It seems, then, that the Japanese-inspired staple is unironically sandwiched by two opposing sets of food legislation, filled by a litigious grey area. Is the strawberry sandwich a well-meaning attempt to import a favourite or a neatly packaged attempt at tax efficiency? M&S have yet to disclose if VAT is baked into the price, so the jury’s out to lunch. Or is that dessert?
Marks & Spencer face potential legal challenge from HMRC over viral strawberry sandwich
