Any idea where Grocery Outlet's meat comes from?mbz321 wrote: ↑April 25th, 2020, 9:26 pmIt's no better a little further 'south' around the Philly area. Stores from Aldi to Costco seem to be getting in very little meat or poultry. Costco was even selling its 'rotisserie' chickens uncooked for $3.99 just to have something to fill up the case with. Wegmans has been a little better, but notable holes. I don't even bother with Walmart for groceries as the stores in my area are always atrociously stocked even pre-coronavirus. Surprisingly, the only place where I've been able to find both on a consistent basis is a franchised Grocery Outlet store if I get there on the right day.TW-Upstate NY wrote: ↑April 23rd, 2020, 9:26 am And if what I saw in all three stores is any indication, I'm thinking this meat situation is going downhill real fast.
The USDA Circle has a plant number and you can Google where the meat is processed/packaged if you are curious.
I am not noticing meat shortages at all out here in the west the past couple weeks at the usual stores (Smiths, Raleys, WinCo, Safeway). Things are full and look pretty good (some stores are overstocked on meat).
Wal Mart is never stocked well on meat so I don't pay much attention to their meat area. However in a pinch 4-5 weeks ago I did buy 2 one pound containers of "Ground Sirloin" there. At least they have "Ground Round" and "Ground Sirloin" though not much of it, they have much more stuff just labeled as "Ground Beef" - but at least they are offering the Ground Sirloin and Ground Round and not labeling everything as "ground beef" (potential home of pink slime).