Sainsbury's, Asda and McDonald's are among those warning stockpiling fresh food is impossible and that the UK is very reliant on the EU for produce.
Items to disappear from supermarket shelves and prices to increase if UK crashes out of EU, group including Lidl, the Co-op, Pret a Manger and KFC say.
Prices will soar and border delays will halt fresh food imports following the "shock" of a no-deal Brexit, Britain’s major supermarkets have warned.
Industry faces "disaster" as only root vegetables may be on sale, and cost of ready meals could surge.
Birds Eye fish fingers and Walkers crisps are asking supermarkets for price rises of up to 12%, in the latest standoff between household brands and retailers over the dramatic fall in the value of the pound.
Increases of up to 63% on products across big four supermarkets, says research by the Guardian and MySupermarket.com
McDonald's, KFC and Pret a Manger have joined with UK supermarkets to warn that crashing out of the European Union will result in "significant" disruptions to their supply chains.
Food prices to rise up to 20% 'virtually instantaneously' after leaving EU, warns Birds Eye boss
18/02/2019
Tariffs ranging from 2% to 20% will be passed on to consumers, says frozen food specialist.
Supermarkets have begun removing product ranges and lowering their standards when it comes to fresh produce in preparation for Brexit, and British customers are already showing recessionary behaviours, according to new research from Kantar.
Supermarkets are preparing to introduce rationing for online shoppers to prevent panic buying in the event of a no-deal Brexit, The Sunday Times can reveal.
"Upwards of £1 trillion" is being taken out of the UK and transferred to Europe - C4 News
04/04/2019
Our Economics Correspondent @HeliaEbrahimi explains how no-deal Brexit preparations are impacting the UK economy.
The warning comes after similar cautions from the country's leading supermarkets.
'Gaps on the shelves within a week': former supermarket chief's stark no-deal Brexit warning
08/08/2019
A former Sainsbury's chief has warned of 'significant gaps' on supermarket shelves within a week of a no-deal Brexit.
October worst time to stockpile as warehouses full of Christmas goods, says retail body. / Retailers have warned that there will be shortages of fresh food coupled with potential price rises if there is a no-deal Brexit.
Supermarket chain says it may have to fly in fruit as it books extra warehouse space to stockpile goods
A post-Brexit deal should make it easier to build supermarkets, avoid tax and sue the UK, US business lobbyists say.
Brussels rules out 'mutual recognition' of regulations between EU and UK ahead of talks.
Boris Johnson Brexit deal to cause price hikes and shortages of fresh fruit and vegetables, retail chiefs warn
11/02/2020
'This is going to hit us in January....customers are really going to see the problems on supermarket shelves'
Consumer groups and Lib Dem MP Layla Moran call on chains to follow Waitrose's lead ahead of US-UK trade deal.
‘We will never compromise on the standards or specifications of our products,’ says supermarket boss.
A disorderly break with the European Union at the end of the year poses a bigger threat to Britain’s food supplies than the coronavirus pandemic that saw supermarket shelves emptied, a Parliamentary committee warned.
Health certificates could add 40,000-pound cost per truck. / Supermarkets may pull out if business unviable: Trade group. / Extra paperwork required by Brexit will raise U.K. supermarkets’ cost of operating in Northern Ireland so much that some may pull out, a trade group warned.
House of Lords hears costs related to chilled and fresh goods could prove a fatal barrier.
Shoppers could pay more after no-deal Brexit
25/09/2020
Shoppers will feel the impact of a no-deal Brexit at supermarket tills, the British Retail Consortium has warned.
Red alert as officials admit Northern Irish ports will not be ready for New Year deadline
25/09/2020
Average supermarket truck ‘will need 400 certifications’ to enter from British mainland.