Retailers and suppliers battling through ‘impenetrable’ red tape that has resulted in empty shelves in Northern Ireland
Every now and then there are weeks when Brexit issues surge back to the foreground, and this has been one of them.
56 per cent of Britons have now noticed food shortages in their local shops or supermarkets, as Brexit-caused supply chain problems continue. / The figures are up from 45 per cent in mid August, and 36 per cent in late July, according to YouGov polls. / Of the 56 per cent, the age group which most noticed the shortages are those aged over 50.
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It is absolutely critical labelling issues raised by the Windsor Framework are resolved ahead of an October deadline, a group representing British supermarkets has said.
Britain has delayed imposing its full post-Brexit import controls on goods from the European Union again, pushing it back until the end of next year, saying it did not want to add more fuel to fast-rising inflation.
Britain needs 100,000 more drivers if it is to meet demand, according to the UK's Road Haulage Association (RHA). The signs are already there: sporadic gaps on supermarket shelves, pubs running low on beer, McDonald's suspending milkshakes.
It comes after a former environment secretary criticised the treatment of farmers in the UK-Australia trade pact.
A specialist supermarket selling British produce in the EU is struggling to keep food on its shelves because of post-Brexit supply problems.
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22/02/2023
The former CEO of Sainsbury's has said UK supermarkets have been "hurt horribly by Brexit" as they struggle with fruit and vegetable supply shortages.
Supermarkets to be given extended ‘grace period’ until at least October.
Industry bosses say retailers will struggle to keep shelves stocked at Christmas amid worker shortage.
ONE third of Scots say empty supermarket shelves and closed petrol station forecourts boost the case for Scotland to restore freedom of movement with the EU as an independent nation.
Supermarket chain says it may have to fly in fruit as it books extra warehouse space to stockpile goods
City councillor shares images of bare shops in city amid fresh food crisis.
Days after Brexit, many products vanish from Sainsbury’s in Northern Ireland and are replaced with Spar brand
04/01/2021
Days after the Secretary of State declared “there is no Irish Sea border”, scores – and possibly hundreds – of products are disappearing from supermarket shelves in Northern Ireland because of that new border, the News Letter can reveal.
Ian Wright, who leads the Food and Drink Federation, said that things are going to get worse before they get better.
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‘There has never been a more challenging time’ for the UK’s food supply chain, according to industry leaders, who are pressing the Prime Minister to grant them access to EU and EEA labour.
Shoppers have been warned that they could face more empty shelves due to a collapse in the supply chain as retailers face increasing pressure to keep up with demands whilst tackling staffing problems.
It comes after the UK extended grace periods until October to avoid red tape for goods travelling from Britain to Northern Ireland.
The EU is not contemplating blocking food supplies to Northern Ireland, a representative of the country's largest supermarkets has said.
Analysts in Europe say Britain committed “Anglo-Saxon suicide” when it voted for Brexit.