Empty shelves in no time: Albert Heijn malfunction shows how vulnerable the food chain is

Not so much the production, but especially the distribution of products is a vulnerable point in food security in the Netherlands. This is what experts say about the cyber incident at Albert Heijn , as a result of which work was shut down and supermarkets were left with empty shelves yesterday. According to Pieter Zwaan of research institute Clingendael, supermarkets and suppliers work so efficiently that there are almost no stocks to be relapsed in the event of incidents or disruptions.