The Essential Podcast - Vegetarian Nation – Supply Chain Disruption and Meat Shortages

Vegetarian Nation – Supply Chain Disruption and Meat Shortages

05/01/20 • 27 min

On April 26, John Tyson, the Chairman of Tyson Foods, gave a stark warning that meat processing plant closures resulting from the COVID-19 crisis may soon lead to meat shortages in supermarkets across the United States. Meanwhile, restaurant closures have also upended supply chains as food service companies struggle to adapt to a new and radically different distribution model. Host Nathan Hunt interviews S&P Global Market Intelligence reporters Alex Bitter and Michael O’Connor to understand supply chains, the restaurant industry, and the damage wrought by a global pandemic.

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