booze this Christmas as the widespread supply chain crisis looks set to delay alcohol deliveries by two weeks.Booze producers have now expressed their concerns with champagne, wine, gin, whisky, and festive staples such as mulled wine and Buck's fizz all at risk.A letter sent to the government from the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has called for urgent action “to avoid some of our favourite tipples from disappearing from the UK supermarket shelves”.
Costs of shipping booze to the UK and getting it from ports to shelves is 7% higher now than it was last year, writes The Sun.
Moreover, deliveries to homes now take 15 days on average whereas last year it was usually two or three. Big brands are expected to absorb this stress and.
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