Some grocers are increasing hourly wages. I think Costco increased everybody’s hourly by $2. Trader Joes is also increasing wages for a 4-6 week period (forget the exact details). Haven’t heard about the other local companies like Kroegers, Albertsons, etc…
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Ahhh okay. I was wondering what they were doing for employees to make up for the extra labor they’re doing per hour.
In case you wanted more details.
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This is great. Bonus’ popped into my mind when I saw the Whole Foods workers having to split their time between constant restocking, cleaning and helping customers. I hope all the stores are doing it.
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In addition to what @js76wisco says, the markets have been on a hiring spree because there is too much work for their existing employee base.
They need more stockers, cleaning people, delivery folks, security, people to pick food for pickup orders, etc.
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Yes I hope so too. These grocery store workers are on the front lines and deserve some type of hazard pay/bonus.
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We’re having the opposite issue - paying our workers the same to do less and have limited human contact. But they’re worth it, so.
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I think I made sourdough starter years ago. I wanted yeast to make pizza.
My neighbors and I pooled our order together and got about $900 worth of groceries. The delivery guy said they are swamped. So, not surprisingly, our order was a bit messed up, missing things, got thing we didn’t order, etc. Customer service was great though. They came back the next day and delivered everything that was missing, told us to keep the stuff we got but didn’t pay for (industrial rolls of toilet paper!), and brought additional stuff that we ordered last minute. I highly recommend them. I placed the order at 4:30 and it was delivered at 3 the next day. The prices are fair, about what you’d pay at the grocery store, but they charge tax and the minimum for delivery is now $300. Totally worth it. The guy came with gloves and a mask, set it all on my porch. The only contact we had was I left my credit card on the porch railing. He swiped it and put it back.
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From where?
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That makes a lot of sense. If a lot of restaurants they usually sell to are closed, why not deliver to the public?
Yes, and they were the only ones who still had everything on their products list (which is very extensive, not just what’s on their front page). They substituted a couple of things, which I was fine with. For example, they sub’d generic whole grain bread for Milton’s. It was the same amount. Just one giant loaf instead of 2 smaller loaves like at Costco. I was also able to get a 50 lb bag of jasmine rice and a 20 lb bag of Basmati. I hadn’t found rice anywhere.
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@ChineseChou What else did you get from them? And pray tell, describe these “industrial” rolls of toilet paper.
Everything from 20 lbs of ground angus beef patties to 6 oz organic blueberries. Most of the items are Costco-sized (2 lb arugula, baby spinach, 10 lb can of kidney beans), but they also had regular-sized fig goat cheese and 1 lb of strawberries. As for the industrial rolls of tp, imagine a wagon wheel, then make it soft, white, and cushy.
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Another restaurant turning into a sort of grocery.
https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/Prairie-restaurant-general-store-San-Francisco-15163737.php
I need to and you should do a large batch of sofrito and freeze a bunch in separate cups
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Another bright spot… I don’t have to feel guilty for forgetting my bags.
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Good idea. I do that with Hazan’s tomato/butter/onion sauce. Freeze in mini-muffin pans and then dump in a zipping bag. I finally broke down and started using San Marzano tomatoes. QUITE a difference and worth the price. I use it for a bunch of things and especially for pizza. Thanks.
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