Brexit could mean very bad news for our sandwiches
Brexit could mean very bad news for the four billion sandwiches which Britain gets through every year, as Politico points out:
Brits purchase 4 billion of them a year from supermarkets. And while the country is largely self-sufficient when it comes to bread production, in a no-deal scenario with agricultural tariffs, new customs checks and delays at ports, the industry may end up struggling to earn a crust.
“I don’t think consumers understand how complex and global our industry is,” said Jim Winship, director of the British Sandwich Association. “If we crash out of Europe, we’d have problems even if only at border control because our industry works on a fresh basis and our products have a low shelf life. Ingredients could rot in the docks before getting to us.”
More details of the supply chain problems in the full story.
This is not at all bad news for sandwiches. They survive and can be re-wilded. It’s bad news for sandwich-eaters.
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Don’t worry too much, Mark, I’ll set up an especial back channel for butter, cheddar, and maybe some ham, for you, through Northern Ireland. If it works well, rUK may not have to subsidise NI as much, which would be a win win.
Muiris ( writing from Co Kildare, RoI.