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Recommendations made for government’s future UK trade policy
Recommendations for the government’s future UK trade policy have been made by organisations from across the food and drink supply chain.
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Food and Drink Federation (FDF)
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FDF and Santander launch Food and Drink Industry Report 2020
The report highlights issues for the industry including exports and developing markets, increasing automation, sustainable packaging and health and diet.
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FDF calls on next UK government to prioritise food and drink sector
To ensure resilience in the UK food system, the FDF has said that the industry must remain competitive and improve productivity, and that resilience underpins the efforts of the industry, ensuring it can provide affordable food to consumers and shoppers.
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FDF urges against UK temporary tariff regime updates
The government has published an update to the UK’s temporary tariff regime for a no-deal Brexit, but the FDF's Policy Manager warns that it will be "catastrophic."
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Tackling carbon neutrality one bite at a time
Carbon neutrality is an imperative global goal to halt global warming, but it can also significantly benefit a company’s performance, as Mark Chadwick explains here.
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Food industry asks for Brexit no-deal competition waiver
The UK food industry has requested from the government that it waive aspects of competition law after a no-deal Brexit.
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Food industry warns UK Environment Minister on Brexit crisis
Numerous food associations have put forward a letter to the Environment Secretary detailing how consultations should be set back for review.
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FDF members report reduction in water consumption and CO2 emissions
The FDF has recently published a report detailing the steps taken by its members to help deliver a more sustainable food system.
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UK food sector still seeking clarity in wake of draft Brexit agreement
"Businesses need time to be able to implement and test any proposed Brexit agreement," says Dairy UK chairman.
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Significant cost to manufacturers as a result of ‘no-deal’ stockpiling
Food manufacturers and businesses are currently facing rising costs in relation for food stockpiling in case of a 'no-deal' Brexit.
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Scotland gets tough over food crime
Launched back in 2015, the SFCIU has already had some notable successes in the challenge of combating food fraud, as the unit’s head Ron McNaughton explains.
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Competitiveness of food and drink manufacturers hindered by rising costs, says FDF Survey
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) recently published the second of its new quarterly business confidence surveys, which reveals that more than three quarters of manufacturers expect input prices to rise in the remainder of 2018.
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PM’s Brexit plans ‘will kill off’ US trade deal: President Trump
Food industry figures in the UK had praised the Government's whitepaper for prioritising friction-free trade before President Trump's interview in The Sun.
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FDF head on Brexit: ‘The Government needs our help’
Ian Wright also praised Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary Michael Gove as someone he could "do business with".
