Local supermarkets are still seeing a big influx of frozen food purchases. With more families eating meals at home in the past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, grocers are working to keep up with the continued demand for frozen food. In 2020, frozen food departments reportedly saw a 21 percent increase in sales over the previous year. Tadych’s Econofoods Store Manager Jon Calhoun shares the most notable part of frozen food purchases he has seen in-store.
Supermarket News reported this week that the biggest categories of growth in frozen foods were 35.3 percent in seafood, 34.7 percent in poultry, and appetizers with a 28.9 percent increase over last year. Calhoun says that the store has maintained ample freezer space to keep up with the demand with the help of additional warehouse and vendor support.
