About this episode

The episode discusses the UK's food supply chain vulnerabilities and features insights from industry experts and sports team owners.

The UK's food supply chain is ill-prepared for the increasing number and severity of risks it faces, according to a new report by the National Audit Office. Felicity Hannah speaks to the Cold Chain Federation's Phil Pluck on how industry is attempting to make itself more resilient. Our panel of experts looks back at a week that saw the Governor of the Bank of England warn of the dangers of AI, a global bond sell-off and the return of MPs to Parliament with a new prime minister. And, we hear from the owner of the Manchester Storm ice hockey team on the growing popularity of the sport in the UK, signified by the team's move to an arena venue this season.

People in this episode

Host: Felicity Hannah

Guest: Phil Pluck

Topics covered

• food supply chain
• resilience
• AI risks
• global bond sell-off
• ice hockey popularity
• Manchester Storm

Keywords

• food supply chain
• National Audit Office
• Cold Chain Federation
• Bank of England
• AI risks
• Manchester Storm
• ice hockey

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cold Chain Federation, Bank of England, Manchester Storm, National Audit Office

Places: UK

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