Responding to the publication of the NAO new report into the resilience of the food supply chain to disruptions, Ben Fletcher, Chief Executive of business group Logistics UK said:

“The UK’s food supply chain is highly complex and interconnected and today’s (4 September) report from the National Audit Office reinforces the position of Logistics UK that it would benefit from a more co-ordinated approach to protect the chain’s long-term security. Food supply chain resilience is directly linked to the overall health and resilience of the logistics industry. Our work with Food 7 Cymru and others shows how important it is to involve all parties from a regional to a national level to test the ongoing resilience of all the elements involved, to ensure that any potential disruption to supply can be minimised.”

Logistics UK is one of the UK’s biggest business groups, representing logistics businesses which are vital to keeping the UK trading, and more than seven million people directly employed in the making, selling and moving of goods. With decarbonisation, new technology and other disruptive forces driving change in the way goods move across borders and through the supply chain, logistics has never been more important to UK plc. Logistics UK supports, shapes and stands up for safe and efficient logistics, and is the only business group which represents the whole industry, with members from the road, rail, water and air industries, as well as the buyers of freight services such as retailers and manufacturers whose businesses depend on the efficient movement of goods. For more information about the organisation and its work, please visit logistics.org.uk

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