The boss of one of the UK’s biggest retailers has warned that current food shortages are at a “worse level” than he has ever seen.
He told the
Murrells said the disruption to supply has been driven by “Brexit and issues caused by Covid”, and the firm is retraining staff as lorry drivers to help fill vacant roles.
Road haulage bosses have said there is a shortfall of around 100,000 drivers, partly caused by the exit from the
Industry groups have also said training for new drivers is taking months, making the shortfall in numbers difficult to resolve quickly.
Sandwich shop chain
Meanwhile,
The burger chain has also been left without bottled drinks across its 1,250 outlets in
A spokesman said the group is “working hard to return these items to the menu”.
It comes a week after restaurant chain Nando’s shut almost 50 restaurants because of reduced chicken supplies.
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