Supply chain crisis to impact Super Bowl weekend favorites
Updated: 5:44 PM CST Feb 11, 2022
IAN: FROM ONE BIG FOOTBALL STORY TO ANOTHER ONE. JUST DSAY AWAY, MANY OF US WILL BE KICKING BACK TO WATCH THE SUPER BOWL RIGHT HERE ON WVT 13 THIS SUNDAY NIGHT. BUT THE SUPPLY CHAIN CRISIS IS NOT TAKING A BREAK FOR SUPER BOWL WEEKEND. WVTM 13’S CHIP SCARBOROUGH IS LIVE CAHABA HEIGHTS WITH THE IMPACTS FOR BUSINESS OWNERS AND FA. REPORTER: WITHIN THE LAST YEAR, THE OWRNE OF TROUP’S PIZZA HERE IN CAHABA HEIGHTS HAS GONE FROM PAYING AROUND 0 $5FOR A CONTAINER OF CHICKEN WINGS TO $150. WI ATH PRICE INCREASE LIKE THAT, IT IS HARD TO AVOID PASSING IT OFF TO THE CUSTOMER. THIS IS A FRESH PAN OF CHICKEN WINGS, COOKED UP JUST IN TIME FOR SUPER BOWL WEEKEND. PLACES LIKE TROUP’S PIZZINA CAHABA HEIGHTS ARE PREPARED FOR A BUSY WEENDKE >> THE CHICKEN WINGS ARE IN HIGHEST DEMAND THIS TIME OF YEAR. YOU KNOW, FOOTBALL SEASOASN THE PLAYOFFS ROLL ALONG AND EVERYBODY’S HAVING FOOTBALL PARTIES. REPORTER: THE PRICE OF CHICKEN WINGS HAS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY OVER THE LAST YEAR. THE OWNER SAYS HE’S NOW PAYING THREE TIMES AS MUCH FOR A CONTAINER OF ROUGHLY 250 CHICKEN WINGS, WHICH EQUALS OUT TO ABOUT 40 POUNDS OF WGSIN >> JUST LIKE EVERY INDUSTRY, THE PEOPLE PROCESSING ICCHKEN ARE SHORT OF LABOR. SO, YOU’RE GETTING LESS CHICKEN PRODUCT. YOU’RE GETTING HIGHER PRIC.ES REPORT:ER SUPPLY CHAIN EXPERTS SAY RESTAURANT OWNERS AND CUSTOMERS CAN EXPECT MORE OF THE SAME FOR A WHILEON LGER. >> IT IS A LABOR ISSUE ACROSS THE GLOBE. IT IS NOT JUST A LABOR ISSUE. CERTAINLY, WE HAVE HAD THAT IN ETH TRUCKING SPHERE FOR QUITE SOME TIME BUT YOU COULD PRETTY MUCH TALK TO ANYBODY IN THE STATE AND THEY WILL GIVE YOU INFORMATION ON WHERE THE GAPS ARE. RETAERILS TRYING TO GET PEOPLE TO COME BACK AND WORK IN THE PHYSICAL STORE. SOME FOLKS THAT ARE STILL SCEDAR TO COME BACK AND DO THAT. REPORT:ER THERE CAN ALSO BE MANPOWER ISSUES HIGHER UP IN THE SUPPLY CIN IHAN MANUFACTURING PLANTS OVERSEAS, WHICH TRICKLE DOWN. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO SUPER BOWL WEEKEND, THE SUPPLY CHAIN CRISIS ISN’T JUST LIMITED TO CHICNKE WINGS. THERE ARE ALSO ISSUES GETTING ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPLIESND A TOPPINGS FOR PIZS.ZA >> ON MONDAY, THERUCK T COMES IN IT’S NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO , HAVE ALL THE STUFF THAT UYO ORDERED. SO NOW, YOU’RE SCRAMBLING TO GET THAT. YOU KNOW, YOU DON’T WANT TO TAKE ANYTHING OFF YOUR MENU, BUT YOU CAN’T RUNOUT. REPORTER: THE OWNER TELLS ME HE AVOIDED GOING UP ON THE PRICE OF CHICKEN WINGS BECAUSE HE SAYS THAT’S THE KIND OF THING CUSTOMERS REMEMBER. BUT AS THE PRICE OF THOSE CHICKEN WINGS KEPT GOING UP, HE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO RAISE THE PRICE BY A DOL
Supply chain crisis to impact Super Bowl weekend favorites
Updated: 5:44 PM CST Feb 11, 2022
The supply chain crisis is not taking a break for Super Bowl weekend. Watch the video above to learn about the impact business owners and customers will be feeling during the big weekend.
The supply chain crisis is not taking a break for Super Bowl weekend. Watch the video above to learn about the impact business owners and customers will be feeling during the big weekend.
