2020 has brought some unexpected supply chain issues, which are not always as they first appear.
We’ve seen consumer obsession with toilet rolls likened to Tulipmania, although ‘Loorollmania’ owes more to selfishness than speculation. A rush on bread flour turned out to be a packaging issue, with commercial suppliers unprepared for the overnight rise in demand from domestic bakers. And, despite stories of people panic buying basic household supplies, some dairy farmers are having to pour away thousands of litres