Coffee Supply Crunch Causes Bare Shelves at Some European Stores
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European consumers are being confronted by yet another repercussion of the global coffee crunch: Empty shelves in supermarkets.
Major Dutch retailers Albert Heijn and Jumbo said they stopped stocking certain products from coffee giant JDE Peet’s NV — which makes some of Europe’s most popular brands — as they renegotiate supply deals. There have also been reports of similar disruptions at German supermarket firms Edeka and Aldi Nord.