The grocery sector’s risky approach to risk – and how to fix it

By John Gummer and Kathleen Enright2026-10-26T11:09:00

Grocery manages cyberattack and currency risk with precision – but climate risk, which is already hitting margins and supply, still has no clear owner. Here are three fixes

The grocery sector is one of the most sophisticated in the world at managing the risks it can name. Cyberattack, fraud border disruption, currency, cost volatility: each has its own owner, its own register and its own slot on the risk committee agenda.

The grocery sector’s risky approach to risk – and how to fix it

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