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Schmear campaign! NYC’s iconic bagel delis on desperate hunt for cream cheese as supply chain shortages mean many are just DAYS away from running out
Daily Mail ^ | 05 December 2021 | MATT MCNULTY FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

Posted on 12/06/2021 12:33:37 AM PST by blueplum

NYC's bagel cafes are making pleas for cream cheese amidst a growing supply chain shortage, with many just days away from running out of the classic spread

From Zabar's to Pick-a-Bagel, bagel makers citywide say they barely have a few days' supply left, threatening to take a NYC delicacy off the menu indefinitely

Absolute Bagels on the Upper West Side currently has enough cream cheese to last them until Thursday

Nick Patta of Absolute Bagels said that his Queens-based cream cheese supplier had run out of cream cheese for the first time that in over a decade

New York bagel sellers go through thousands of pounds of cream cheese every few weeks

One Brooklyn deli owner even drove a truck to New Jersey to pick up 2,000 of the foodstuff

Meanwhile, dairy suppliers said cream cheese orders placed with manufacturers have come up short over the last three weeks

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Food
KEYWORDS: creamcheese; delis; foodshortages; ny
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now THIS is a true disaster of epic proportions!
1 posted on 12/06/2021 12:33:37 AM PST by blueplum
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To: blueplum

C’mon, man. There are no dairy farms and processing plants in NY State? Anywhere? NY is ideal climate for Holsteins. They thrive there.


2 posted on 12/06/2021 12:55:30 AM PST by Eleutheria5 (Buck Foe Jiden!)
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To: Eleutheria5

They make it in NY and get it packaged in China./ Somewhat sarcastic...


3 posted on 12/06/2021 12:58:56 AM PST by HYPOCRACY (This is the dystopian future we've been waiting for!)
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4 posted on 12/06/2021 1:13:52 AM PST by gundog ( It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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NY is ideal climate for Holsteins. They thrive there.

I have a neighbor who lives with one.

5 posted on 12/06/2021 2:26:24 AM PST by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: blueplum

6 posted on 12/06/2021 2:30:37 AM PST by xp38
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To: blueplum

I guess there is no alternative. Something drastic must be done.

Like make your own.....


7 posted on 12/06/2021 2:34:29 AM PST by JParris
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To: blueplum

Guess I’m deprived. I really don’t have a good idea what “cream cheese” is. Not a foodstuff I encounter. And barely know what bagel is. Not commonly seen out here.


8 posted on 12/06/2021 2:50:11 AM PST by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: JParris

It’s a cream cheese scamdemic lockdown courtesy of your DemRat overlords.


9 posted on 12/06/2021 2:54:35 AM PST by tflabo (Truth or tyranny )
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To: steve86

Well its a huge deal, especially in NY.

Also for dips and snacks.

But I seriously do not see how this can be. I thought it was a domestic product.


10 posted on 12/06/2021 2:57:15 AM PST by Adder (Proud member of the FJB/LGB community. /s is implied where applicable..)
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To: JonPreston

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣


11 posted on 12/06/2021 2:57:39 AM PST by jacknhoo ( Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: blueplum

“Heinz say they’ve seen a 35 per cent spike in demand for cream cheese in recent months, when grilled by the Times about the ongoing shortage.

They also site the ongoing supply chain shortage, which has seen products run out due to issues including a shortage of truck drivers, and shortages of other vital staff due to COVID vaccine mandates that many have refused to comply with.”


12 posted on 12/06/2021 2:59:22 AM PST by BwanaNdege
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To: blueplum

Cream cheese is pretty darn easy to make.

Get off your arses and do it yourself. May even be better and increase your business.


13 posted on 12/06/2021 3:00:19 AM PST by jacknhoo ( Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: jacknhoo

That’s probably not a viable solution. They produce bagels, not thousands of pounds of cream cheese. They would have to buy equipment and lease more space, for one. Besides, they would still depend on distribution to get the ingredients. Should they also keep their own cows out back?

I suggest reading “l, Pencil,” an essay by Leonard Read.


14 posted on 12/06/2021 3:22:12 AM PST by FoxInSocks ("Hope is not a course of action." -- M. O'Neal, USMC)
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To: blueplum

Psst. They have plenty in New Jersey.


15 posted on 12/06/2021 3:23:53 AM PST by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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To: Eleutheria5

No 1/2 and 1/2 here in Florida


16 posted on 12/06/2021 3:26:25 AM PST by Oystir
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To: FoxInSocks

You’re just a negative Nancy. None of what you said is correct in the case of cream cheese for bagels.


17 posted on 12/06/2021 3:39:12 AM PST by jacknhoo ( Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: FoxInSocks

Here’s an animated reading of “I, Pencil”

https://youtu.be/U3W2v7LN-88


18 posted on 12/06/2021 3:45:40 AM PST by Covenantor (We are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and fools who can not govern. " Chesterton)
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To: blueplum
How many month's supply is prudent, given that it's a dairy product that SPOILS?
With a blaring headline, another media stampede begins. I won't bite.
19 posted on 12/06/2021 3:50:01 AM PST by ZOOKER (Until further notice the /s is implied...)
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To: blueplum

For a New Yorker, this is like that scene from Airplane 2.

“Miss, is there something you’re holding back from us?”

“Yes, we’re out of coffee.”


20 posted on 12/06/2021 3:54:29 AM PST by dangus
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