Top supermarket executives held a conference call with George Eustice, the secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs, on Monday afternoon. “Where people are self-isolating, it is up not just to supermarkets but also friends and neighbours to support them in getting the goods they need. Tesco, the UK’s biggest supermarket, has limited purchases of in-demand items including dried pasta, tinned vegetables, children’s medication and long-life milk to five per shopper. Asda, Morrisons and Boots have limited hand sanitiser to two bottles per customer, while online grocer Ocado has limited toilet roll orders to two packs per shopper and Calpol to three bottles. Most of the supply chain for food retailers is short and they can get factories to ramp up production.

Source: The Guardian March 09, 2020 18:47 UTC