The UK foodservice sector faces a rude awakening when it eventually reopens after COVID-19 lockdowns because of the complexities of post-Brexit rules-of-origin regulations.
This warning comes from Damien Combes, managing director at Hampshire, UK, frozen seafood supplier Humboldt Seafood.
His comments come as businesses across the United Kingdom are still grappling to come to terms with the finer details of the free trade agreement reached between the EU and the United Kingdom on Christmas Eve.
