diff --git a/vue3/src/components/display/ShoppingLineItem.vue b/vue3/src/components/display/ShoppingLineItem.vue
index 7387e2ffc..9061ecc21 100644
--- a/vue3/src/components/display/ShoppingLineItem.vue
+++ b/vue3/src/components/display/ShoppingLineItem.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
-    <v-list-item class="swipe-container border-t-sm mt-0 mb-0 pt-0 pb-0 pe-0 pa-0 shopping-border"  :id="itemContainerId" @touchend="handleSwipe()" @click="dialog = true;"
-                 v-if="isShoppingListFoodVisible(props.shoppingListFood, useUserPreferenceStore().deviceSettings)"
+    <v-list-item class="swipe-container border-t-sm mt-0 mb-0 pt-0 pb-0 pe-0 pa-0 shopping-border" :id="itemContainerId" @touchend="handleSwipe()" @click="dialog = true;"
+
     >
         <!--        <div class="swipe-action" :class="{'bg-success': !isChecked , 'bg-warning': isChecked }">-->
         <!--            <i class="swipe-icon fa-fw fas" :class="{'fa-check': !isChecked , 'fa-cart-plus': isChecked }"></i>-->
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
             <span :style="{background: sl.color}" v-for="sl in shoppingList"></span>
         </div>
 
-        <div class="flex-grow-1 p-2" >
-            <div class="d-flex" >
+        <div class="flex-grow-1 p-2">
+            <div class="d-flex">
                 <div class="d-flex flex-column pr-2 pl-4">
                     <span v-for="a in amounts" v-bind:key="a.key">
                         <span>
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ import {computed, PropType, ref} from "vue";
 import {DateTime} from "luxon";
 import {useShoppingStore} from "@/stores/ShoppingStore.js";
 import {useUserPreferenceStore} from "@/stores/UserPreferenceStore.js";
-import {ApiApi, Food, ShoppingListEntry} from '@/openapi'
+import {ApiApi, Food, ShoppingList, ShoppingListEntry} from '@/openapi'
 import {ErrorMessageType, useMessageStore} from "@/stores/MessageStore";
 import {IShoppingListFood, ShoppingLineAmount} from "@/types/Shopping";
 import {isDelayed, isEntryVisible, isShoppingListFoodDelayed, isShoppingListFoodVisible} from "@/utils/logic_utils";
@@ -86,9 +86,7 @@ const entries = computed(() => {
  */
 const itemContainerId = computed(() => {
     let id = 'id_sli_'
-    for (let i in entries.value) {
-        id += i + '_'
-    }
+    entries.value.forEach(e => id += e.id + '_')
     return id
 })
 
@@ -117,13 +115,18 @@ const actionButtonIcon = computed(() => {
 
 
 const shoppingList = computed(() => {
-    const lists = new Set()
-    for (let entry of entries.value) {
-        if (entry.shoppingLists) {
-            entry.shoppingLists.forEach(l => lists.add(l))
+    const lists = [] as ShoppingList[]
+    entries.value.forEach(e => {
+        if (e.shoppingLists) {
+            e.shoppingLists.forEach(l => {
+                if (lists.findIndex(sl => sl.id == l.id) == -1) {
+                    lists.push(l)
+                }
+            })
         }
-    }
-    return Array.from(lists)
+    })
+
+    return lists
 })
 
 
@@ -138,34 +141,34 @@ const amounts = computed((): ShoppingLineAmount[] => {
     for (let i in entries.value) {
         let e = entries.value[i]
 
-        if (isEntryVisible(e, useUserPreferenceStore().deviceSettings)) {
-            let unit = -1
-            if (e.unit !== undefined && e.unit !== null) {
-                unit = e.unit.id!
-            }
 
-            if (e.amount > 0) {
+        let unit = -1
+        if (e.unit !== undefined && e.unit !== null) {
+            unit = e.unit.id!
+        }
 
-                let uaMerged = false
-                unitAmounts.forEach(ua => {
-                    if (((ua.unit == null && e.unit == null) || (ua.unit != null && ua.unit.id! == unit)) && ua.checked == e.checked && ua.delayed == isDelayed(e)) {
-                        ua.amount += e.amount
-                        uaMerged = true
-                    }
-                })
+        if (e.amount > 0) {
 
-                if (!uaMerged) {
-                    unitAmounts.push({
-                        key: `${unit}_${e.checked}_${isDelayed(e)}`,
-                        amount: e.amount,
-                        unit: e.unit,
-                        checked: e.checked,
-                        delayed: isDelayed(e)
-                    } as ShoppingLineAmount)
+            let uaMerged = false
+            unitAmounts.forEach(ua => {
+                if (((ua.unit == null && e.unit == null) || (ua.unit != null && ua.unit.id! == unit)) && ua.checked == e.checked && ua.delayed == isDelayed(e)) {
+                    ua.amount += e.amount
+                    uaMerged = true
                 }
+            })
+
+            if (!uaMerged) {
+                unitAmounts.push({
+                    key: `${unit}_${e.checked}_${isDelayed(e)}`,
+                    amount: e.amount,
+                    unit: e.unit,
+                    checked: e.checked,
+                    delayed: isDelayed(e)
+                } as ShoppingLineAmount)
             }
         }
     }
+
     return unitAmounts
 })
 
@@ -186,29 +189,28 @@ const infoRow = computed(() => {
     for (let i in entries.value) {
         let e = entries.value[i]
 
-        if (isEntryVisible(e, useUserPreferenceStore().deviceSettings)) {
-
-            if (authors.indexOf(e.createdBy.displayName) === -1) {
-                authors.push(e.createdBy.displayName)
-            }
-
-            if (e.listRecipe != null) {
-                if (e.listRecipeData.recipe != null) {
-                    let recipe_name = e.listRecipeData.recipeData.name
-                    if (recipes.indexOf(recipe_name) === -1) {
-                        recipes.push(recipe_name.substring(0, 14) + (recipe_name.length > 14 ? '..' : ''))
-                    }
-                }
-
-                if (e.listRecipeData.mealplan != null) {
-                    let meal_plan_entry = (e.listRecipeData.mealPlanData.mealType.name.substring(0, 8) || '') + (e.listRecipeData.mealPlanData.mealType.name.length > 8 ? '..' : '') + ' (' + DateTime.fromJSDate(e.listRecipeData.mealPlanData.fromDate).toLocaleString(DateTime.DATE_SHORT) + ')'
-                    if (meal_pans.indexOf(meal_plan_entry) === -1) {
-                        meal_pans.push(meal_plan_entry)
-                    }
-                }
-            }
 
+        if (authors.indexOf(e.createdBy.displayName) === -1) {
+            authors.push(e.createdBy.displayName)
         }
+
+        if (e.listRecipe != null) {
+            if (e.listRecipeData.recipe != null) {
+                let recipe_name = e.listRecipeData.recipeData.name
+                if (recipes.indexOf(recipe_name) === -1) {
+                    recipes.push(recipe_name.substring(0, 14) + (recipe_name.length > 14 ? '..' : ''))
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (e.listRecipeData.mealplan != null) {
+                let meal_plan_entry = (e.listRecipeData.mealPlanData.mealType.name.substring(0, 8) || '') + (e.listRecipeData.mealPlanData.mealType.name.length > 8 ? '..' : '') + ' (' + DateTime.fromJSDate(e.listRecipeData.mealPlanData.fromDate).toLocaleString(DateTime.DATE_SHORT) + ')'
+                if (meal_pans.indexOf(meal_plan_entry) === -1) {
+                    meal_pans.push(meal_plan_entry)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+
     }
 
     if (useUserPreferenceStore().deviceSettings.shopping_item_info_created_by && authors.length > 0) {
@@ -266,18 +268,18 @@ function handleSwipe() {
 
 /* 2. Container to wrap the color bars and place them to the far left */
 .color-marker-container {
-  position: absolute;
-  top: 0;
-  left: 0;
-  height: 100%;
-  width: 3px;
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    height: 100%;
+    width: 3px;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
 }
 
 .color-marker-container span {
-  width: 100%;
-  flex-grow: 1;
+    width: 100%;
+    flex-grow: 1;
 }
 
 </style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vue3/src/components/display/ShoppingListView.vue b/vue3/src/components/display/ShoppingListView.vue
index 9ca4963a1..36d38d5fb 100644
--- a/vue3/src/components/display/ShoppingListView.vue
+++ b/vue3/src/components/display/ShoppingListView.vue
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <v-tabs v-model="currentTab">
         <v-tab value="shopping"><i class="fas fa-fw"
                                    :class="{'fa-circle-notch fa-spin':useShoppingStore().currentlyUpdating, 'fa-shopping-cart ': !useShoppingStore().currentlyUpdating}"></i> <span
-            class="d-none d-md-block ms-1">{{ $t('Shopping_list') }} ({{ useShoppingStore().stats.countUnchecked }})</span></v-tab>
+            class="d-none d-md-block ms-1">{{ $t('Shopping_list') }} ({{ useShoppingStore().totalFoods }})</span></v-tab>
         <v-tab value="recipes"><i class="fas fa-book fa-fw"></i> <span class="d-none d-md-block ms-1">{{
                 $t('Recipes')
             }} ({{ useShoppingStore().getAssociatedRecipes().length }})</span></v-tab>
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
                         </v-list>
                         <v-list class="mt-3" density="compact" v-else>
                             <template v-for="category in useShoppingStore().getEntriesByGroup" :key="category.name">
-                                <template v-if="isShoppingCategoryVisible(category)">
+
 
                                     <v-list-subheader v-if="category.name === useShoppingStore().UNDEFINED_CATEGORY"><i>{{ $t('NoCategory') }}</i></v-list-subheader>
                                     <v-list-subheader v-else>{{ category.name }}</v-list-subheader>
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@
                                         <shopping-line-item :shopping-list-food="value"></shopping-line-item>
                                     </template>
 
-                                </template>
                             </template>
                         </v-list>
 
diff --git a/vue3/src/stores/ShoppingStore.ts b/vue3/src/stores/ShoppingStore.ts
index 118ed8ff5..d444670aa 100644
--- a/vue3/src/stores/ShoppingStore.ts
+++ b/vue3/src/stores/ShoppingStore.ts
@@ -25,14 +25,6 @@ export const useShoppingStore = defineStore(_STORE_ID, () => {
     let supermarketCategories = ref([] as SupermarketCategory[])
     let supermarkets = ref([] as Supermarket[])
 
-    let stats = ref({
-        countChecked: 0,
-        countUnchecked: 0,
-        countCheckedFood: 0,
-        countUncheckedFood: 0,
-        countUncheckedDelayed: 0,
-    } as ShoppingListStats)
-
     // internal
     let currentlyUpdating = ref(false)
     let initialized = ref(false)
@@ -44,26 +36,21 @@ export const useShoppingStore = defineStore(_STORE_ID, () => {
     let undoStack = ref([] as ShoppingOperationHistoryEntry[])
     let queueTimeoutId = ref(-1)
     let itemCheckSyncQueue = ref([] as IShoppingSyncQueueEntry[])
+    let syncQueueRunning = ref(false)
 
     /**
      * build a multi-level data structure ready for display from shopping list entries
      * group by selected grouping key
      */
     const getEntriesByGroup = computed(() => {
-        console.log("--> getEntriesByGroup called")
-        stats.value = {
-            countChecked: 0,
-            countUnchecked: 0,
-            countCheckedFood: 0,
-            countUncheckedFood: 0,
-            countUncheckedDelayed: 0,
-        } as ShoppingListStats
-
+        console.log('-> getEntriesByGroup called')
         let structure = {} as IShoppingList
         structure.categories = new Map<string, IShoppingListCategory>
 
-        if (useUserPreferenceStore().deviceSettings.shopping_selected_grouping === ShoppingGroupingOptions.CATEGORY && useUserPreferenceStore().deviceSettings.shopping_selected_supermarket != null) {
-            useUserPreferenceStore().deviceSettings.shopping_selected_supermarket.categoryToSupermarket.forEach(cTS => {
+        const deviceSettings = useUserPreferenceStore().deviceSettings
+
+        if (deviceSettings.shopping_selected_grouping === ShoppingGroupingOptions.CATEGORY && deviceSettings.shopping_selected_supermarket != null) {
+            deviceSettings.shopping_selected_supermarket.categoryToSupermarket.forEach(cTS => {
                 structure.categories.set(cTS.category.name, {'name': cTS.category.name, 'foods': new Map<number, IShoppingListFood>} as IShoppingListCategory)
             })
         }
@@ -72,60 +59,50 @@ export const useShoppingStore = defineStore(_STORE_ID, () => {
 
         // build structure
         entries.value.forEach(shoppingListEntry => {
-            structure = updateEntryInStructure(structure, shoppingListEntry)
-        })
-
-        // statistics for UI conditions and display
-        structure.categories.forEach(category => {
-            let categoryStats = {
-                countChecked: 0,
-                countUnchecked: 0,
-                countCheckedFood: 0,
-                countUncheckedFood: 0,
-                countUncheckedDelayed: 0,
-            } as ShoppingListStats
-
-            category.foods.forEach(food => {
-                let food_checked = true
-
-                food.entries.forEach(entry => {
-                    if (entry.checked) {
-                        categoryStats.countChecked++
-                    } else {
-                        if (isDelayed(entry)) {
-                            categoryStats.countUncheckedDelayed++
-                        } else {
-                            categoryStats.countUnchecked++
-                        }
-                    }
-                })
-
-                if (food_checked) {
-                    categoryStats.countCheckedFood++
-                } else {
-                    categoryStats.countUncheckedFood++
-                }
-            })
-            category.stats = categoryStats
-
-            stats.value.countChecked += categoryStats.countChecked
-            stats.value.countUnchecked += categoryStats.countUnchecked
-            stats.value.countCheckedFood += categoryStats.countCheckedFood
-            stats.value.countUncheckedFood += categoryStats.countUncheckedFood
+            if (isEntryVisible(shoppingListEntry, deviceSettings)) {
+                structure = updateEntryInStructure(structure, shoppingListEntry)
+            }
         })
 
         // ordering
         let undefinedCategoryGroup = structure.categories.get(UNDEFINED_CATEGORY)
         if (undefinedCategoryGroup != null) {
+            totalFoods.value += undefinedCategoryGroup.foods.size
             orderedStructure.push(undefinedCategoryGroup)
             structure.categories.delete(UNDEFINED_CATEGORY)
         }
 
         structure.categories.forEach(category => {
-            orderedStructure.push(category)
+            if (category.foods.size > 0) {
+                orderedStructure.push(category)
+            }
         })
 
         return orderedStructure
+    }, {
+        onTrack(e) {
+            // triggered when count.value is tracked as a dependency
+
+        },
+        onTrigger(e) {
+            // triggered when count.value is mutated
+            console.log('TRIGGER', e)
+        }
+    })
+
+
+    /**
+     * get the total number of foods in the shopping list
+     * since entries are always grouped by food, it makes no sense to display the entry count anywhere
+     */
+    let totalFoods = computed(() => {
+        let count = 0
+        if (initialized.value){
+            getEntriesByGroup.value.forEach(category => {
+                count += category.foods.size
+            })
+        }
+        return count
     })
 
     /**
@@ -176,7 +153,7 @@ export const useShoppingStore = defineStore(_STORE_ID, () => {
     function hasFailedItems() {
         for (let i in itemCheckSyncQueue.value) {
             if (itemCheckSyncQueue.value[i]['status'] === 'syncing_failed_before' || itemCheckSyncQueue.value[i]['status'] === 'waiting_failed_before') {
-                return true
+                return !syncQueueRunning.value
             }
         }
         return false
@@ -198,6 +175,7 @@ export const useShoppingStore = defineStore(_STORE_ID, () => {
             } else {
                 // only clear local entries when not given a meal plan to not accidentally filter the shopping list
                 entries.value = new Map<number, ShoppingListEntry>
+                initialized.value = false
             }
 
             recLoadShoppingListEntries(requestParameters)
@@ -223,19 +201,28 @@ export const useShoppingStore = defineStore(_STORE_ID, () => {
     function recLoadShoppingListEntries(requestParameters: ApiShoppingListEntryListRequest) {
         let api = new ApiApi()
         return api.apiShoppingListEntryList(requestParameters).then((r) => {
+            let promises = [] as Promise<any>[]
+            let newMap = new Map<number, ShoppingListEntry>()
             r.results.forEach((e) => {
-                entries.value.set(e.id!, e)
+                newMap.set(e.id!, e)
             })
+            // bulk assign to avoid unnecessary reactivity updates
+            entries.value = new Map([...entries.value, ...newMap])
 
-            if (requestParameters.page == 1 && r.next) {
-                while (Math.ceil(r.count / requestParameters.pageSize) > requestParameters.page) {
-                    requestParameters.page = requestParameters.page + 1
-                    recLoadShoppingListEntries(requestParameters)
+            if (requestParameters.page == 1) {
+                if (r.next) {
+                    while (Math.ceil(r.count / requestParameters.pageSize) > requestParameters.page) {
+                        requestParameters.page = requestParameters.page + 1
+                        promises.push(recLoadShoppingListEntries(requestParameters))
+                    }
                 }
-            } else {
-                currentlyUpdating.value = false
-                initialized.value = true
+
+                Promise.allSettled(promises).then(() => {
+                    currentlyUpdating.value = false
+                    initialized.value = true
+                })
             }
+
         }).catch((err) => {
             currentlyUpdating.value = false
             useMessageStore().addError(ErrorMessageType.FETCH_ERROR, err)
@@ -413,15 +400,18 @@ export const useShoppingStore = defineStore(_STORE_ID, () => {
             let api = new ApiApi()
             let promises: Promise<void>[] = []
 
-            itemCheckSyncQueue.value.forEach((entry, index) => {
-                entry['status'] = ((entry['status'] === 'waiting') ? 'syncing' : 'syncing_failed_before')
+            let updatedEntries = new Map<number, ShoppingListEntry>()
 
+            itemCheckSyncQueue.value.forEach((entry, index) => {
+                entry['status'] = ((entry['status'] === 'waiting_failed_before') ? 'syncing_failed_before' : 'syncing')
+                syncQueueRunning.value = true
                 let p = api.apiShoppingListEntryBulkCreate({shoppingListEntryBulk: entry}, {}).then((r) => {
                     entry.ids.forEach(id => {
                         let e = entries.value.get(id)
-                        e.updatedAt = r.timestamp
-                        e.checked = r.checked
-                        entries.value.set(id, e)
+                        if (e) {
+                            e.updatedAt = r.timestamp
+                            updatedEntries.set(id, e)
+                        }
                     })
                     itemCheckSyncQueue.value.splice(index, 1)
                 }).catch((err) => {
@@ -436,6 +426,8 @@ export const useShoppingStore = defineStore(_STORE_ID, () => {
             })
 
             Promise.allSettled(promises).finally(() => {
+                entries.value = new Map([...entries.value, ...updatedEntries])
+                syncQueueRunning.value = false
                 if (itemCheckSyncQueue.value.length > 0) {
                     runSyncQueue(500)
                 }
@@ -593,7 +585,7 @@ export const useShoppingStore = defineStore(_STORE_ID, () => {
         hasFailedItems,
         itemCheckSyncQueue,
         undoStack,
-        stats,
+        totalFoods,
         refreshFromAPI,
         autoSync,
         createObject,