COVID19 Claims Pepperoni As The Latest Shortage Due To Hysteria

COVID19 Claims Pepperoni As The Latest Shortage Due To Hysteria

Via People.com:

Pepperoni lovers, it might be time to start experimenting with different pizza toppings, unfortunately.

The latest food shortage to strike during the coronavirus pandemic is affecting small pizza shops around the United States. According to Bloomberg, restaurants have been experiencing higher prices from pepperoni suppliers, and in some cases, the cost has risen by nearly double.

Not only are the prices increasing, but the demand for pepperoni has been highly outweighing the supply. Other meat products (like ground beef) were experiencing similar shortages earlier this year, but all are recovering aside from pepperoni, Bloomberg reports.

There are reportedly two main reasons for the current pepperoni shortage.