A case study on strategies to deal with the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic in the food and beverage industry

Md. Tarek Chowdhury (), Aditi Sarkar, Sanjoy Kumar Paul () and Md. Abdul Moktadir ()
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Md. Tarek Chowdhury: Abdul Monem Ltd.
Sanjoy Kumar Paul: UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
Md. Abdul Moktadir: University of Dhaka

Operations Management Research, 2022, vol. 15, issue 1, No 9, 166-178

Abstract: Abstract This research investigates the impacts of the novel coronavirus disease, also referred to as COVID-19 pandemic, on the food and beverage industry. It examines both short-term and medium-to-long-term impacts of the pandemic and outlines strategies to reduce the potential consequences of those impacts. To this end, we use a qualitative, multiple-case-study methodology, collecting data from eight sample companies with fourteen respondents in the food and beverage industry in Bangladesh. The findings show that the short-term impacts of this pandemic, such as product expiry, shortage of working capital, and limited operations of distributors, are severe, while the medium-to-long-term impacts promise to be complex and uncertain. In the longer term, various performance metrics, such as return on investment by the firms, the contribution of the firms to the gross domestic product (GDP), and employee size, are all expected to decrease. Moreover, firms may need to restructure their supply chain and build relationships with new distributors and trade partners. The study proposes several strategies that managers in this sector can adopt to improve resiliency in the changing environment during and after the COVID-19 era. While this research is novel and contributes to both theory and practice, it does not consider small and medium-sized companies in the food and beverage industry. Therefore, the impacts and strategies we identify may not apply to smaller companies.

Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; Food and beverage industry; Impacts; Resiliency; Strategies; Sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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