29 May 2019 --- Amid rising concerns over a no-deal Brexit having a disastrous impact on the UK food and beverage industry, the head of the British Retail Consortium (BRC) is urging “politicians to step up to the plate” once again to prevent “this looming catastrophe.” Speaking to FoodIngredientsFirst, Chief Executive Helen Dickinson stresses that “the blunt truth is, there is still no clear path out of the current political deadlock,” despite the Brexit deadline being pushed further down the road to October 31 from the original March 29 exit date. Her comments come as the latest BRC–Nielsen Shop Price Index for May 2019, shows that UK food inflation continued to decelerate, fresh food inflation was steady while Ambient Food inflation slowed.
