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Hello, communicators:

If you’re stay-at-home craving is pepperoni pizza, you might soon have to pay more. The popular topping is the latest product to see shortages due to COVID-19.

2020 ya’ll 🙄 Smaller pizza shops across the country are dealing with a pepperoni shortage driving the cost up by 50%!

It’s bc pork processors have fewer workers during the pandemic & the demand for 🍕 has gone up as more people order it from home! #7news pic.twitter.com/hWPjw1580I

— Amaka Ubaka (@AmakaUbakaTV) August 17, 2020

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