Tips to Navigate a Perfect Storm That’s Threatening Our Food Supply

We were ill-prepared for the COVID pandemic that devastated the food industry with supply chain disruptions, product and labor shortages, and soaring inflation. We simply didn’t see it coming, and we weren’t ready for the ongoing ramifications of this crisis. The biggest learning from COVID is that food businesses must be prepared for any crisis – and ensure their suppliers all along the supply chain are also prepared and resilient.

Unfortunately, it’s not all smooth sailing, post-COVID. Climate change is causing extreme drought conditionsout west, which is harming crops in California and surrounding areas. Floods are washing away precious soil in the Midwest, an area that grows three-quarters of our nation’s corn. And Europe’s record-setting heat is torching vegetation and destroying crops.

Overseas, the Dutch government has mandated a 30 pecent reduction in livestock – a damaging directive that will disrupt the food supply and close one in three Dutch farms…