By Dan Weil Bank of America published a study of the impact of recession and inflation on food retail stocks. Fear of recession abounds. The economy shrank 1.6% annualized in the first quarter, and many economists expect a contraction in the second quarter as well. So what stocks might be able to weather the carnage? “We note that food retail stocks, including grocers, mass discounters, warehouse clubs, and dollar stores, have mostly outperformed the S&P 500 during prior recessions,” Bank of America analysts wrote in a commentary. That includes the recessions of 1980, 1981-82, 1990-91, 2001 an…