Il sharp drop in the pound on Brexit fears it will not only affect the economy, finance, politics and tourism of the United Kingdom, but also the food traditions of British citizens who risk having to say goodbye to some of the products traditionally most loved by His Majesty's subjects.
Tesco, Britain's leading supermarket chain, today announced it was blocking supplies of some of its most popular foods across the Channel. The reason is obvious: Unilever, a leading company in the import of food products has decided to raise prices due to the collapse of the British currency. This means that Tesco will be forced to buy them at a higher cost, in turn raising prices for end consumers. At this point, unless the pound returns to pre-Brexit levels. Tesco will have to choose whether to take the path of price increases or that of giving up.
Foods that could disappear from British tables include Marmite spread, which is very popular in the UK, Lipton tea, Knorr bouillons and Magnum ice creams, all of which are controlled by Unilever.
It should be emphasized that, to suffer the weight of Brexit on their eating habits are above all citizens with a lower income. Tesco is a chain that guarantees cheap products to a large part of the population who prefer to shop more "economically" and who perhaps voted to leave the European Union because some zealous politicians had promised benefits from an economic point of view , social and political. Three months on, the exact opposite seems to be happening.
