Up to quarter of supermarket milk deliveries missed due to driver shortages, says dairy giant

Up to quarter of supermarket milk deliveries missed due to driver shortages, says dairy giant

Up to a quarter of supermarket milk deliveries by the UK's biggest dairy supplier have been unable to get through because of a shortage of lorry drivers.

Speaking to Sky News, managing director of Arla Foods UK Ash Amirahmadi warned of a "summer of disruption" unless bold action is taken by the government to tackle the industry-wide problem, blamed on the coronavirus crisis and Brexit.

The dairy giant, which supplies milk to about 2,400 stores each day in the UK, had on average failed to deliver to 10% of outlets due to a lack of drivers, although this had risen to a quarter - some 600 shops - at weekends.