🥯 The cream cheese crisis

PLUS: Double-decker airplane seats are coming. December 8, 2021 [The Hustle]( The US Captioning Company announced its list of 2021’s most mispronounced words, including: “cheugy” (CHOO-gee), “Chipotle” (chih-POHT-lay), “dalgona” (tal-goh-NAH), “Dogecoin” (DOHJ-coin), and “Eilish” (EYE-lish). Chipotle opened in 1993, so it’s a little sad we’re still at this point. Today’s rundown: - Schmear crisis: US cream cheese is missing. - Breaking records: The huge resurgence of vinyl. - Double-decker: The seating format could be coming to airplanes. - Around the web: A site for finding stargazing spots, learn to import spreadsheets with a camera, and more wild internet things. Let’s do it. The big idea [bagel]( There’s a cream cheese crisis -- and bagel shop owners are panicking Supply chain issues have claimed a new victim -- breakfast. Bagel shop owners from New York City to the Carolinas are [struggling]( to find cream cheese and fear the supply shortage could continue leaving bagels high and dry, per The New York Times. So where’s the schmear? Many bagel shops use Kraft Heinz’s Philadelphia Cream Cheese as a base for their own in-shop flavors, ordering supply in bulk that gets delivered on massive pallets. Kraft has experienced a spike in demand, resulting in a 35% jump in what they’ve shipped to customers this year -- diminishing the company’s inventory and leading to empty pallets. But it’s not just Kraft -- shop owners report struggles with other suppliers, caused by a flurry of shortages, including: - Labor shortages at factories - The national truck driver shortage - A shortage of packaging supplies So what’s a shop owner to do? The raw cream cheese that bagel shop owners purchase is unwhipped and unprocessed, which means they can’t just raid the shelves of local grocery stores. While some shop owners make do with lighter orders or lower-quality products, others have considered raising prices, temporarily removing less popular flavors, and putting limits on orders. Some New Yorkers have even gone as far as making the trek to *gasp* -- New Jersey -- to replenish their stash. Bagels are only the beginning While bagel shops are feeling the shortage most acutely, many bakeries use cream cheese for cheesecakes and other holiday-themed desserts. Given the uncertainty of supply going forward, it might make sense to stock up now -- lest you end up with dry bagels for New Year’s brunch. 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In recent years, though, something odd has happened: Vinyl has made a small but mighty comeback, largely fueled by millennial hipsters under 35. Last year, for the 1st time since 1986, vinyl records outranked CDs in annual sales. This year, they’re on pace to more than double CD revenue. For modern-day indie artists, it’s a welcome boom: - A vinyl record costs ~$7 to manufacture, and a band typically sells it directly to fans for $25 -- good for $18 in profit. - By contrast, it takes ~452k Spotify streams to match the profit of 100 vinyl albums. For our latest visual explainer, we dove into the economics of the vinyl boom. [Read the full story →]( Podcast Breaking down Barstool vs. Business Insider Last month, a Business Insider article exposed David Portnoy’s controversial sex life. The Barstool Sports founder fired back big-time. Our buddies at Morning Brew were collateral damage and we’re sick about it. Sam and Shaan find teachable moments amongst the noise. 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