Supermarket executives have expressed incredulity at Michael Gove, the minister in charge of no-deal Brexit planning.A British government demand for supermarkets to prepare for a potentially chaotic no-deal Brexit by stockpiling food is stoking anger in the industry, with bosses saying they should not be blamed if people can’t find everything they want on the shelves.
“As night follows day, if 50 per cent of lorries are delayed there will be gaps on the shelves inside seven days,” Mr. King, currently a director at retailer Marks & Spencer, told Reuters. In an e-mailed statement, the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said Britain had robust supply chains across a range of countries and was meeting regularly with industry and retailers to make sure they were fully prepared for Brexit.“We have a highly-resilient food supply chain and consumers in the U.K. have access to a range of sources of food. This will continue to be the case when we leave the EU on 31 October, whatever the circumstances,” the statement said.
While opposition parties are trying to force another delay, a looming election means nothing can be taken for granted. Fresh food can’t be stockpiled and border delays of a few days would wilt such produce meaning it could be put on final discount almost as soon as it arrives in store.
globebusiness Seems to me all these businesses are making a pretty good argument for why Brexit is needed. No country’s food system should be so reliant on others to feed their citizens.
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