Our supplier had a catastrophic event at one of their production facilities, thus limiting the production capacity for our chips. The combined impact of this event and the well documented and ongoing issues with labor, ingredients, and overall supply chain challenges, give us no other option currently than to place both of our Gehl’s Tortilla Chip SKUs listed below on a Controlled Deployment.
Affected IFD Items:
#94257 - Tortilla Chips with Paper
#93194 - Tortilla Chips with Tray
Click here to read the full article.
General Mills
General Mills Convenience & Foodservice is announcing a temporary change to the packaging design for various SKUs within our 4oz Cup Yogurt portfolio. The change reflects our continued efforts to increase service reliability.
Read the full update here.
November 1 Update
Due to manufacturing challenges caused by ingredient and packaging unavailability, we are temporarily suspending the shipment of Simply Chex™ Strawberry Yogurt Snack Mix, effective immediately.
Affected IFD Items:
#66452 -Chex Mix™ Simply Chex™ Snack Mix Single Serve Strawberry Yogurt (60 ct) 1.03 oz
November 8 Update
We continue to experience several disruptions that are impacting production of these SKUs, including labor and capacity constraints, ingredient disruptions and extended downtime due to mechanical challenges. Given the continuation of these disruptions, we are extending the temporary withdrawal of these SKUs through the dates listed below.
Affected IFD Items:
#30318 -Pillsbury™ Frozen Mini Pancakes Maple Burst'n™ 3.17 oz
#30313 -Pillsbury™ Frozen Mini Pancakes Strawberry Splash™ 3.17 oz
#101601 -Pillsbury™ Frozen Mini Pancakes Chocolatey Chip Explosion 3.17 oz
January 17 Update
We continue to experience several disruptions that are impacting production of these SKUs, including labor, capacity, ingredient and mechanical challenges. The compounding of these constraints is resulting in product that is not meeting the high-quality standards that we expect to provide to our consumers. Given the continuation of these disruptions, we are extending the temporary suspension of these SKUs through the dates listed below.
Affected IFD Items:
#30318 -Pillsbury™ Frozen Mini Pancakes Maple Burst'n™ 3.17 oz
#30313 -Pillsbury™ Frozen Mini Pancakes Strawberry Splash™ 3.17 oz
#101601 -Pillsbury™ Frozen Mini Pancakes Chocolatey Chip Explosion 3.17 oz
January 31 Update
In an effort to maximize the total case availability within our Frozen Breakfast portfolio, we are extending the estimated return date of 2 previously suspended SKUs, and temporarily suspending 2 additional SKUs. Taking these actions will allow us to increase production for the remaining SKUs within the portfolio and improve service reliability for the overall portfolio. This suspension is effective immediately and will continue through the dates listed in the table below.
March Update
As a follow-up to the previously communicated temporary suspension of our Pillsbury Mini Pancakes SKUs, we will be extending this suspension until July 1st, 2022.
March 2022 Update
General Mills North America Foodservice is announcing a temporary change to the packaging design for various SKUs within our 4oz Cup Yogurt portfolio. The change reflects our continued efforts to increase service reliability.
Read the full update here.
March 2022 Update
General Mills North America Foodservice is announcing the temporary suspension of our Singlepak Cereal SKUs, effective immediately. This suspension is driven by ongoing capacity constraints, material sourcing challenges, and a recent mechanical disruption impacting the production line.
March 2022 Update
After reviewing the General Mills Convenience & Foodservice product portfolio for optimal assortment, Yoplait® Smooth Yogurt will be discontinued, effective May 31st, 2022.
Affected IFD Items:
#103550 -Yoplait® Smooth Yogurt Single Serve Cup Low Fat Horchata 4 oz
#103551 -Yoplait® Smooth Yogurt Single Serve Cup Low Fat Vanilla 4 oz
#103552 -Yoplait® Smooth Yogurt Single Serve Cup Low Fat Strawberry 4 oz
#22185 -Yoplait® Trix™ Single Serve Cup Strawberry Banana Bash (48ct) 4oz
#22180 -Yoplait® Trix™ Single Serve Cup Raspberry Rainbow (48 ct) 4 oz
Read the full update here.
April 2022 Update
General Mills North America Foodservice is announcing minor ingredient and nutrition changes to our Cinnamon Chex SKUs, effective June 1st, 2022.
April 2022 Update
Due to ongoing ingredient, packaging and labor challenges, General Mills North America Foodservice is announcing a temporary strategic suspension of our Pillsbury™ 6/5lb Baking and Griddle Mixes, effective April 18, 2022. The anticipated return date for these SKUs is July 1, 2022. In the interim, we would like to Partner with you on our Gold Medal Mixes to fill the void for your Pillsbury Mix operators.
Affected IFD Items:
#100862 - Sweet Pancake Mix
#100863 - Creme Cake
#102946 - Brownie Mix
April 2022 Update
The required nutritional information will remain on the fully printed cups, and the outer corrugate case will remain unchanged. These changes will be strictly cosmetic. There is no change to the product. There are no changes to the ingredient/nutrition panels, pallet dimensions, UPC, or pricing.
April 2022 Update
After reviewing the General Mills North America Foodservice product portfolio for optimal assortment, Nature Valley™ Backpacker™ Chewy Oatmeal Bites will be discontinued, effective May 29, 2022.
Affected IFD Items:
#26816 -Nature Valley™ Backpacker™ Chewy Oatmeal Snacks Chocolate Chip
#26818 -Nature Valley™ Backpacker™ Chewy Oatmeal Snacks S'mores
May 2022 Update
We are experiencing concurrent labor, packaging, and ingredient availability disruptions that are impacting production of SKUs within our Frozen Breakfast portfolio. These challenges are compounded by the significant demand fluctuation that we are seeing for SKUs across this portfolio.
May 2022 Update
General Mills North America Foodservice is announcing a temporary name change to our reduced sugar cereal SKUs. Cocoa Puffs™ 25% Less Sugar Cereal and Trix™ 25% Less Sugar Cereal will become Cocoa Puffs™ Special Edition and Trix™ Special Edition.
May 2022 Update
General Mills North America Foodservice is announcing a formula change to our Pillsbury™ Best™ Place & Bake™ Twirl Dough and Pillsbury™ Best™ Place & Bake™ Jalapeno Cheddar Scone Dough SKUs.
June 2022 Update
Due to ongoing labor and ingredient disruptions impacting the quality we are committed to delivering, General Mills North America Foodservice is announcing Pillsbury™ Frozen Mini Pancakes will be discontinued, effective immediately.
#30318 -Pillsbury™ Frozen Mini Pancakes Maple Burst'n™ 3.17 oz
#30313 -Pillsbury™ Frozen Mini Pancakes Strawberry Splash™ 3.17 oz
#101601 -Pillsbury™ Frozen Mini Pancakes Chocolatey Chip Explosion 3.17 oz
June 2022 Update
After reviewing the General Mills North America Foodservice product portfolio for optimal assortment, Fruity Cheerios™ Cereal Single Serve Bowlpak and Fruity Cheerios™ Cereal Bars will be discontinued, effective August 1,2022, or while supplies last.
Affected IFD Items:
#66845 -Cereal Cheerios Fruity WG
#66689 -Cereal Bar Fruity Cheerios WG IW
Read the full update here.
June 2022 Update Affected IFD Items:
After reviewing the General Mills North America Foodservice product portfolio for optimal assortment, all Singlepak Cereal SKUs will be discontinued, effective immediately. The discontinuation of these SKUs will enable General Mills to improve efficiency to best deliver on the portfolio of products
most valued by its customers.
#66712 -Cheerios™ Cereal Single Serve Singlepak .625 oz
#66554 -Total™ Whole Grain Cereal Single Serve Singlepak .875 oz
#66719 -Honey Nut Cheerios™ Cereal Single Serve Singlepak .81 oz
June 2022 Update
Due to ongoing ingredient, packaging and labor challenges, General Mills North America Foodservice is extending the temporary strategic suspension of our Pillsbury™ 6/5lb Baking and Griddle Mixes. The expected return date for these SKUs is now August 31, 2022.
Affected IFD Items:
#100863 -Pillsbury™ Cake Mix, Creme Cake, 5 lb
#102664 -Pillsbury™ Cake Mix, Creme Cake Base, Chocolate, 9 lb
#24825 -Pillsbury™ Cake Mix, Creme Cake Base, 50 lb
Read the full update here.
June 2022 Update
Due to manufacturing challenges caused by labor constraints, we are temporarily suspending the shipment of our "Goodness Variety Pack" Single Serve Cereal Cup Assortment, effective immediately.
#66822 -Goodness Variety Pack, Single Serve Cereal Cup Assortment, 2.02 oz
August 2022 Update
General Mills North America Foodservice is announcing a flavor assortment change to our PillsburyTM Place &
BakeTM Frozen Scone Dough Fruit Flavors Variety Pack. The new variety pack will contain 1 additional slab of
Blueberry Flavor Scones – our bestselling flavor!
August 2022 Update
As a follow-up to the communication you received in June, we are providing an update on the status of our "Goodness Variety Pack" Single Serve Cereal Cup Assortment. We continue to experience manufacturing challenges impacting production of this SKU, and as a result, we are extending the temporary suspension of this SKU through the date listed below. At the same time, we are announcing a change to the assortment of cereal cups in the case, effective October 10, 2022.
August 2022 Update
Due to ongoing ingredient, packaging and labor challenges, General Mills North America Foodservice is extending the temporary strategic suspension of our Pillsbury™ 6/5lb Baking and Griddle Mixes. The expected return date for these SKUs is now October 1, 2022.
June 2023 Update
Due to packaging supply constraints, the following item will be paused:
IFD #100615 - 1 oz No Fat Sour Cream Portions,100/1 oz
Consistent with our commitment to share as much information as quickly and transparently as possible about our supply chain status, please be assured we will continue to update you as we have more information. We understand the challenges these shortages cause for you. Thank you for your patience and we appreciate your continued support of Land O’Lakes. If you have any questions, please contact your local sales representative.
December 2023 Update
General Mills Foodservice is announcing a packaging improvement for our Pillsbury™ Frozen Thaw & Serve Baked Brownie Sheets.There is NO change to the product formula, and NO action is needed from customers.
Individual brownie trays within the case will now be printed with a saleable UPC. This improvement will allow Distributors and Operators to sell individual brownie trays to customers. This change does not impact how customers order this product from General Mills, and product should continue to be purchased by the case.
January 2024 Updated
After reviewing the General Mills Foodservice product portfolio for optimal assortment,Cocoa Puffs™ Frozen Soft Filled Bars– which had previously been placed on temporary suspension –will be discontinued, effective immediately.We apologize for any inconvenience.
Affected IFD Items
#26039 - Pillsbury Soft Filled Bar, Cocoa Puffs
February 2024 Update
We had previously noted shipment of these SKUs would be temporarily suspended until February 2024. However, we continue to experience manufacturing challenges, caused largely by disruption from a winter weather event, and compounded by the strong demand we are seeing for SKUs across this portfolio. Given these circ*mstances, and to maximize health on the rest of the portfolio, we have made the difficult decision to continue suspension on the items we had not yet produced before the winter weather event.
- Pillsbury™ Southwest Queso Cheesy Pull-Aparts will come off suspension as planned on February 12, 2024.
- Three additional SKUs will remain on an extended suspension until June 3, 2024.
- Pillsbury™ Cocoa Puffs™ Soft Filled Bar has been discontinued. This was announced in a separate communication sent to youearlier this month.
March 2024 Update
General Mills Foodservice is announcing a renovation within our Pillsbury™ Baked Croissant portfolio. We will be making minor adjustments to the shape and name of select SKUs.
What is changing? Affected IFD items:
•Product Format
•Product Description
What is NOT changing?
•Price
•BPC/UPC/GTIN
•Case Count/Pallet Configuration
•Formula/Ingredients/Nutrition
•Prep Instructions
#28237 - Pillsbury™ Baked Croissant Butter
#28235 - Pillsbury™ Baked CroissantPlain CurvedSliced 3 oz
Read the full update here.June 2024 Update
General Mills Foodservice is announcing a graphic design refresh for our Single-Serve Cup Cereal portfolio. Cups will beupdated with new lids that offer a uniform appearance across the assortment and feature the branded logos consumersrecognize and enjoy! Please note: this is a cosmetic change to the lids only, with no other changes to the packaging orthe product.
Gilster-Mary Lee Food Service
Over the past couple of weeks, we've witnessed an unforeseen increase in the cost of egg products. This is largely due to the Avian Flu, which has been detrimental to the population of chickens and readily available eggs.
Read the full update here.January 2023 Update
Due to a lack of qualified labor, we are delayed in our receipt of finished goods from the producing plants and the consolidation, staging, and loading of the outbound orders. We continue to bring in additional labor and management into this facility to assist the team there, and we are making progress.
Grimmway Farms
This week seems to have its ongoing issues. Ammonia leak last Monday created issues for us packaging product for your orders. Now we have been told that the FDA will be in our Foodservice plant this week which is expected to shut us down during peak production times. This creates issues once again with any future orders. Production is running 24/7 and with the large amount of volume going through our plant and short labor is causing delays with production and our shipping Department.
The items that are affected are the following:
Snack Packs
Shred, Sticks, Coins, Chips….all cuts
2” chunk
4” chunk
We would suggest the 2/5# or 4/5# baby peeled as an option until we get caught up.
Hormel
Due to labor constraints and raw material supply issues product categories are experiencing spot and full shortages.
Due to the seasonal nature of our business and complex global supplychain dynamics, many external risks beyond our control can arise.As your business partner, we do our best to ride that wave and mitigaterisk to provide consistent quality and supply.Our on-hand inventories fluctuate based on market favorability at thepoint of H&G purchase, plus transit time and further processing ifrequired.This report is a look forward and does not directly correlate withour buying patterns. The headlines shared do not reflect ourinventory position.
Due to unprecedented demand, capacity limitations, and recent manufacturing issues, MAGIC CUP® desserts will experience shortages for the next 60-90 days, while we rebuild inventory levels. Production levels are still anticipated to be 100% of 2023 levels. However, high demand and recent manufacturing issues, have lowered inventory levels.
We are making every effort to produce as many MAGIC CUP® products as possible and recognize that you, our valued customer, rely on MAGIC CUP® to meet the caloric and protein needs of your patients and/or residents.
March 2024 Update #71651 - Vanilla Read the full update.June 2024 Update
Due to sustained unprecedented demand, MAGIC CUP® desserts will continue to be allocated and experience shortages for the foreseeable future.
We are making every effort to produce as many MAGIC CUP® products as possible and recognize that you, our valued customer, rely on MAGIC CUP® to meet the caloric and protein needs of your patients and/or residents. Please reach out to your Hormel Health Labs representative with any questions or concerns.
#71647 - Butter Pecan
#71644 - Chocolate
#71654 - Wild Berry
#97089 - Reduced Sugar Vanilla S/O
We are in the process of updating and modernizing our manufacturing processes and moving to a new facility, allowing for increased capacity and future innovation! Because of this transition, there will be short term supply interruptions beginning in June for several THICK & EASY® shaped pureed food items.We expect to ship meat and vegetables consistently by September 15
Huy Fong Foods
Currently, due to weather conditions affecting the quality of chili peppers, we now face a more
severe shortage of chili. Unfortunately, this is out of our control and without this essential
ingredient we are unable to produce any of our products.
June 19, 2023 Update
Huy Fong Foods would like to thank you for your patience during this unprecedented shortage. We are sorry to inform you that we are still unable to provide any near future updates regarding our supply or any time frame for production to resume. We continue to remain hopeful to receive raw material in the upcoming months.
August 21, 2023 Update
Huy Fong Foods’ sriracha hot sauce, in the green-capped bottle with the rooster label, has been hard to find for the past few years. In July 2020, the company sent an email to customers saying it was experiencing a shortage of the jalapeño chili peppers that are a main ingredient of the sauce. In April 2022, it reiterated the problem in astatement to customers. But it hasn’t solved the problem yet — leaving consumers seeking alternatives to the popular hot sauce.
Read the full update here.
Integrated Food Service
As many of you are aware, shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine, agriculture commodities and every prices surged, creating another unexpected wave of price increases for protein, grains, fuel, and freight. Consequently, we are forced to increase our prices respectively superseding the prices on Bids, RFP's and price quotes recently awarded and, in most cases, have not yet begun.
International Food Solutions Affected IFD Items:
Unfortunately, we currently find ourselves in a position where we are not able to produce some of
our SKUS. We are estimating that these items will be “Temporarily Unavailable” through the third quarter of
2022 and have required increased lead times as product becomes available.
#104155 -Gluten Free Teriyaki Chicken- Unbreaded 6pk
#101577 -Beef and Cheese Tamales
Read the full update here.
July 2022 Update
Unfortunately, we currently find ourselves in a position where we are not able to produce some of
our SKUS. We are estimating that these items will be “Temporarily Unavailable” through the third quarter of
2022 and have required increased lead times as product becomes available. Plants continue to struggle to
acquire raw material, staff production lines and meet increasing demand.
Affected IFD Items:
#101577 Tamale Shredded Beef Cheese FFS
#104154 Chicken Nugget Breaded Wg
#104155 Chicken Teriyaki GF Frozen
#104157 Chicken Teriyaki Strip Grilled
#104799 Egg Roll Veg Frozen
Read the full update here.
Intercon
Due to disruptions in the supply chain, supply of 5-gallon pail lids has become intermittent.
Intercon Chemical uses a wide variety of 5-gallon pail lids that come in a variety of colors, each with different spouts or openings. Due to the intermittent supply of 5-gallon pail lids, Intercon manufacturing may use alternate lids from time to time.
Whenever possible we will use the standard 5-gallon pail lid type for each product. Keep in mind this may change by product or order until the supply chain fully returns to normal.
We deeply appreciate your business and look forward to working together through changes emerging in the supply chain.
J&B Group
As we continue to navigate the every-changing environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is presenting new challenges to J&B and our production facility. 5 key factors that we review on a daily basis are the availability of boxes, film, raw materials and our labor.With all the potential shortages around the globe, the pricing for most of the products will be impacted.
J&J Snack
Labor and production challenges continue for the Bavarian Bakery product line. To properly fulfill our K-12 district menu needs, we are opting to pause production for the below items (many are new and recently released). These will be temporarily paused until February 1, 2022.
Affected IFD #s:
#100925 - Pretzel Hot Dog Buns, WG
#27030 - Pretzel Rolls, WG
September 15 Update
The Bavarian Bread line is not being produced at all. The company has experienced hiccups with timing of production and transportation picking up resulting in some shortage issues.
March 10 Update
As a follow-up to our January and early February 2022 communications, we would like to share that we are continuing to see progress regarding our new ERP system and normalizing order processes. As shared, we have experienced temporarily slower order processing speeds in our NJ facility causing a backlog of orders. To further facilitate normalization of order processing speeds, we are cancelling select purchase orders placed with request dates of Feb 25 or earlier. This step will occur on Mar 10 ad 11.
Read the full update here.June 2022 Update
J&J Snack Foods has continued to work diligently
on your behalf to mitigate supply disruptions and rising costs wherever possible. Despite these
efforts, we are experiencing broad and significant cost increases across our portfolio and expect
these pressures to remain elevated into 2023 and beyond.
JBS
On Sunday, May 30, JBS USA announced that it was the target of a major cyberattack and has shut its North American and Australian computer networks.The supply chain could see significant disruptions if processing facilities under JBS's umbrella are temporarily idled in the United States. If plant closures do occur and are long-lasting, cattle and hogs scheduled for slaughter would likely be rerouted to the feedlots or barns until further notice.
September 13 Update
On Sunday evening, a fire broke out at the rendering section of JBS’s beef plant in Grand Island, Nebraska.On a Facebook post, JBS stated, “As of this time fabrication and slaughter A and B shift will not be working September 13, 2021."
The facility has an estimated daily capacity of 5,500 to 6,000 head per day and employs about 2,800 people.Industry sources estimate today’s cattle slaughter at 113,000 head.Thefire that reportedly started late Sundayin the rendering area of JBS's Grand Island, Neb., beef processing facility remained burning 12 hours later,according to media reports.The rendering operations apparently are a total loss.
But operations at the plant, which were suspended on Monday, are expected to resume Tuesday, according to a statement by the company.
By Monday the blaze was dubbed a six-alarm fire. A report quoting the Associated Press said the fire continued burning inside of walls and ceilings in the plant. No injuries have been reported, and no cause for the fire has been determined.
Jennie-O Turkey
The following Jennie-O® products will be discontinued upon depletion of current inventory. Please share with your customers and note potential replacement items below.
Affected IFD Items:
#55062- Turkey Sausage Bulk Mild
June 2022
As an important customer of Jennie-O, we wanted to let you know we are doing our best to plan
for the impending impact to our customers in terms of product availability. This may include some
products not being available until the impacted farm operations can safely bring back turkeys. Our
team will be reaching out to you to discuss any impacts for your business and know that we are
doing everything we can during this difficult time to meet our customers needs.
JTM Food Group
J.T.M. is discontinuing the sale of our Seasoned Beef Steak CP5813 and 5813CE for any new orders as of this date. This product has been offered by J.T.M. since 2007 and is one of our favorite platform products! We know that you and your customers love this product as much as we do! Unfortunately, our subcontractors that make the product for us, can no longer reliably manufacture it due to substantial labor availability issues. We made the difficult decision today to discontinue the product.
Affected IFD Item:
#34810 -Beef Steak Philly Seasn
Johnsonville
After careful consideration, Johnsonville has decided to discontinue the following products effective January 1st, 2023, or while supplies last. As we discontinue these items, we offer the following items as a direct replacements where applicable. The items below have the same great flavor and superior performance that you expect from Johnsonville.
Jones
Due to ongoing supply chain issues, we have made the difficult decision to suspend Jones Dairy Farm item.
Affected IFD Item:
#32820 -Fully Cooked Bacon slices
May 6, 2022 Update
When our school bid pricing was published in February of this year, we had made note that the items listed below had a temporarily suspended status. We had hoped that we would be able to have these items back into our FS portfolio in time to accommodate bids for the first semester of the 2022/2023 school year this coming fall. Unfortunately, due to continuing production capacity issues, we will not be able to produce any of these items for at least the rest of 2022.
Kaufhold's Kurds
Effective January 15th, 2022, we are increasing the case cost of all our Kaufhold’s Kurds, Inc. cases.We tried to hold off as long as we could to avoid this price increase. However, due to the continued price increases in raw materials, freight, and labor over the past two years we now need to increase our case cost. Thank you for your business and your partnership with us at Kaufhold’s Kurds. We appreciate you very much!
Kemps
Kemps’ 3-gallon packaging supplier, as well as other 3 - gallon tub manufacturers in the U.S. are experiencing significant market disruptions from two main raw materials – Cold Set Adhesive and Steel Rims.
Supply has been tight due to the adhesive suppliers operating under force majeure since the Polar Vortex in February. Most recently this was compounded by a major flood at one the glue suppliers manufacturing sites. This forced the outage late last week as limited inventories were depleted.
May 2022 Update
Supply chain issues continue to plague grocery suppliers and Kemps has been affected by this disruption. Since February, Kemps has been experiencing missed shipments of aluminum alloy, which is used for the lids on our Kemps IttiBitz 2.9oz single serve novelties. Unfortunately, we see no relief in sight and this notification is to make you aware of the situation.
Affected IFD Items:
#23094 - Ittibitz Cotton Candy Cups
#23099 - Ittibitz Cookies and Cream Cups
We recognize that you and the entire K-12 Education Industry are dealing with manufacturing delays across your supplier networks, which is putting significant stress on your operations. We want to start by thanking you for yourpartnership with our teams to solve these challenges together. Recognizing clarity in “what” is driving our challenges and “how” we are progressing through them is important, and as such please see below for the actions we are taking to address disruptions in our supply and service.
Due to the continued shortage of workers and limited production capacity at our plants, we are experiencing a reduced inventory of our 8-oz. cartons of PEARL® Organic Soymilk. This may affect the fulfillment of your future orders. However, please be assured that we are working to replenish our inventory in the next few months to meet your supply demand.
Due to a sudden, increased demand for food service products, we are experiencing
temporary shortages that have impacted selected items. Please note that the following
item will no longer be available until further notice.
Read the full update here.May 2022 Update
Due to a sudden, increased demand for food service products, we are experiencing temporary shortages that have impacted selected items. Please note that the following items will no longer be available until further notice
Affected IFD Items:
#77788 -Soy Sauce Individual Packets
#103092 - Soy Sauce Packet
Read the full update here.
Kraft Heinz Foodservice
As we continue to experience unprecedented demand for key products, we will be fair-sharing available production on the following items through July 2, 2021. This action will optimize our supply network, ensure all customers receive a consistent flow of product, and position us to meet this new level of demand going forward.
As we all continue to incur operational challenges resulting from the lingering pressures that winter storms Uri and Viola in Texas and the Gulf Coast region have had on the world’s resin supply, we are informing customers of resulting lid liner shortages in our materials network. This will unfortunately limit our production ability on our rigid gallon jug lines in the near future.
Read the full update here.
As we continue to experience unprecedented demand for key products, we will be fair-sharing available production on the following items through May 31, 2021. This action will optimize our supply network, ensure all customers receive a consistent flow of product, and position us to meet this new level of demand going forward.
As we all welcome the ongoing recovery of our industry, the rapid increases in demand and abrupt format shifts back to the tabletop have left us all with supply constraints. With this in mind, we have identified an opportunity for us to unlock incremental tabletop ketchup supply by temporarily simplifying our tabletop ketchup portfolio.
Production will be halted on IFD #56360 Classic Squeeze Ketchup through at least October 2021.
June 24th Update
As we continue to experience unprecedented demand for key products, we will be fair-sharing available production on the following items through August 2, 2021. This action will optimize our supply network, ensure all customers receive a consistent flow of product, and position us to meet this new level of demand going forward.
Bulk Ketchup: Read the full update here
Capri Sun: Read the full update here
October 18th Update
We have made the decision to exit our canned soup business. The list below gives details on the remaining canned soup SKUs in our portfolio that we are discontinuing. We anticipate supply on the majority of these SKUs to last through the month of November. We have a robust frozen bag and tub soup portfolio that we would recommend for conversion consideration.
January 28, 2022 Update
As a result of surging demand in the marketplace and labor challenges at our factories we are experiencing supply issues across our cream cheese portfolio. We anticipate orders continuing to exceed supply through Q1 2022.
July 2022 Update
As we continue to experience unprecedented demand for key products combined with supply chain challenges, we want to partner and be transparent when upstream supply constraints drive new impacts to our distributors and operators. We are planning for a short-term supply distribution across a small subset of our Ketchup and Mustard portfolio.
Affected IFD Items:
#56500 -Ketchup Bag 'n Box
#56740 -Ketchup Pouch Pack 33%
#56740 -Ketchup Jug Pack
#96921 -Mustard Vol Pack S/O
Read the full update here.
October 3 Update
At Kraft Heinz Away From Home, we strive to ensure that our customers are carrying our top
performing products. As part of this effort, we are discontinuing the following SKUs and recommending
the replacement SKU alternatives below (if applicable). We would ask for your support to transition to
these replacement options.
Land O' Lakes
Due to ongoing industry labor issues, you may experience shortages on cheese stick products. We understand the challenges these shortages cause for you and your operation. Please be assured we are working diligently to return to normal service levels.
Affected IFD items:
#103757 -Mild Cheddar Cheese Sticks 168/1 oz
#64970 -RF Mild Cheddar Cheese Sticks 168/1 oz
#64965 -RF Colby Jack Cheese Sticks 168/1 oz
September Update
Due to supply input constraints, we are anticipating product shortages on the following item:
Affected IFD Items:
#100615 - Sour Cream Packets
January 2023 Update
Due to supply input and packaging constraints, we will be temporarily pausing our gel product portfolio. We will communicate healthy supply as soon as it is available.
Read the full update here.July 2023
Due to packaging and labor constraints, you will see shorts on the following item:
#100615 1 oz No Fat Sour Cream Portions, 100/1 oz
Lawrence Foods
July 2023
Major commodities have experienced a downward trend in prices. However, the recent increase in sugar costs has negated most of these favorable pricing trends.
Sugar – up 30%. 2024 pricing much higher than 2023. Many suppliers have allocated supplies.
Palm Oil – down 22%, still at above historical levels.
Pails – down 18%
Fruits and corn syrup will not be booked until last half of 2023
Buttercreme Icings – 60-65% of buttercremes is sugar. 27-30% is shortening. Price impact will be + .03-.08 per lb.
Fudge/Choc Icings – 50-75% of fudge/choc icings is sugar. 10-20% is shortening. Price impact will be +.03-.08 per lb.
Donut Glazes – 75-85% of glaze is sugar. Price impact expected + .12-.14 per lb.
Dip N Dry Icings – 65-77% of these icings is sugar. Price impact to be + .10-.12 per lb.
Ice N Set Icings – 74-78% of Ice N Sets is sugar. Price impact to be + .13-.14 per lb
Leahy - IFP
We would like to inform you that due to a number of factors, effective immediately, we have discontinued the below Powell & MahoneyTM 6/46 oz aseptic carton co*cktail mix beverages. The following items are currently obsolete and we no longer have any available stock on hand.
Affected IFD Items:
IFD# 57921Mix Bloody Mary Aspt 100% – Suggested replacement, IFD# 57920
IFD# 57923Mix Margarita Classic co*cktail – Suggested replacement, IFD# 101642
IFD# 57926Mix Peach Bellini 100% – No Suggested Replacement
IFD# 57928Mix Lemon Sour 16% – No Suggested Replacement
Lender's Bagels
New Lender’s pricing will commence for Order Dates On or After February 21, 2022. This advance is due to continued increases in energy, transportation, packaging, and ingredient costs currently being experienced throughout the marketplace. We are providing advanced notification to assure all customers new pricing is in effect for the commencement date.
