There are warnings over potential food shortages in supermarkets up and down the country. The fears are due to a number of ongoing factors including the rising cost of living crisis, adverse weather and the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Items such as eggs, bread and beer could all be in short supply, with huge companies such as McDonald's struggling to get hold of the right ingredients in recent months. There's been some reports over supermarkets warning customers some grocery staples could be hit by shortages.
Consumer champion Which? has warned of potential shortages in a number of key ingredients, they said: "While there are some residual issues in the food chain relating to Covid and Brexit, such as availability of HGV drivers, what’s happening in Ukraine and sanctions on Russia will have an increasing effect on availability of some foods.
