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

Cummins, Steven; Berger, Nicolas; Cornelsen, Laura; Eling, Judith; Er, Vanessa; Greener, Robert; Kalbus, Alexandra; Karapici, Amanda; Law, Cherry; Ndlovu, Denise; +1 more... Yau, Amy; (2020) COVID-19: impact on the urban food retail system and dietary inequalities in the UK. Cities & Health, 5 (sup1). S119-S122. ISSN 2374-8834 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2020.1785167

Abstract

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.

Additional Information

Item Type	Article
Faculty and Department	Faculty of Public Health and Policy > Public Health, Environments and Society
Research Centre	Covid-19 Research Population Health Innovation Lab
Elements ID	149732