‘A Convenient Scapegoat’: Empty Shelves are due to Brexit Not the Pingdemic - Here’s the Evidence
22/07/2021
With supply chain problems being blamed on workers self-isolating, Caolan Robertson reports on what business owners, managers and labourers have been telling him across the country about the consequences of Brexit.
Deli meat and cheese imports 'incredibly difficult' as new Brexit rules come into force [2 mins]
04/01/2022
Shane Brennan, chief executive of the Cold Chain Federation, discusses new Brexit import rules with Sky's Ian King.
“The whole thing is stupid and pointless," one business owner at London's Borough Market has said.
An Opinium poll also found that 42% of people who voted Leave in 2016 had a negative view of how it had turned out.
Some types of wine and spirits may not be available unless ministers take urgent action to fix lorry driver shortage and shipping delays, say alcohol suppliers.
Food body warns of ‘post-Brexit perception problem’ over recurring traffic gridlock.
The UK’s final post-Brexit border checks will cost food importers hundreds of millions of pounds under the government’s own internal estimates, adding to upward pressure on inflation.
Extra import controls will be ‘impossible’ for small businesses, says food industry chief.
The food industry is predicting a nightmare for British customers, with price rises and empty shelves caused by Brexit.
'We're weeks away from gaps on the shelves': Business leaders issue stark warning to PM over food shortages
23/06/2021
Food producers and road hauliers have warned the government that the supply of food and drink to supermarkets is “failing” due to a chronic shortage of HGV drivers.
Intense traffic congestion around Dover is partly down to “Brexit scenarios”, according to the head of the British Ports Association.
More food items are likely to disappear from supermarket shelves as companies struggle to fill roles after lockdown.
New customs checks will make imports more expensive and slower, says Cold Chain Federation.
Industry bosses call for measures to bring back Eastern European drivers after Covid and Brexit worsen a long-running shortage.
Loss of 100,000 hauliers due to Covid and Brexit will cause food ‘rolling power cuts’, experts warn
Small businesses can expect trade with the European Union to be “permanently damaged” from 1 January, a supply chain trade body has said.
Ease of trading is key measure of success, say cross-channel businesses, not lack of lorry traffic.
Brexit rule changes coming into force from today - and how they might affect the UK's shops
01/01/2022
New Brexit rules are coming into force today which have caused concerns over possible food shortages and increasing costs for businesses.
Spike in imports has led to bottlenecks of containers carrying supplies for shops and factories.
Shortage caused by Brexit and the pandemic, Road Haulage Association says.
Deal or no deal, British companies will have to confront a wall of bureaucracy that threatens chaos at the border if they want to sell into the world’s biggest trading bloc when life after Brexit begins on January 1.
'No room' for excess meat in no-deal Brexit
31/07/2019
Government plans to buy up hundreds of thousands of tonnes of unsold lamb in the event of a no-deal Brexit could be unworkable because there is nowhere to store it, BBC Newsnight has learned.
New border rules introduced last week are already creating problems for exporters and traders, say firms.
The Road Haulage Association has described its meeting with Michael Gove about post-Brexit arrangements as "a washout".
New plans for post-Brexit border checks on goods coming into the UK will deter many EU suppliers and push up food prices, a trade body has said.