Tesco has experienced some disruption to supplies, particularly to the island of Ireland, since a post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union kicked in on January 1, its chief executive Ken Murphy said today. "We have seen some limited disruption into the Republic of Ireland and into the north of Ireland, but we're working very closely with government on both sides of the Irish Sea to smooth the flow of product," Mr Murphy told reporters.
He said Tesco's product availability in both markets "remains strong". The disruption was limited to certain categories such as short shelf life ready meals, he said.
Ken Murphy said he was confident Tesco would have the right measures in place to supply Northern Ireland after the end of a three month