FOX News Rundown EXTRA: Why Are So Many Grocery Shelves Empty?

The Fox News Rundown

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3.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2022

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

As America continues to deal with the supply chain crisis, customers are finding that many products are missing from shelves, and those that are there are more expensive than before. Images of empty produce and juice aisles have been all over the news and internet, but what's the story behind the empty shelves? Stew Leonard Jr, the CEO of the Stew Leonard's supermarket chain, joined host Chris Foster earlier this week to explain why there are shortages of so many products and his industry is coping with inflation. Leonard discussed how transportation issues, red tape, and the current COVID surge are playing a role. Due to time limitations, we could not include all of the interview in our original segment. On the FOX News Rundown Extra, you will hear our entire conversation with Stew Leonard Jr and hear more of his take on America's supply chain issues. He also weighs in on how the grocery store industry is changing due to labor costs and whether or not shoppers should expect more self-checkout lanes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.7	This is the Fox News Run Down Extra.
0:33.0	I'm Chris Foster.
0:37.0	Shortages are back at some supermarkets,
0:39.0	not like the early days of the coronavirus pandemic,
0:41.0	but products are missing here and there due to
0:43.1	coronavirus sick outs at suppliers and trucking companies for example continued
0:46.5	supply chain issues more demand and some bad weather.
0:49.2	Stool Leonard Jr. has been dealing with it he's CEO of the Stu Leonard's supermarket.
0:54.8	The company started as a dairy farm in Connecticut a hundred years ago by Stu's
0:58.1	grandfather Charles. His dad opened the first store in 1969 and there are seven of
1:02.4	them now.
1:03.0	Stu Jr. and I spoke recently about the shortages and the supermarket business in general.
1:07.0	It was too much to get it all into the regular podcast, so that's what the rundown extras for.
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