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Food businesses have been some of the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Worldwide lockdowns have forced thousands of restaurants, bars and cafes to close, but many entrepreneurs have managed to keep their businesses afloat, forced to innovate to survive.

We revisit some past Food Chain guests to find out how they\\u2019ve been coping and ask what they\\u2019ve learned about their business, their customers, and themselves. Tamasin Ford speaks to a chocolate maker in Ghana who hasn\\u2019t sold a single bar since the country locked down in March, and a fried chicken entrepreneur in South Africa who\\u2019s turned to feeding frontline workers to keep his kitchens and staff going.

But business hasn\\u2019t been all bad - we hear from a baker in Montreal, Canada, who says he\\u2019s never sold more bread and has started selling bags of flour to meet a growing demand from home bakers. Plus, a restaurant critic from Melbourne, Australia, tells us what it was like going out for a meal for the first time in more than three months.

Let us know what you think about the show by emailing thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk or using #BBCFoodChain on social media.

Presenter: Tamasin Ford\\nProducers: Simon Tulett and Siobhan O\\u2019Connell\\nStudio manager: Hal Haines

(Picture: A woman picks up food and a drink from a restaurant during lockdown. Credit: Getty Images/BBC)