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Tribune News Service
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Maria Halkias

Empty grocery shelves in omicron spike are about worker shortages, not the supply chain

The omicron variant is taking a toll on grocery workers who can sense customers’ frustration as they try to keep shelves stocked and checkout lines moving.

Grocery shopping in Dallas-Fort Worth in recent days may feel a bit like 2020, when food processors and consumer goods manufacturers couldn’t keep up with demand for pasta and toilet paper.

But this time the periodic empty shelves aren’t about the supply chain, experts say.

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