Nestle, the maker of Quality Street and Lion bars, has said it is witnessing some supply chain obstacles ahead of the Christmas period.

But Mark Schneider, the chief executive of Nestle, told the BBC that it was working hard to make sure products made it on to shelves this winter.

Due to the chronic shortage of HGV drivers, a number of sectors have had difficulties with their supply chains. Factors including global bottlenecks with shipping have also played a part.

“Like other businesses, we are seeing some labour shortages and some transportation issues but it’s our UK team’s top priority to work constructively with retailers to supply them,” he said.

When asked whether he could guarantee Quality Street would be in the shops this Christmas he replied: “We are working hard.”

Nestle, which also makes Aero and KitKat, is the world’s largest producer of dairy products – and works with hundreds of thousands of farmers around the world with millions of cows.