Long Island businesses prepare for ripple effects of East Coast port strike

As ports from Maine to Texas remain shuttered because of a dockworkers strike, businesses across Long Island prepare for supply chain delays. Grocery stores could soon see stocking delays for most items, including specialty goods. Joseph Iavarone, one of the co-owners of the Iavarone Brothers, says the strike could impact stocking of every department they deal with. “The pastas, imported specialties, cheeses. A lot of those things come from overseas and it’s going to really affect everything,” he said. Darren Anselmo, who owns NutriWolf in Farmingdale, says he worries about getting their hands on items to make prepared meals. “We’re definitely concerned about a shortage of paper goods, possibly fruits, any type of ingredients for the meals we make too,” he said. Alexander Escobar owns Cafe Victoria, a coffee shop in Riverhead. He also owns a business importing coffee from Latin America, mainly Guatemala. He says he tried looking at other ways to import coffee, but it…..

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