Dear Ms. Bitker,
I read you article "Impossible Burger on menu at Bay Area Stores" today right after joining the 6:00 am seniors at the Safeway at Taraval and 17th Avenue
, where their stock on their usual vegan products has been very low for weeks--maybe even since the shelter-in-place began although they have plenty of tofu!
, where their stock on their usual vegan products has been very low for weeks--maybe even since the shelter-in-place began although they have plenty of tofu!
I am vegan for reasons pertaining to the environment and animal welfare, but I don't usually buy imitation meat. However, I do like Field Roast apple-sage sausage, and Safeway, where they were selling it until March 15 or so, hasn't restocked that. I took some pictures to show where shelves were bare when they let seniors come in at 6:00 am. The lettuce hadn't come in, but the tofu was there.
Maybe seniors should know that the 6:00 am time set aside for seniors may not be the best time to go grocery shopping. We may be creating our own deadly hot spot while depriving ourselves of what younger customers get when they go in later--although I don't think it will be Field Roast apple-sage sausage!
What do you think this indicates? That there's a much greater demand on plant-based products than the Safeway buyers believe or that Safeway buyers aren't bothering with vegans during this pandemic?
Thanks again for your reports.
Tina Martin
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