I worked for a local but regionally large grocery chain for 22 years, leaving in the 80's. It was a common thing to have these artificial shortages. Coffee, sugar, even toilet paper, were the things on that list.
The most memorable one was toilet paper. Sometime in the 70's the rumor was started somewhere that it was going to be in short supply due to some shortage of pulp from lumber. OK, that being stated in the news, we saw consumers buying cases instead of packages. In a few weeks there was indeed a shortage, created by the news of a shortage. It didn't last long and lots of people had cases in their garages, creating overstock in the stores for a while.
The most notable change I have saw was the pricing before and after the shortages. Coffee and sugar both doubled in cost after it was all over. That part was strange to me because all of the uproar about the shortages subsided after it was back on the shelf with a higher price. I would have thought the same complaints would come about but it never really happened.
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