Folks, these officials are not thinking clearly. This is going to make things worse... (maybe that's their goal) Panic is going to increase exponentially. Here's why....
For the past 20 years it has been measured that supermarket growth was -30% as more and more Americans ate at restaurants. The growth in the "dining out", or food consumed outside the home, sector was the cause.
Imagine the rush on Illinois supermarkets now, if there is no other option.
If you think food panic is a problem right now... Imagine what will follow if supermarkets are the *only* option.
If you think food panic is a problem right now... Imagine what will follow if supermarkets are the *only* option.
The retail food supply-chain cannot support every American needing to purchase food to eat at home. It is simply not possible to ramp up to that kind of level.
Hence POTUS talking to supermarket execs earlier today.
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Hence POTUS talking to supermarket execs earlier today.
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If state officials are going to make these decisions, they would have to coordinate closely with the retail grocers in their states.
The decision to shut down restaurants would have to be closely coordinated and timed with a civil society need for alternatives.
The decision to shut down restaurants would have to be closely coordinated and timed with a civil society need for alternatives.
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has made no alternatives, no contingency planning within the retail food sector.
He is going to make 'food panic' much worse throughout the entire state.
This is a huge deal. Ramifications cannot be overstated.
He is going to make 'food panic' much worse throughout the entire state.
This is a huge deal. Ramifications cannot be overstated.
In essence, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, is creating the exact outcome of a Hurricane hitting the state, wiping out power, and shutting restaurants.
No-one in the state is prepared for this.
It's not as simple as most people would think.
No-one in the state is prepared for this.
It's not as simple as most people would think.
Food supply chain logistics, and emergency food distribution during disaster recovery, is a very complex dynamic.
You'd be amazed at the percentage of the population that relies on restaurants for their food needs. You cannot just shut that down without weeks of planning.
You'd be amazed at the percentage of the population that relies on restaurants for their food needs. You cannot just shut that down without weeks of planning.
Right now, today, the retail food supply-chain is trying to recover from the previous panic buying. Stores are wiped out. Warehouses are emptying trying to replenish the stores. The upstream is trying to feed the warehouses.
This is exactly the wrong time to limit food choices
This is exactly the wrong time to limit food choices
...and push more people into the retail food stores.
The products are available (upstream in the supply chain), and manufacturers are ramping up production/shipping to keep up with demand, but it will take time to replenish distribution centers (warehouses) and then stores.
The products are available (upstream in the supply chain), and manufacturers are ramping up production/shipping to keep up with demand, but it will take time to replenish distribution centers (warehouses) and then stores.
Any policy that drives more demand, when demand is already outpacing supply, is a bad policy.
This is the food supply chain we are talking about. This is not arbitrary stuff being discussed. This supply chain is critical.
This is the food supply chain we are talking about. This is not arbitrary stuff being discussed. This supply chain is critical.
