Supermarket shoppers say they have been left sick with worry over what they'll find on shelves amid reported supply shortages.
A number of people online have expressed concern after they were left unable to buy cheap essentials like milk and herbs at Aldi and Asda - but Aldi insists there is good availability across its stores and it is continuing to work closely with suppliers.
The claims of disruption come as prices continue to increase across the board due to the cost of living crisis, reports Manchester Evening News.
One Aldi customer took to social media express her worry over dwindling stocks for her personal favourites at her local store, writing on a Facebook group for fans of the supermarket: “I’ve just come back from Aldi. The shelves are looking emptier by the week. No soya milk sweetened version for weeks.
"No sweetened almond milk for two weeks. Cranberry juice is very hit and miss and has been for weeks. I love Aldi but whatever is happening?”
Another disgruntled shopper replied: "Asda was the same yesterday. Shelves were empty. The biscuit aisle was dire in particular. Couldn’t get a dried herb I was after either. I was doing my mum and dads shopping and there was a lot on there I couldn’t get."
A commenter meanwhile claimed to offer some inside knowledge on the stock situation, saying: "My husband works for Aldi. They struggle to get certain items for weeks now. Not their fault.
"Also, they are seeing record number of new people through the doors switching to cheaper supermarkets. They can’t get enough staff to fill the vacancies either. It’s all due to the war. It’s worldwide shortages."
It comes after MPs warned that supermarkets could have empty shelves this Christmas and petrol forecourts run out of fuel as ministers "sleepwalk” into another lorry crisis
The Commons transport committee says there won’t be enough HGV drivers on the road to keep freight moving unless urgent action is taken.
With Christmas just weeks away, it said ministers are “unlikely” to prevent a repeat of previous disruption when shops struggled to get hold of essentials and fuel pumps at garages ran dry.
Tory chair Huw Merriman said: “Without a new approach, the Government risks sleepwalking into another supply chain crisis.
“We have watched a sector struggling with recruitment and retention. Drivers are retiring and not enough is being done to recruit a younger and more diverse workforce.
Asda has been approached for comment.
