Candy maker stocks up

LONDON — A major confectionery maker said Brexit could come between Britons and their beloved chocolate.

Hubert Weber, European chief of

Mondelez International, said Tuesday the company is stockpiling ingredients, chocolate and cookies as part of contingency plans for a disruptive “hard Brexit.”

Weber was quoted by The Times of London as saying that “from a buffering perspective for Mondelez, we are stocking higher levels of ingredients and finished products.”