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Flexibility in Food Distribution

As the coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S., restaurants and bars closed or were limited to takeout and delivery. Offices closed, keeping workers home and changing normal lunch stops. Schools closed, changing where students ate breakfast and lunch. Millions lost jobs and found themselves with less income to purchase food. Those changes meant more people in grocery stores and fewer in restaurants. It meant reduced quantities of some items on grocery store shelves and higher prices for others. And i...

COVID-19 pandemic revealed problems and pushed lasting changes in the food chain The pandemic revealed “mismatches” in the nation’s food chain but also pushed changes that may last long after the pandemic ends. Written By: Agweek Staff | × Options like online ordering, pickup and delivery of food are likely to continue even after the pandemic. Photo taken Dec. 16, 2020, in Jamestown, N.D. Jenny Schlecht / Forum News Service As the coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S., restaura...

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