Brexit may mean a chocolate-free Christmas for Britain
French confectioners are working around the clock to fulfil orders for their biggest export partner, because they ‘just don't know about 2020’
16 October 2019 - 16:38
Clermont Ferrand — In the shadow of the Massif Central’s extinct volcanoes, the production line at French glacé-fruit producer Cruzilles is working flat out to meet a glut of advanced orders from its number one export market: Britain.
The 130-year-old confectioner finds itself at the sharp end of a rush by British retailers to stockpile ahead of Christmas, with a divorce deal between Britain and the EU still elusive barely two weeks before an October 31 deadline...
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