Dutch supermarkets prepare for extreme 'phase black' emergency
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Dutch supermarkets are planning emergency stores to maintain food supplies in case of a "phase black" emergency, such as a prolonged cyberattack, war, or widespread power outage. Industry group Centraal Bureau Levensmiddelenhandel wants every resident to be within a 15-minute drive of one.

Selected existing supermarkets would receive backup generators and stock essential foods. Chains would also need ways to supply one another without relying on their different computer systems.

The group is discussing products, storage and funding with the Agriculture Ministry. Director Marc Jansen said a recent cyberattack on Albert Heijn showed the need to prepare.

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