Supermarket Shock: Crisis In America's Food Supply | Sneak Peek | CNBC Prime
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The supply chain doesn't care about your menu or your margins — it just breaks, and you either pivot or you close. This breakdown shows exactly what happens when restaurants build their entire operation around just-in-time delivery and single-source vendors. You've got 48 hours of inventory sitting in your walk-in, maybe less, and when the trucks stop rolling, that's how long you have to figure out Plan B. Smart operators already know their backup suppliers and have cash relationships with local farms, because the big distributors will always choose the chain over your 40-seat spot.
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