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Thorntons worries over Brexit delays and shortages

Jim Riley

30th March 2018

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A fair sprinkling of business gold in here for Edexcel Paper 3 - the potential impact of tariff and non-tariff barriers on chocolate confectionery imported into the UK (5,000 truck loads each year for Ferrero alone!) Thorntons was bought by Ferrero for £112m in 2015.

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Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.