By Jerry Bellune
JerryBellune@yahoo.com
Folgers coffee, Scott paper and Kraft Mac & Cheese don't believe you'll  go back to the office.
They are retooling factories and creating new products for you at home after the pandemic
Cottonelle maker Kimberly-Clark is converting a plant to make toilet paper for homes instead of offices, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Thousands of us in Lexington County spent much of 2021 working from home. 
Although employers plan to reopen offices, many say they will leave it up to their employees if they want to work at home.
Conagra Brands and Kraft Heinz are upgrading equipment to make more at-home lunch foods. 
General Mills is making Cinnamon Toast Crunch. 
Kimberly-Clark is converting a plant to make toilet paper for homes instead of offices.
Procter & Gamble is adding beard-care products.
Grocers' and their suppliers' sales surged with the pandemic. Companies added shifts and narrowed product variety to increase capacity. But many resisted making longer-lasting investments that could backfire if demand waned.
The lengthy pandemic created new consumer habits. 
Conagra is making more Healthy Choice, Marie Callender’s and other frozen meals and Orville Redenbacher and Act II popcorn predicting we will continue watching movies at home
Many of us bought laptops and other equipment to work from home for years, said Bob Nolan, of Conagra. 
“This gives us confidence that this isn’t just a flash in the pan,” he said.