SAN ANTONIO—Many facets of the commercial real estate industry have taken the brunt of COVID's wrath. Of course, the healthcare workers on the front lines are leading the charge but one of the other key CRE components is the food supply chain.

In the process, this segment has had its challenges. Just-in-time inventory strategies for food distribution are being re-evaluated and refrigerated industrial space is being called into service to address the challenges.

Neil Johnson, founder and CEO of Provender Partners, a US investor dedicated to food-related industrial buildings, recently shared his insights into COVID-related food supply chain challenges as well as reorganization solutions to help consumers during these unprecedented conditions.

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Lisa Brown

Lisa Brown is an editor for the south and west regions of GlobeSt.com. She has 25-plus years of real estate experience, with a regional PR role at Grubb & Ellis and a national communications position at MMI. Brown also spent 10 years as executive director at NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area chapter, where she led the organization to achieving its first national award honors and recognition on Capitol Hill. She has written extensively on commercial real estate topics and edited numerous pieces on the subject.