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Choc horror! Now even Easter eggs are under threat from Brexit | Barbara Ellen

12:05 AM

Italian confectioner Ferrero has made dire predictions if we leave the customs union. Is nothing safe?

Just when you thought that the grotesque carnival of the internationally downwardly mobile that is Brexit couldn’t get any worse (“Bring the hideous capering clown, Boris Johnson, to the ring to gibber unintelligibly about ‘Brexit dividends’ to amuse the crowds!”), it appears that Easter eggs could be affected.

Italian confectioner Ferrero, owner of Thorntons and other brands, says that if Britain pulls out of the customs union and the single market, it could affect an array of chocolate products, leading to shortages, delays, higher prices, limited ranges and merchandise going stale in warehouses.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2H10voJ

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