It’s a classic tipple that’s become a Christmas staple up and down the UK – but this year Bucks Fizz could be missing on the big day.
The drink can often be found for just a few pounds on deep supermarket sales going into Christmas but those hoping for a swig of the orange fizz might be best advised to stock up early doors.
That’s because workers at a key Bucks Fizz factory have announced a strike in a row over pay.
Almost 200 workers at the Princes Food Factory in Cardiff are set to walk out, and the Unite union has warned of possible shortages of fresh fruit such as orange juice.
Of course, Bucks Fizz is traditionally made by mixing orange juice and sparkling wine or Champagne.
The union has announced the strike will take place from December 17 to 24.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham told the Daily Mail: “[Owners] Newlat need to get back round the negotiating table before its customers discover they won’t have any products on their shelves. Our members work in back-breaking roles on low pay and want a fair slice of the pie.
“Newlat make 20 percent of all their revenues in the UK and are making money off the backs of these workers. Yet they want to short change our members.
“Unite won’t stand for such behaviour and will back our members in any dispute.”
Newlat Food makes pasta, milk and dairy, instant noodles and bakery products.
Princes sells tinned fruit and fish under its own name, and has other brands including Flora sunflower oil and the Napolina range of Italian-style tomato sauces and cooking ingredients.
Its roots go all the way back to 1880 when it was founded as a fish importer in Liverpool.
