Despite the supply pressure, dollar sales grew 18.7% the week of May 31 versus year ago and volume grew 2.8%.

Deli results mixed; plant-based meats sector shows good results.

Year-to-date volume sales through May 10 were up 17.6% over the same period in 2019.

The limited service/assortment and/or shutting down of deli counters across many stores have had severely negative impact on sales of deli products.

For the week ending May 3, meat department dollar sales were up 51.3% and volume increased 37.2%.

Year-to-date through April 26, meat department dollar sales were up 21.7%, boosted by double-digit growth for seven weeks running.

The week ending April 19 marked the seventh week of multi-digit year-over-year sales gains for hot dogs.

In-home consumption is here to stay for the foreseeable future and the additional demand continued to push retail sales well above prior year levels.

Deli sales show mixed results during Easter week.

During these past six weeks, the meat department has emerged as the sales leader of the fresh perimeter.