Marktbericht No. 13-2020 market update coronavirus (impact on the supply chain of commodities)

2019-02-27 | Coronavirus reaches the German food retail trade
According to an article in the online version of the German journal “Spiegel“, from 25 February 2020 Aldi does not rule out supply shortages. „For some products, it is already clear that supply will be reduced for the market launch and that we will see an out-of-stock situation when the demand is high“, explains a spokesperson from Aldi Süd. It is not clear which products will be affected. „We are in direct communication with our suppliers and will assess the situation for each product individually“, was the official statement.