Sep 21, 2021 | Brexit, Coronavirus, News
Ian Wright, chief executive of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has written to the government, warning that the food supply chain is “now seriously compromised by the disruptions in the supply of CO2.”
Sep 20, 2021 | Brexit, Coronavirus, News, Red Meat Processing
Ranjit Singh Boparan, CEO of Bernard Matthews, has warned that the crisis ‘could ruin Christmas’ unless the government intervenes.
Sep 13, 2021 | Brexit, Coronavirus, News
The UK government has announced plans to accelerate the process of obtaining an HGV driver licence as a means of tackling the nationwide labour shortages.
Sep 10, 2021 | Brexit, Coronavirus, News, Retailing
Ian Wright, CEO of the Food and Drink Federation, has said the days of limitless food choice in supermarkets or restaurants are “over”.
Sep 9, 2021 | Brexit, Coronavirus, News, Retailing
The supermarket chain said that they were expecting “some industry-wide retail price inflation” during the second half of the year, driven by factors including the current shortage of HGV drivers.
Sep 3, 2021 | Brexit, Coronavirus, News
Director of the British Retail Consortium (BRC), Andrew Opie warns that if the current labour shortages are not taken seriously “retailers will end up offshoring production.”