How Covid 19 has impacted the Food Industry in Canada? Write on how COVID-19 impacted food availability, food safety and food security. The increase of Covid cases leading to increase in prices in the supermarkets, employment being affected whereby supermarkets have had to operated at half capacity and with fixed operating hours. Some local restaurants have had to be closed while some have incurred losses. Rises in food costs causing students especially me to seek help from food banks.