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Wine and spirits firms warn of Christmas alcohol shortage in UK
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Britain is facing a Christmas booze shortage unless the government does more to ease the ongoing shortage of HGV drivers, a group of 48 wine and spirits companies have told the transport secretary.
In a letter to Grant Shapps, businesses including Pernod Ricard, Moët Hennessy and the Wine Society said rising costs and supply chain “chaos” had held up wine and spirit deliveries, raising the risk that supermarkets will run dry and festive deliveries arrive late.
Members of the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA), which coordinated the letter, have reported it is taking up to five times longer to import products than a year ago, with two-day orders taking more than two weeks to process.
Freight costs have increased by about 7%, the WSTA
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