One group of foods that just disappeared from our grocery shelves during the pandemic was plant based foods s/a cashew yogurt and tofu, good spices and accents s/a nutritional yeast and chia seeds and healthier deli items s/a Chao and vegan sausages. It forced us to eat a more animal protein based diet...and the pounds came pouring on to my hips and thighs.
Many of the products are now back, but not all of them. I still can't find my favorite vegan cream cheese or yogurt and the herbs and spices never made it back. Regular tofu came back, but not tempeh or baked tofu. These are all things that I can now make at home, but it's time consuming. I'll have to send in a request for these products to the store manager, or make them myself. Other items like spices and food enhancers s/a nootch can now be ordered online from specialty.stores.