Costly import red tape means UK food prices will rise, expert warns
UK food importers are clashing with the government over a threat of inflationary increases to ...
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By Alex Lennane
Increased efficiency in the food supply chain could help mitigate the impact of higher prices in the UK, which appear inevitable in a post-Brexit world.
“Food prices will rise, not fall,” said Garry Honey, founder of Chiron Risk, at yesterday’s Cool Logistics seminar in London on the impact of Brexit.
“But power over prices resides at either end of the chain – not in the middle.
“There will be political pressure to keep staple foods affordable, but it will be about the muscle ...
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