PUB CHAIN JD Wetherspoon has apologized to customers after their beer supply became the latest victim of the UK supply chain crisis.
The hospitality giant confirmed that it had seen its supply of Carling and Coors beer affected by the disruption, with some pubs not receiving deliveries.
Truckers and factory staffing shortages attributable to Brexit hiring rules and the pandemic have hit supplies at rival companies like McDonald’s, Nando’s and Kentucky in recent weeks.
Wetherspoon spokesman Eddie Gershon said: “We are having some supply issues with both Carling and Coors, which means some pubs are out of product.
“We apologize to our customers for any inconvenience that may have occurred. We know that the brewers are trying to solve the problem. “
The company did not provide further details on the supply problems, but it is understood that they are directly related to the shortage of heavy truck drivers.
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The heads of the Road Transport Association warned last week that there was a shortage of nearly 100,000 drivers.
She said this was driven by the thousands of European drivers who left during the pandemic and did not return, and asked the government to add drivers to the list of shortages to make it easier for workers abroad to address the shortage.
Wetherspoon founder and chairman Tim Martin has been a fervent Brexit supporter and earlier this year denied reports that his pubs had been hit by a Brexit-related staff shortage.
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