Britain is running out of food warehousing facilities needed by retailers and manufacturers to stockpile goods before a possible no-deal Brexit – and the shortage may be the result of Amazon booking the space, MPs have been told.
Ian Wright, the director general of the Food and Drink Federation, told the business, Energy and industrial strategy committee (BEIS) on Tuesday that a shortage of space had driven up the cost of chilled warehouse space, even though the shelves may be empty.
He said: “What we don’t know is whether there is actual product in those places. There is some gossip … that quite a lot of this [space] has been booked by Amazon for their entry into the food market at some point in the next few months.”
