Week-over-week statistics from Clear Seas Research show food and beverage manufacturers have shifted their attention from future business goals to immediate employee welfare and current economic factors impacting their operations. Research conducted in late March showed 73% of those polled were concerned about achieving their business goals the next six months. Research conducted in early April saw that number drop to 53%.
During that time, concern for the current economy rose from 78% to 80%, and worries about friends and family becoming infected by COVID-19 went from 64% to 72%, while interest in supply chain interruptions dropped from 66% to 53%.