A staple of British breakfasts since the 14th or 15th century, a full English requires several moving parts to work perfectly in tandem to end up on the consumer’s plate. With current tomato shortages leading to some breakfasts missing the key ingredient and farmers warning of potential potato and pork shortages in the near future, the days of a classic full English may be numbered.

Flexibility and agility should be top-of-mind when restaurants source ingredients. They would be wise to reassess their foreign base of suppliers and forego the cost-first strategy that has worked for them up to now, and pivot to a security-first approach to ensure a continued, reliable supply of goods to customers across the UK.

Building agility into the Full English supply chain is the only way to keep the classic breakfast choice intact, with all your favourite parts.