COVID-19: impact on the urban food retail system and dietary inequalities in the UK

Cummins, S., Berger, N., Cornelsen, L., Eling, J., Er, V., Greener, R., Kalbus, A., Karapici, A., Law, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0686-1998, Ndlovu, D. and Yau, A. (2021) COVID-19: impact on the urban food retail system and dietary inequalities in the UK. Cities and Health, 5 (sup1). s119-s122. ISSN 2374-8842 doi: 10.1080/23748834.2020.1785167

Abstract/Summary

COVID-19 has focused minds on the resilience of the urban food retail system in supplying adequate food to the whole population. In this commentary, we discuss the impacts on diet of four plausible changes to food retailing in the UK: relocalisation of the food retail system, accelerated uptake of digital grocery, restructuring of fast-food environment and impacts on food banking and emergency food aid. We finish by outlining the challenge for research, policy and planning.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/103448
Identification Number/DOI	10.1080/23748834.2020.1785167
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Interdisciplinary Research Centres (IDRCs) > Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health (IFNH) Life Sciences > School of Agriculture, Policy and Development > Department of Agri-Food Economics & Marketing
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
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