Is There A Beverage Shortage 2021?

Technically, the report is saying, Americans never experienced a true food shortage in 2021; there was always enough food to go around.

While typical grocery categories are experiencing 5 to 10 percent of products out of stock right now, beverage shortages are higher, with around 13 percent missing from shelves. Shortages have been showing up in waters, iced teas and soft drinks, as well as beer, hard seltzer and canned cocktails.

The problems are certainly true for the world’s largest beverage company, Coca-Cola, whose chief executive James Quincey has said repeatedly that consumers will see sporadic shortages on grocery shelves through 2022.

Cyberattacks have slowed supply chains. MerchantMaverick.com retail and shopping analyst Shannon Vissers says that the cream cheese shortage in particular is due to ongoing supply issues stemming from a cyberattack. Some meat plants were also subjected to cyberattacks in the last quarter of 2021, and they’re still feeling those effects today.