• Course Pitch
Covid- 19 has induced/accelerated many trends in the food industry. While some of those trends are short-lived, some trends are here to stay bringing disruptive changes in the functioning of the food industry.
In this course, Dr. David Hughes, renowned as Dr. Food, has provided valuable real-world insights into the changes that the food retail and food service industries have undergone due to the impact of COVID-19.
By the end of this course, learners will have the assurance and capability to address the following questions and dilemmas:
1) What are the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on global online shopping?
2) What are the processed food categories that saw increased acceptance among consumers as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic?
3) How has the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the importance of automation technologies in the food service and retail sectors?
4) How has the COVID-19 pandemic motivated major players in the food industry to shift toward a direct-to-consumer distribution strategy?
5) What impact did COVID-19 have on rapid grocery delivery and retail technology firms?
6) How has COVID-19 accelerated the convergence of food service and retail?
7) What transformations can be expected in the food service sector post-pandemic?

The experience of understanding the challenges and the businesses responses to the challenges will help your innovative capacity.

• Content & Assessment Guidelines
Please review the course outline below to set your expectations related to the content & certificate assessment needs for the course. You can complete the assessment and download Agribusiness Academy completion certificate. You can expect to complete this course and certification assessment in about 3-5 hours. We wish you a lot of success with the course/pathway and very sure that it will help you gain more clarity and execution confidence towards your outcome.

• Course & the Pathway Connection
This course can be pursued independently or as part of “Food Distribution and Retail” learning & reflection pathway. The pathway is designed to help you navigate through the retail and consumer side innovations and the value propositions designed around these innovations. The role of technology and the sustainability demands consumer are asking of their retailers is changing the retail competitive landscape and business models. If you choose to enroll in the pathway, you'll have the option to receive an extra certificate upon completing the reflection exercise for the pathway. Enrolling to the pathway also gives you access to our facilitators via the AA Slack channel. You can review and enroll to the full pathway by following this link: https://lms.agribusiness.academy/catalog/index/cat:185

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