WHOLESALERS AND THEIR SUPPLIERS NERVOUS ABOUT BREXIT, GENERALLY PREFER UK TO REMAIN IN EU

Wholesalers and their suppliers are overwhelmingly in favour of the UK remaining within the European Union (EU) despite frustrations over issues including corruption and overweening red tape from Brussels’ bureaucracy. As the UK’s June 23 in-out referendum on the EU approaches, minds have been focussing on how the key areas of cost, labour mobility and common regulation might affect the overall wholesale picture – as well as supply segments including food, drinks and tobacco. The Food & Drink Federation (FDF) has come out against Brexit as of March ...


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