How consumer behavior has switched since the Boar’s Head recall, explained by a grocery store owner [Video]

The owner and operator of family grocery chain Cingari Family Markets talked to FOX Business about a unique trend he has observed of shoppers turning away from deli meat as a whole and moving toward prepared foods following the Boar’s Head recall. 

Around 7 million pounds of deli meat was recalled by Boar’s Head, with the first announcement issued in July 2024.

Products can be recalled for a slew of reasons. A listeria outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meats was the reason for this specific recall. 

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In September, Boar’s Head announced the closure of its manufacturing plant in Jarratt, Virginia, where the deadly outbreak stemmed from. 

Tom Cingari Jr., a fourth generation owner and operator of his family’s grocery chain, told FOX Business that after this recall, he saw an untypical shift in consumer behavior that extended beyond Boar’s Head products specifically. 

“There’s definitely been a noticeable shift away from [the] sliced deli …