Article 303Q3 Food and drink industry says EU staff exodus will damage economy

Food and drink industry says EU staff exodus will damage economy

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Sarah Butler
from Economics | The Guardian on (#303Q3)

Brexit warnings from trade bodies come as businesses across UK struggle to recruit skilled labour

The food and drink industry has issued a warning of significant disruption and economic damage if the government fails to stem the flow of EU nationals leaving the UK.

Nearly a third of British food and drink businesses have had non-UK EU workers leave their employment since last summer's Brexit vote, according to a survey of more than 600 businesses representing nearly a quarter of the food chain's 4 million workforce. Almost half said more planned to leave because of uncertainty about their future.

Related: UK 'sleepwalking' into food insecurity after Brexit, academics say

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