All Brexit articles – Page 38
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NewsTesco looks to head off panic buying as it extends product restrictions
Tesco brought back a raft of restrictions in September and yesterday announced the list of products had been expanded
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NewsGrowers welcome extension to post-Brexit seasonal workers pilot
The pilot scheme allows migrant labour to enter the UK to work for a six-month period
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Analysis & FeaturesHow has food & drink been affected by the French border closure?
With the border having been closed since Sunday, suppliers have expressed concern about the knock-on effects
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NewsFood leaders demand compensation from ‘bungling’ government over Dover chaos
‘You didn’t have to be Mystic Meg to know what was coming,’ FDF CEO Ian Wright tells BEIS committee
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News24 hours to prevent food shortages, warn supermarket leaders
Ministers have been told empty lorries stuck in the UK would mean products such as fresh fuit and salad vegetables would soon begin to disappear from shelves
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NewsMPs urge government to change course on post-Brexit immigration
The Efra Committee suggested the UK could see food prices go up unless more was done to resolve questions around labour
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NewsFood industry warns prolonged border closure could cause supply difficulties
It comes after France last night closed its borders to traffic coming out of the UK
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NewsSainsbury’s warns of fruit and veg shortages due to French border delays
Sainsbury’s assured shoppers typical Christmas dinner items are not impacted by the issue
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NewsCity snapshot: BRC calls for ‘pragmatic solution’ to border chaos
The BRC has called on the government and the EU to find a “pragmatic solution” to the closure of traffic from France and avoid impacting the supply of Fresh produce to the UK. Plus, FTSE and pound plunge, Bestway Wholesale to buy Costcutter and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsRationing ‘sure-fire way' to spark stockpiling, says Iceland’s Richard Walker
Richard Walker spoke to The Grocer after newspaper reports this week that supermarkets were preparing to introduce rationing
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NewsOcado says suppliers need to ‘mitigate’ Brexit costs
The online supermarket has written to suppliers refusing to enter negotiations over price rises
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Analysis & FeaturesBrexit: Three ways an EU trade deal could make all the difference for food and drink
Many changes are locked in, but key issues remain at stake
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NewsEU hauliers refuse to enter the UK due to border delays
European hauliers are often paid by the kilometre, “so if they’re not rolling, they’re not making money”
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NewsImperial Tobacco to reduce product range in NI as a result of Brexit
The supplier is yet to confirm which skus will be scrapped under the new plans
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Comment & OpinionBrexit deal or not, food prices are going up. But by how much?
Much will depend on whether supermarkets or suppliers end up shouldering the burden of Brexit-related costs such as tariffs
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NewsUK strawberry crop threatened by Brexit border delays, industry warns
The country is said by British Summer Fruits to be “almost totally reliant” on EU supply of strawberry plants
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NewsCo-op tells suppliers to absorb Brexit tariff increases on promoted stock
The warning has increased fears suppliers could end up carrying the can for Brexit price increases
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NewsFood businesses concerned by blockade threats from French fishermen
French fishermen have warned they will stop ferries carrying British goods entering European ports if they cannot enter UK waters
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Comment & OpinionGovernments warning supermarkets to stockpile? Pull the other one
Retailers have been building up supplies of longer-life products for weeks
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NewsIceland MD ‘not concerned about shelf shortages’ in no-deal Brexit
Walker also said stockpiling would be be impossible with warehouses already full for Christmas