Frequently Asked Questions
In this section you will find an answer to frequently asked questions related to food scandals and crisis situations. 1. What is a food scandal? A food scandal is defined …
Course: Understanding Food Supply Chains in a Time of Crisis
Frequently Asked Questions
In this section you will find an answer to frequently asked questions on the topic of the agri-food supply chain and food integrity. 1. What is the agri-food chain? The …
Good bye, and see you soon !
In this video, Professor Christopher Elliott sums up the course. Congratulations! You are on the last step of the course “Understanding Food Supply Chains in a Time of Crisis”. You …
Cooking Skills
Dr. Fiona Lavelle from the Institute for Global Food Security at Queens University, Belfast focused her research on the importance of cooking skills and cooking from scratch in the fight …
Responsible Consumers
Panic buying behaviour may result in increased food prices, overconsumption of food, and food waste. It is estimated that the EU generates 88 million tonnes of food waste annually, with …
Case study: Flour, Yeast and Beer
One of the food items that quickly disappeared from the UK supermarkets’ shelves was flour. Why are there shortages? The majority (about 96%) of flour from large millers in the …
Purchasing peaks, the expected and unexpected
The choices we make as consumers can have an influence on the food system. The supply chain is informed by data and can predict spikes in demand. However, panic-buying results …
Consequences of “Panic-Buying”
Panic buying is a common human response to crisis, which is not caused by food shortage per se, but rather by fear. The fear of scarcity is self-fulfilling, because the …
Why do levels of consumer trust vary?
Panic-buying has been a consumer response to the Covid-19 response despite reassurance from governments that our food chain is robust and fit to cope. Why is it so and why …
Case Study: Food Fortress
Industry and academia can play a key role in coming together to ensure the integrity of the food chain. In this article we will use the Food Fortress programme as …
Industry Adaptation Measures
In the UK the official lockdown due to Covid-19 started in the evening of March 23. However, the UK government and UK retailers had started taking a range of measures …
Innovation and digitalisation to drive resilience
In this video, Mr Liam Fassam, Associate Professor Food Supply Chain Management in University of Northampton introduces us to digitally connected supply chains and the use of this process to …
The Role of Food Technology
In this video, Dr. Thomas Engel, working for John Deere as manager of the technology innovation strategy at the European Technology Innovation Centre in Germany, discusses how innovation and modern …
National and EU measures
Contingency planning at a government level is about high quality co-ordinated preparedness for a fast response to emergencies and disruption. It is about public service and the expertise to deliver …
How Covid-19 is affecting you – the consumer
In this video, you’ll meet a group of consumers and hear how Covid-19 is affecting them and the implications it has on the food on their plates, as well as …
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