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.”
Ranjit Singh Boparan, CEO of Bernard Matthews, has warned that the crisis ‘could ruin Christmas’ unless the government intervenes.
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.
Ian Wright, CEO of the Food and Drink Federation, has said the days of limitless food choice in supermarkets or restaurants are “over”.
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.
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.”
