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The Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD) represents the UK wholesalers who supply independent shops, restaurants, pubs, foodservice outlets and caterers.
Jan 13, 2021 21 tweets 10 min read
Today's u-turn on vouchers for #FreeSchoolMeals by @10DowningStreet and @educationgovuk is not without consequence. At the end of two weeks of last minute decision making on education, the upshot is that good honest people are on furlough as of tonight. A thread on the impact: Before Christmas the Government were adamant that schools would stay open on the basis they were low risk. Schools placed order for food from their wholesale partners in preparation before going off on two weeks' holiday.