Cadbury reveals it is stockpiling ingredients, chocolates and biscuits in case of a ‘no-deal’ Brexit
The boss of the firm’s owner Mondelez International claimed the UK was ‘not self-sufficient in terms of food ingredients’
CADBURY has revealed it is stockpiling ingredients, chocolates and biscuits in case of a “no-deal” Brexit.
The boss of the firm’s owner, Mondelez International, claimed the UK was “not self-sufficient in terms of food ingredients”.
Hubert Weber said the food giant, which also makes popular snacks like Oreo cookies and Maynard Bassetts’ wine gums, was putting a programme in place in case Theresa May is unable to get an agreement from the EU.
With the deadline for our exit from the bloc approaching, a number of companies within a range of industries are making contingencies for exiting without a long-term deal.
Speaking to , Mr Weber warned as a result shoppers may face higher prices and fewer choices in the shops unless the negotiations improve.
He said: "Like the whole of the food and drink industry in the UK, we would prefer a good deal that allows the free flow of products, as that would have less of an impact to the UK consumer.
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"However, we are also preparing for a hard Brexit and, from a buffering perspective for Mondelez, we are stocking higher levels of ingredients and finished products, although you can only do so much because of the shelf life of our products.
"We have a contingency plan in place to manage (a hard Brexit), as the UK is not self-sufficient in terms of food ingredients, so that could be a challenge."
His comments come after Matt Hancock, the Health Secretary, said in July officials were considering working with industry to stockpile drugs, medical devices and supplies in the event of a no-deal scenario.
And drugs giant AstraZeneca said last month patients in the EU may not be able to receive medicines from the UK post-Brexit if it does not "prepare well".
UK pilots will have to have licenses ‘re-issued’ if there was a ‘no deal’ Brexit
PILOTS in the UK will have to have their licenses re-issued in case of a “no deal” Brexit, according to leaked documents.
is reporting that the documents will no longer be recognised by the European Aviation Safety Agency if we cannot exit the bloc with an agreement, potentially costing millions.
As well as pilot licences, ratings and certificates for staff and aircraft will not be valid, according to the Civil Aviation Authority.
Some EasyJet pilots have already been shifted to holding Austrian licenses in a bid to prevent any disruption.
The document has advice from the CAA’s head of flight operations, Captain Rob Bishton.
In it he says: "If the UK no longer continues as an EASA member, UK issued licences, ratings and certificates may continue to display EASA references beyond 29 March.
"In this instance, licences, ratings and certificates will be reissued by the UK CAA."
The current plan for a Brexit deal from Theresa May would keep the UK in the EASA, but there are fears the Prime Minister will not get the EU to agree to it, or get Parliament to approve.