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Iceberg Lettuce Alert
Iceberg lettuce is going to be in extreme market conditions over the next few weeks. This will affect whole iceberg heads as well as all processed iceberg including shredded, chopped, and tossed salad mixes.
Our orders are currently being cut to 15-20% of what has been ordered.
Extreme weather patterns recently including extreme heat followed by a cold snap, winds, and heavy rain are causing lower crop yields.
We expect this shortage to continue for about 4 weeks.
We strongly encourage substituting spinach or spring mix for iceberg lettuce products.
Thank you for your patience and continued business,
What Chefs Want team
What Chefs Want is NOT affected by the current onion recall. Our onions are sourced in the USA.
The current recall affects onions sourced in Chihuahua, Mexico.
More about the recall can be found here: FDA Onion Recall
We are beginning to see shortages in mushrooms. Our suppliers are currently cutting our orders by 10 – 100%.
The top reasons for the shortages from our vendors are:
- Continued labor shortages, particularly for harvesting
- Production reduced to match labor on hand
- Shortage of raw materials to grow mushrooms
- Weather changes
Unfortunately, our vendors do not expect this situation to improve before January, 2022.
Currently the hardest hit mushrooms are crimini and oyster, but all mushrooms are affected by the shortages and the shortages will continue.
There have been cuts on sliced mushrooms as well as different sizes of white mushrooms.
Your mushroom orders may be subbed, shorted, or allocated. If you have the option of subbing a different type of mushroom that may be in stock, please do so. Our WOW Center can help you determine which mushrooms are in stock. Text them at 502-587-9012.
We are doing all we can to procure as many mushrooms and varieties as we can. We appreciate your patience and continued business.
What Chefs Want Team
Thailand is on lockdown due to COVID. This means that many popular items will be out of stock, once inventory is depleted, due to lack of production and what will be another wave of transportation backups. This includes, but is not limited to:
-Chakoah coconut milk
-Rice flour
-Mae Ploy sweet chili sauce
-Mae Ploy curry paste
-Kecap Manis
-Fish sauce
Thank you for your patience.
