More than half of UK food and drink manufacturers have no contingency plan to deal with water shortages

More than half of food and drink manufacturers (61 per cent) do not have a water supply contingency plan in place for their UK sites, despite 94 per cent saying a consistent supply is critical to their day-to-day operations, research by water services and treatment specialist Alpheus has revealed. A survey of Alpheus customers and Food and Drink Federation members, which includes some of the UK’s biggest food and drink manufacturers, has revealed how precarious their situation is at a time when water shortages are rife across the UK. Large…

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