Why are stores out of yogurt ?

[left-of-center2012]

Being elderly and disabled I grocery shop online for delivery.
The three major chain stores I routinely order from are all sold out of yogurt.

Vanilla, cherry, blueberry, strawberry, plain...
Brand name or store brand.
It doesn't matter.
They are all 'out of stock'

[OhZone]

1. Where are ya?

Central Jersey shore stocks seem alright.

[TygrBright]

2. They have plenty of it here in northern NM.

Unfortunately, as always, it's heavy on "nonfat" and "lowfat" and "no sugar" added versions, and a superabundance of pseudoyogurt versions made from nuts and seeds and god knows what-all else.

Looking for blended-flavor whole-milk yogurt is like being on a unicorn safari (as always - it's never easy to find), but all the rest of it is plenty available here.

wearily,
Bright

[onecaliberal]

3. The store isn't out not sure why they won't make it available for delivery.

The same thing was happening with egg whites for us but when I sent my daughter into the store there was plenty.
🤷‍♀️

[sinkingfeeling]

4. I buy Fage 0% Greek Yogurt in the 32 oz. containers and then stir in any wonderful

sugar free Torani syrup.

[Under The Radar]

5. Fruit smothie drinks as well

[dameatball]

6. Publix has plenty. Might be a regional thing??

[GoCubsGo]

25. It seems to be grocery chain-related where Ilive.

No problems in Publix and Kroger, except for the stuff that's on sale. But, that's normal. Aldi has been out of various types. They usually have non-fat Greek yogurt, but the whole milk version only shows up one week per month.

[NQAS]

7. No one's got distilled water

Northern New England. Need for cpap.

[Skittles]

8. no problem here

[FSogol]

9. I've come across grocery stores being out of items, but

They are back in stock in a day or two. Mostly, cat food, bird seed, and pasta.

[chia]

10. Bought yogurt at Albertson's this weekend, didn't notice any empty shelves, got the brand I wanted.

Still no Rice Krispies, though.

[Harker]

11. You'll be okay soon.

You're experiencing culture shock.

[left-of-center2012]

12. Is that supposed to be funny?

It's not.

[Harker]

13. I'm sorry.

I didn't realize you were badly inconvenienced.

I apologize.

[demmiblue]

14. I thought it was funny.

[Harker]

15. Thanks! I appreciate that, demmiblue.

I really hate to trouble or offend anyone with a casual pun. I never mean to be mean.

[demmiblue]

16. You weren't being mean...

and it IS the Lounge; puns are to be expected!

toward the sky to DU's King of Puns, pinboy3niner.

[Harker]

18. I was a lounge lurker since the days of Bob Boudelang.

pinboy3niner was a real treat.

[Butterflylady]

17. Gave me a chuckle.

[niyad]

20. Took me a second.

[Harker]

30. My one yogurt joke.

Story of my life.

[niyad]

42. It is a good one.

[LuckyCharms]

31. Nice one!

I tried to joke with my wife about us not being able to get any cream cheese. She didn't laugh though. I never knew she needed cream cheese so much!

[Harker]

32. That's hard cheese.

Try Philadelphia.

[LuckyCharms]

33. None to be found around here!

No bricks, hard, soft, whipped...nothing!

[Harker]

34. PA. n/t

[LuckyCharms]

35. I think I might have read that initially there was

some kind of problem at the Philadelphia Cream Cheese plant? Maybe a cyber attack? I can't remember exactly...

[Harker]

36. Gads. Yes, a cyber attack on Schreiber Foods.

They manufacture cream cheese primarily for small labels.

[LuckyCharms]

37. Yikes! Thanks for the info!

[Harker]

38. What an odd target.

The list of possible suspects is substantial, but whomever did it was pretty Krafty.

[Ellipsis]

19. Plenty of large containers of yogurt...

I think there is a manufacturing/supply chain issues with the small containers.

[niyad]

21. My King Soopers is definitely not out of a wide variety of yoghurts.

[elleng]

22. Dunno; don't think mine, in southern MD, is.

[highplainsdem]

23. Haven't noticed any shortage.

[AngryOldDem]

24. Here, it's cereal.

I’ve not seen my usual brand for weeks. I’ve taken to buying a box of what I’m eating now, whenever I’m at the store, just in case.

Coke and other soft drinks were just about gone, too, which for me will be a real crisis.

I’ve heard this may last through at least spring. It seems like the shelves are slowly going bare.

[EastMeetsWest]

28. Interesting

The last time I saw empty shelves here in Japan was in the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake-tsunami-nuclear explosion disaster. I've been to 5 different supermarkets recently, and all the shelves were fully stocked.

[AngryOldDem]

43. It's not as bad as it was at the height of the pandemic.

Shelves were literally bare, especially in the bread aisle. But supply has been gradually decreasing since after Christmas or so. No rhyme or reason, other than cereal. Trash bags were scarce one week.

[LuckyCharms]

26. Dunno, but here in NYS, it's impossible to get cream cheese.

[GoCubsGo]

27. Perhaps people are figuring out that it can be turned into cream cheese?

Which has been in short supply for a while in some places. (Straining it overnight in a colander lined with cheese cloth or a coffee filter makes lovely cream cheese.)

The yogurt supply in my town has been pretty good. The shortages are spotty--by store, and by certain varieties of some brands.

[Emile]

29. Never liked yogurt. It's cat food here that's in short supply.

[Harker]

39. I've never liked cat food, either. n/t

[Emile]

40. What does it taste like? Chicken?

[Harker]

41. I couldn't quite get past the smell.

[Emile]

44. LOL. I was in Corfu, Greece the only time I ate

yogurt and I thought it tasted like sour milk. This was real yogurt, not the kind that tastes like ice cream you get in grocery stores.

[Harker]

45. It's been fifty years since I've drunk milk...

but I'll never forget the smell of a carton that had gone bad.