour, queued for 50 mins, managed to get 1 slice of pizza so far.”
By
Clint Rainey
shortages
Apr. 23, 2018
A Lobster Shortage Is Causing Prices to Skyrocket
Bad weather and high demand have caused prices to double.
By
Clint Rainey
shortages
Apr. 11, 2018
People Have Begun Panic-Buying Necco Wafers
Diehards are coming out of the woodwork to stockpile them, now that they’re in danger.
By
Clint Rainey
shortages
Mar. 19, 2018
New York Is Literally Running Out of Cheetos
And Doritos, and Fritos, and lots of other junk food.
By
Clint Rainey
shortages
Mar. 1, 2018
Now KFC Is Running Out of Gravy
The “operational issues” continue.
By
Clint Rainey
the chain gang
Feb. 23, 2018
KFC Apologized for Its Chicken Shortage With a Seriously Great Ad
Just a cheeky little chicken ad from the U.K.
By
Clint Rainey
the chain gang
Feb. 20, 2018
KFCs Ran Out of Chicken in the U.K. — and the Internet Just Cannot Handle It
A delivery-service change somehow forced almost 700 locations to close.
By
Clint Rainey
shortages
Jan. 2, 2018
New Research Says Chocolate Could Be Extinct by 2050
A not-so-sweet start to 2018.
By
Clint Rainey
the chain gang
Nov. 22, 2017
McDonald’s Seems Shocked That People Actually Want to Eat Its Chicken Tenders
The mega-chain needs to resupply its successful new menu item.
By
Clint Rainey
shortages
Sept. 6, 2017
Avocado Prices Climb to an Even Crazier All-time High
A case of them costs four times what it did at the start of 2016.
By
Clint Rainey
shortages
Aug. 25, 2017
America Is Running Out of Chicken Wings
Buffalo Wild Wings says prices have hit “a historic high.”
By
Clint Rainey
shortages
Aug. 9, 2017
India’s Political Unrest Has Caused a Darjeeling Tea Shortage
One grower calls it “the worst crisis we have ever faced.”
By
Clint Rainey
shortages
July 17, 2017
Bacon Prices Are 80 Percent Higher This Year
America’s reserves have hit a 60-year low.
By
Clint Rainey
shortages
May 31, 2017
Freak Weather Has Decimated the South’s Peach Supplies
Now a shortage is looming just in time for summer.
By
Clint Rainey
good news
Apr. 28, 2017
California Farmers May Soon Be Able to Grow Avocados Year-round
Researchers say they’ve found three varieties that could last all four seasons.
By
Clint Rainey
shortages
Mar. 21, 2017
Now, California’s Almonds Are Getting Destroyed by Too
Much
Rain
More than 27 inches have inundated the state’s $5 billion crop this winter.
By
Clint Rainey
shortages
Mar. 6, 2017
Get Ready for a Maple-Syrup Shortage
That crazy-warm February has harvests down by as much as 75 percent.
By
Clint Rainey
shortages
Feb. 3, 2017
The British Are Panicking Because Supermarkets Have Started Rationing Vegetables
Bad weather has caused a shortage of lettuce, zucchini, eggplant, and broccoli.
By
Clint Rainey
shortages
Dec. 14, 2016
Devastating Whipped-Cream Shortage Arrives Just in Time for the Holidays
The nitrous used to make spray cans is in very short supply.
By
Clint Rainey
shortages
Dec. 9, 2016
American Tourists Are Eating All of Cuba’s Already Scarce Food
“There is generally a lot of chaos and disorder in the market.”
By
Clint Rainey
shortages
Oct. 17, 2016
Brace Yourself for an Orange-Juice Shortage
This year’s harvest is the worst since records started 100 years ago.
By
Clint Rainey
shortages
Oct. 13, 2016
Marmite Crisis Puts Britain on the Brink of Total Collapse
Blame Brexit.
By
Clint Rainey
Sept. 12, 2016
Get Ready for a Caribbean Coconut Shortage
Insane demand has shrunk production in the region by as much as 60 percent.
By
Clint Rainey
shortages
Aug. 2, 2016
Northeast Braces for Devastating Peach Shortage
The region’s crop was decimated by a mid-February freeze.
By
Clint Rainey
shortages
July 7, 2016
America’s Pesticides Are Threatening Organic Honey
Beekeepers say consumers should start looking outside the U.S.
By
Clint Rainey
June 29, 2016
Some Even Worse News for America’s Beloved Avocados
A California heat wave has some farmers predicting “a minimal amount” for next year.
By
Clint Rainey
Shortages
Mar. 28, 2016
Looming Vanilla Shortage Arrives Just in Time to Ruin Ice-Cream Season
Prices are up 150 percent since last year.
By
Clint Rainey
Shortages
Mar. 7, 2016
The World Is Running Out of Good Scotch
Analysts say demand for single malt is only “going to get worse.”
By
Clint Rainey
Yikes
Feb. 26, 2016
U.N. Warns the Declining Bee Population Is Going to Devastate Our Food Supply
The organization’s alarming report says a rising number of “pollinators” face extinction.
By
Clint Rainey
Shortages
Feb. 17, 2016
Climate Change Is Decimating Maine’s Lobster Population
An alarming study says a warm-water disease threatens Maine’s whole industry.
By
Clint Rainey
Shortages
Jan. 14, 2016
Get Ready for a Chocolate Shortage
The industry’s top brands are spending $1 billion to increase cocoa’s productivity.
By
Clint Rainey
Shortages
Dec. 15, 2015
Small Breweries Are Literally Running Out of Beer Cans
There’s just too much good beer out there.
By
Clint Rainey
Shortages
Nov. 20, 2015
Despite Bird Flu Epidemic, Turkey’s Somehow Cheaper Than Last Year
Turns out reports of their deaths were greatly exaggerated.
By
Clint Rainey
Shortages
Nov. 5, 2015
England Is Running Out of Curry Chefs
One third of its 12,500 curry houses reportedly can’t find chefs.
By
Clint Rainey
Shortages
Oct. 30, 2015
Add Maine’s Cod to the List of Things Decimated by Global Warming
Scientists now blame rising water temperatures more than overfishing.
By
Clint Rainey
Shortages
Oct. 16, 2015
The Now-Annual Tradition of Pappy Van Winkle Scaremongering Has Begun
The venerable distillery says to expect half as much of its bourbon this year.
By
Clint Rainey
Shortages
Oct. 9, 2015
The Ocean Contains Half the Fish It Had 50 Years Ago
Bad news for tuna lovers.
By
Clint Rainey
Shortages
Oct. 7, 2015
Get Ready for a Pumpkin-Pie Shortage This Thanksgiving
Flooding has reduced some companies’ supplies by a third.
By
Clint Rainey
Shortages
Aug. 13, 2015
Hamptons Bracing for Another ‘Devastating’ Rosé Shortage
Supplies could be out by Labor Day; after that, the apocalypse starts.
By
Clint Rainey
Shortages
July 29, 2015
The Price of Olive Oil Is About to Reach an All-Time High
There’s been a 50 percent decline in the production of Spanish and Italian olive oils.
By
Sierra Tishgart
Shortages
June 18, 2015
Brace Yourself for a Thanksgiving Turkey Shortage
The bird flu is causing a steep decline.
By
Clint Rainey
Shortages
June 11, 2015
Eggs Are About to Become More Expensive Than Ever
The cost of a dozen jumped by as much as 23 cents in just the last week.
By
Clint Rainey
Shortages
Apr. 22, 2015
Chipotle Says Its Pork Shortage Will Continue — and Its Beef Prices Will
The company admits multiple meat crises are hurting sales.
By
Clint Rainey
Shortages
Apr. 9, 2015
Chipotle Breaks the News That Carnitas Won’t Return Anytime Soon
“We don’t know for sure when we’ll be fully supplied again.”
By
Clint Rainey
Shortages
Mar. 20, 2015
Pastrami’s Skyrocketing Price Is Killing New York Deli Owners
Some are considering taking it off the menu.
By
Clint Rainey
Shortages
Feb. 6, 2015
Are High Prices to Blame for the Existence of the Texas Brisket Bandit?
“It’s gold now.”
By
Clint Rainey
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