Grocery shoppers concerned about rising food prices, out-of-stocks
FMI, the Food Industry Association, with research by The Hartman Group, has released the 2022 U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends report—the first in a six-part series. The first analysis focuses on the shopper landscape and finds Americans are balancing a mix of concerns, including their health and safety as it relates to COVID-19, higher food prices and out of stocks.
The report finds that as of mid-February, 48% of shoppers report being extremely or very concerned with COVID-19, which is the lowest level of concern measured since the pandemic began but down only slightly from October 2021.