Food producers see business vanish ‘overnight’ due to lockdown

Food producers see business vanish ‘overnight’ due to lockdown

Cornish food producers have seen business vanish “overnight” due of the coronavirus lockdown and there is a looming crisis for farmers as harvest approaches and labour remains scarce, an industry expert says.

Mark Duddridge, chair of the Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership (CIOS LEP), said businesses that did not have a contract with a major retailer or were quickly able to…

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