By UK faces Haribo sweets shortage due to transport issues.
A shortage of lorry drivers is delaying deliveries of Haribo sweets to the UK.
The German company that makes the popular confectionary has said that like many other manufacturers and retailers, it was “experiencing challenges” that were hampering supplies.
The problems with Haribo sweets is affecting all their ranges, including Goldbears and Tangfastics.
Haribo said it was “working with partners across the food and drink industry” to address the problem. The haulage industry has previously said the pandemic and Brexit were to blame for unfilled lorry driver jobs.
The Road Haulage Association believes there is currently a shortfall of about 60,000 drivers.
Prince Harry visited the Haribo factory in 2017, Reuters
It estimates that some 30,000 HGV driving tests did not take place last year because of the Covid pandemic.
The haulage industry is one of a number of sectors having trouble finding suitable staff as the economy reopens, leading some experts to talk of the UK’s missing workers.
It also believes Brexit is playing a major part in the shortage, according to the Road Haulage Association (RHA), with many drivers unsure of their rights to work in the UK.
Just last month RHA’s Chief Executive, Richard Burnett told Roads Minister, Baroness Vere that there needed to be “clear and urgent” action because shortage was “getting worse”.
The Association also wrote to the Prime Minister warning that many drivers had returned to their country of origin during extended periods of lockdown with the vast majority not returning.
