RESEARCH PAPER
FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
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Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego
Submission date: 2021-03-24
Final review date: 2021-03-29
Acceptance date: 2021-04-09
Publication date: 2021-06-21
Zagadnienia Ekonomiki Rolnej / Problems of Agricultural Economics 2021;367(2):135-147
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The aim of the paper is to present the ways in which entrepreneurs in the food
service industry react to the pandemic, evaluate the efficiency of their actions,
and suggest the most effective solutions to the market disruptions caused by
the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland.
The study used the descriptive analysis method, Pearson correlation survey
method, and logical inference. Based on literature analysis and observations,
questions were formulated for a survey for Polish entrepreneurs in the food service
industry. The sample of surveyed entrepreneurs was selected by systematic
random sampling from a group of entrepreneurs who promoted their enterprises
through social media channels between 2019 and 2020.
Among the surveyed enterprises, there is a positive correlation with undertaking
activities concerning online brand image development and satisfaction with
profits. Introducing their own deliveries during the pandemic, food service enterprises
showed a negative correlation with profit growth. Enterprises that chose not
to run their own supply networks, but consistently develop their brand image online,
showed a positive correlation with increased satisfaction with earned profits.
Analyzing the results of the study one can find some correlations. Enterprises
which do not run their own supply networks, but instead consistently work on
their brand image in the network and cooperate with enterprises operating in
accordance with the sharing economy model, are doing well in times of the crisis.
Enterprises that conduct their activities in accordance with the described
assumptions showed a strong positive correlation with increased satisfaction
with their net income.