Racedo - your understanding is similar to mine, but think your 80% might be a bit low mind. Also, my understanding is that because of the difficulty in recruiting staff in recent years, many are making more than minimum wage (and some a lot more) - but that might just be what I was being told....
This years harvest could be a real struggle
From the people I speak to, Aldi and Lidl have by far the best reputation and not just for payments, but straightforward dealing as well and M&S and Waitrose the worst
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Going off topic, I'm surprised the climate change brigade haven't piled in on the 'miles' of some of our fadish products - would your life be any poorer if you never saw a kumquat again?
In terms of possible shortages, the service sector shuitting up shop has helped, although it's also been pretty disruptive.