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Just-in-time food supply chains won't survive being thrown in at the Brexit deep end

The UK is not as ready as it should be for the end of the Brexit transition, and it’s hard to see how the current lean, just-in-time meat and dairy supply chains will survive, says Shane Brennan, chief executive of the Cold Chain Federation.

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Just-in-time food supply chains won't survive being thrown in at the Brexit deep end

The UK is not as ready as it should be for the end of the Brexit transition, and it's hard to see how the current lean, just-in-time meat and dairy supply chains will survive, says Shane Brennan, chief...

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