Start-ups and SMES feel the COVID-19 bite, but remain agile
Two stories in the Australian Financial Review look at the challenges and opportunities the COVID-19 pandemic presents to tech entrepreneurs.
Two stories in the Australian Financial Review look at the challenges and opportunities the COVID-19 pandemic presents to tech entrepreneurs.
According to data from the United States Pharmacopeia, the top three purchase criteria for dietary supplements among Chinese consumers are product quality (79 per cent), ingredient list (60%) and quality assurance seal (53%).
From panic-buying of non-perishable pantry staples to increased online ordering, COVID-19’s impacts on freight and logistics are multiple, as are the lessons to be learned.
As supply chains for traditional livestock products falter in countries across the globe, plant-based meat alternatives, such as those from Impossible Foods and Beyond Meats, are filling the void, with product sales skyrocketing in recent weeks.
Better use of immunonutrition – specifically, vitamins C and D and mineral zinc – could benefit groups vulnerable to COVID-19, according to a recent review in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health.
The supply-chain disruption precipitated by the pandemic shutdown may provide the motivation needed to reinvigorate urban agriculture, contends protected cropping expert Oula Ghannoum.
Feeding a post-pandemic world without destroying it requires rethinking our food production systems, re-evaluating the economics of overconsumption and facing up to the real costs of food waste, contends GIFT CEO Chandran Nair.
The COVID-19 crisis is forcing food suppliers to adapt: a case in point is dairy producer-supplier Riverina Fresh, which has turned obstacle into opportunity.
Fresh Local Produce of Ohio is reaping the benefits of its automated production system, with huge demand for its pre-packed salads in the COVID-19 shutdown.
Rejigging the US’s food supply chain to adapt to the new, COVID-19 restricted normal isn’t easy. One of the results is massive food loss.