The Future of Food Chains

Occupational demand from food related operators has favoured the South East & East, which has accounted for 26% of food take-up since 2008. This preference is a result of its close proximity to London, and its connectivity to seaports such as London Gateway and Felixstowe which are responsible for handling large quantities of produce imported from mainland Europe.

In addition to a preference for locations connected to critical sea ports, and urban conurbations, we have further identified that a 37% of this footprint is located in units of 500,000 sq ft and above, which is largely attributable to the existing supply chain model that utilises regional and national distribution centres in handling and moving food goods.

TOTAL FLOORSPACE BY UNIT SIZE (2008 ONWARDS)

25

20

15

10

MILLION SQ FT

5

0

50-100K

100-150K

150-200K

200-250K

250-300K

300-400K

400-500K

500-600K

600K+

Source: Cushman & Wakefield

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