Typhoo Tea Ltd, maker of brands such as Lift and Heath & Heather has been acquired by private equity firm Zetland Capital, enabling it to invest in production and boost jobs.
Having relinquished the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) presidency after an intense four-years, Dunbia's business public relations director (UK) Isla Roebuck tackles Brexit, the skills shortage and Dunbia's joint venture with Dawn...
An extension to Wyke Farms's Wincanton cheese store and export packing facility was completed in February 2021, transforming it into an export centre of excellence and the timing was perfect, says operations director Pete Hooper.
Soanes Poultry has invested in a new training facility at its Middleton on the Wolds factory as the industry continues to feel the sting of a shortage of labour in the wake of Brexit.
Members of the UK food and drink industry have cautiously welcomed the agreement of a free trade deal between the UK and Australia, but questioned the lack of detail surrounding competitiveness and animal welfare.
Members from across Scotland’s food and farming industry have accused the UK government of neglecting trade with its biggest export market in its rush to secure new trade deals.
UK cheese, meat and whisky producers are set to benefit from a new trade deal agreed with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein worth £21.6bn, according to trade secretary Liz Truss.
Post-Brexit bureaucracy is still hampering cheese producer Wyke Farms' export efforts, although the company is making considerable headway in markets outside the EU, according to managing director Richard Clothier in the latest FoodMan Talks.
Suggestions the Government aims to sign a zero-tariff trade deal with Australia have amplified food industry fears about the damaging, anti-competitive effect this could have on UK farmers.
UK producers will struggle to compete with overseas rivals if zero tariff trade with Australia is approved by the Government, the National Farmers Union (NFU) has warned.
The Government has placed British food producers ‘at the bottom of the list’ for migrant workers thanks to ‘unnecessary and costly’ uncertainty surrounding delayed Seasonal Workers Pilot announcements, according to MPs.
Arne Mielken, founder of customs and training consultancy Customs Manager, discusses the latest wave of EU import controls this month and how to navigate these strict new controls.
Secretary of State for International trade Liz Truss has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to securing high food standards for products coming into the country without undermining UK producers.
Legal experts at Walker Morris discuss what food businesses need to know about phases 2 and 3 of implementing checks at the Great Britain/EU border now the Brexit transition period has ended.
