Food Supplies for Ve – Days; Food Facts Special Edition

The Ministry of Food is confident that food traders, having served the public well throughout the war years,-wifl provide a service during the V Holiday that will enable the public to obtain their essential minimum food supplies. The Ministry makes thefollowing suggestions to food traders and housewives ;-

CROCERS should remain open on VE Day for at least one hour after the Victory announcement has been made and if possible two hours. If VE Day is a Friday grocers should Open on Saturday and close on Monday, but grocers selling bread and milk should actalso in accordance with the following paragraphs.

DAIRYMEN are expected to deliver milk on both VB Dayi just as they normally do on Good Friday or * Bank Holiday,

BAKERS should make arrangements in advance to ensure that after the announcetment bread will be made and delivered to private houses and retail shops In sufficient quantities to provide at least for normal requirements. Wherever possible baleen should inaddition male bread as usual for. safe, on VE+1 Day and on this day open their shops for one hour or possibly two hours for the cafe of bread only..

Although it be expected that the pubfta will be able to obtain bread supplies during the V Holiday housewives are advised to carry In their homes tlightly more bread thin usual.

SHOPS DEALING IN PERISHABLE FOODS should remain open on. VE Day long enough after the official announcement "to ensure that perishable goods are not wasted.

RESTAURANTS AND CAFES are expended to be open on both VE Days.

Every food trader it asked to display in his shop a notice telling his easterners at what boun his shop will be open during the V Holiday, together with any further ditails useful to his customers. Retailers expecting deliveries from wholesalers on VEDay sbould arrange for the reception of these goods.

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