Navigating Weather-Related Supply Chain Challenges

2 Min Read By Wade Winters

"Ask the Expert" features advice from Wade Winters, Vice President of Supply Chain for Consolidated Concepts Inc.

Please send questions for this column to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com.

“Mother Nature is not sweet.”

--John Shelby Spong

Mother Nature is often the X-Factor in the world of food.  All the commodity experts have their projections on what will happen with every crop, but leave it up to a drought, flood, freeze, or any other natural disaster you can think of to ruin all theories. 

Weather clearly plays a vital role in determining food costs for restaurant operators.  So, when it comes to risk management, having contingency plans for weather-related challenges should be at the top of the list. 

Operators can pass through these unavoidable implications brought on by Mother Nature if they take the correct and necessary steps to protect themselves and their supplies. Here are…