Not a sausage: how latest post-Brexit checks have hit UK delis

[pellinore]

Who would have thought that deliberately making trade more difficult, would make trade more difficult?

German Deli in east London is known for its wide variety of traditional sausages, but the post-Brexit border changes brought in last month means stocks are running worryingly low.

Offering 22 types of fresh sausage, from the classic Bavarian leberwurst to the Oktoberfest currywurst, the online retailer has become popular with expats and lovers of German cuisine since it launched in 2004.

But the company’s accounts manager, Susann Schmieder, says: “We only have stuff left over from before the new border changes came in, and those are approaching their best before dates.”

It has not received a delivery of sausages at its warehouse in Walthamstow since 31 January, when the government brought in the first stage of its border target operating model (BTOM), which requires a vet to sign off all meat and dairy imports before they can be shipped.

Not a sausage: how latest post-Brexit checks have hit UK delis | Food & drink industry | The Guardian

Edited March 9 by pellinore

[Destination Unknown]

2 hours ago, pellinore said:

Who would have thought that deliberately making trade more difficult, would make trade more difficult?

German Deli in east London is known for its wide variety of traditional sausages, but the post-Brexit border changes brought in last month means stocks are running worryingly low.

Offering 22 types of fresh sausage, from the classic Bavarian leberwurst to the Oktoberfest currywurst, the online retailer has become popular with expats and lovers of German cuisine since it launched in 2004.

But the company’s accounts manager, Susann Schmieder, says: “We only have stuff left over from before the new border changes came in, and those are approaching their best before dates.”

It has not received a delivery of sausages at its warehouse in Walthamstow since 31 January, when the government brought in the first stage of its border target operating model (BTOM), which requires a vet to sign off all meat and dairy imports before they can be shipped.

Not a sausage: how latest post-Brexit checks have hit UK delis | Food & drink industry | The Guardian

Maybe if you actually bothered to take those blatant EU-loving Stockholm Syndrome victims blinkers off for once in your life pellinore and took a look at what's going on in your beloved EU, you might actually see for once that not everything negative can be blamed on Brexit.

Here's a thought: Maybe, just maybe, the reason why they're having problems getting German sausages, is because of the ongoing farmers protests against various EU policies that have been spreading across vast swathes of EU vassals, which is having a negative impact on the food supply chain. How about that for a novel idea eh? 🤔

But no, much easier to blame Brexit isn't it pellinore, the perfect scapegoat for all things negative. 🤦👇👇👇👇

https://www.euronews.com/business/2024/02/02/how-much-could-the-farmer-protests-cost-europes-economy

Edited March 9 by Destination Unknown

[Duke Wellington]

5 hours ago, pellinore said:

Who would have thought that deliberately making trade more difficult, would make trade more difficult?

German Deli in east London is known for its wide variety of traditional sausages, but the post-Brexit border changes brought in last month means stocks are running worryingly low.

Offering 22 types of fresh sausage, from the classic Bavarian leberwurst to the Oktoberfest currywurst, the online retailer has become popular with expats and lovers of German cuisine since it launched in 2004.

But the company’s accounts manager, Susann Schmieder, says: “We only have stuff left over from before the new border changes came in, and those are approaching their best before dates.”

It has not received a delivery of sausages at its warehouse in Walthamstow since 31 January, when the government brought in the first stage of its border target operating model (BTOM), which requires a vet to sign off all meat and dairy imports before they can be shipped.

Not a sausage: how latest post-Brexit checks have hit UK delis | Food & drink industry | The Guardian

Sounds like cherry picking to support a narrative to me.

Aldi and Lidl are not running low, and I have a local deli shop with Thuringers in.

[pellinore]

8 hours ago, Duke Wellington said:

Sounds like cherry picking to support a narrative to me.

Aldi and Lidl are not running low, and I have a local deli shop with Thuringers in.

Yeah, the big supermarket chains will survive, it is just the small businesses who can't afford EU hubs or the paperwork, that will go to the wall. They can always get a job working in Tesco's, if the wurst comes to the wurst.