An Associated Press article last week said Americans would need to redefine Thanksgiving for 2020, having smaller gatherings connected by technology rather than the traditional holiday feast. Tadych’s Econofoods Store Manager Jon Calhoun says that he hasn’t heard from customers yet on the issue, but the industry is gearing for changes already. Bird will still be the word, but your turkey may have shed a few pounds from year’s past.
Calhoun says modifying a staple like Thanksgiving dinner takes months of preplanning. Easter hit early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, and consumer buying habits didn’t have time to adjust. Grocery stores are trying to guess what a modified family meal could look like.
