Brexit to drive global sourcing
Brexit will focus food manufacturers’ attention on global sourcing in 2018, as uncertainties still continue to surround the UK’s exit from the EU.
In preparation for a hard Brexit, many firms and are seeking supply chains with commonwealth countries.
As a result, Eurostar predicted oranges would come from South Africa instead of Seville. It also predicted the rise of lesser known citrus fruits, such as Kumquats and Calamondins.
Manufacturers would start looking to India, Australia, New Zealand and Canada for their raw materials and imported goods that might become too costly to import from the EU after Brexit.
