More than two thirds (68%) of food and drink businesses are optimistic about future growth, despite costs continuing to be a significant challenge, according to a survey by accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael.
‘Not for EU’ labels create unneeded cost and make UK food and drink producers less attractive to investors, according to the head of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).
Kimberly Coffin, global technical director at LRQA, explains why the way food supply network risks are managed must change amid geopolitical disruptions and an ever-changing supply climate.
Lord Newborough of Rhug Estate in North Wales has been a prominent organic advocate since the late 1990s. Beyond the estate’s organic livestock enterprises and expansive farm shop, the business has continuously diversified its routes to market to deliver...
The Government’s Retained EU Law (REUL) Bill risks creating trade barriers, could impede the movement of goods and slow the UK’s economy, according to Logistics UK chief executive David Wells.
As the UK gears up to implement the second half of Brexit, Provision Trade Federation director general Rod Addy questions whether the Government has set over-ambitious deadlines to achieve it UK Border Target Operating Model.
Episode four finds Bethan Grylls in Leicester where she hears from cooperative-run cheese manufacturer, Long Clawson Dairy and one of its affiliated farmers, Paul Eggleston, on the link between sustainability and food security.
Nick Allen of British Meat Processor's Association discusses food policy with our editor in this exclusive interview series and highlights what changes could be made in regulation and legislation that would lead to a stronger food system.
Provision Trade Federation director general Rod Addy discusses the recently agreed Windsor Framework and its implications for the food and drink industry in his exclusive column for Food Manufacture.
Prime minister Rishi Sunak has agreed a new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland with European Commission president Ursula Van der Leyen, which would see the end of restrictions on the trade of goods traveling overseas in the UK.
Perishable Movements (PML) managing director Mike Parr responds to the current fresh produce shortages and the challenges facing a food supply chain already battered by COVID-19 restrictions and the fallout of Brexit.
In his first regular column for Food Manufacture, Rod Addy of the Provision Trade Federation, explores the fragile ground we find ourselves on and provides an honest outlook of the future of food production.
With just over a week left till our free webinar, Food Chain Resilience: Paths to Success, don’t miss your chance to get your pressing questions answered by our panel of experts.
Brexit red tape has cost food businesses £60m in 2021, as continued shortages of registered veterinarians placed pressure on an industry already stretched thin after the UK’s split from the EU.
The UK’s free trade agreement threatens to be a one sided deal with little benefit for British producers that risks sacrificing food security and standards, warned members of the food and drink industry.
Food and drink manufacturers reported the sharpest month-on-month price increases, as input cost inflation neared record highs, according to the latest Lloyds Bank UK Recovery Tracker.
The shortage of qualified veterinarians in the UK continued to threaten exports to EU countries, with Wales hit the hardest by the shortfall, according to provider Eville & Jones.
MPs have launched a snap inquiry called ‘Labour and trade issues facing the food and farming sector’ looking into the impacts of factors such as Brexit, COVID-19, and rising commodity prices on the food supply chain.
Delays to the implementation of post-Brexit import controls risk creating an uneven playing field for UK producers against their EU rivals, according to members of the food and drink industry.
UK meat firms will be allowed to continue supply retailers in Northern Ireland with chilled processed meat products, as the EU moves to postpone the ban due to kick in this month.
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.
With more businesses relocating abroad to beat Brexit delays, customs expert Arne Mielken of Customs Manager looks at the pros and cons of setting up an EU base.
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.
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.
British food businesses face ‘outright export bans’ and ‘structural’ barriers to trade with Europe thanks to bureaucracy linked with Brexit, according to the House of Lords EU Environment sub-committee.
Delays in implementing safety and standards legislation for food imported from the EU could leave the door open for more food crime, according to Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Northern Ireland director Gary McFarlane.
With the Government’s announcement of the creation of eight new freeports across England, customs expert and founder of the customs and training consultancy Customs Manager Arne Mielken looks at the benefits and potential dowsides for food and drink manufacturers.
More checks for products entering the EU, relaxation on goods coming into the UK and a decline in exports to the continent has caused concern among the food and drink industry.
British Meat Processors Association trade policy adviser Peter Hardwick claims the UK’s Brexit deal offers little relief for exporters to the EU from the burden of Britain becoming a third country.
The UK meat industry faces further skills shortages as the Government makes it harder for unemployed Brits to re-train in the sector, the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has warned.
UK meat businesses are considering setting up an EU base to bypass export problems, as meat processors continue to struggle to ship product to the continent, the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) claims.
Seafood firms could be left ineligible for £23m of Government support to help alleviate pressure caused by export delays, according to Seafood Scotland.
The warehousing and logistics sector could soon face a ‘perfect storm’ of challenges in the next few months irrespective of Brexit, according to Schoeller Allibert UK.
The Scottish seafood sector hits ‘rock bottom’ as continued delays at the ports, technology failure and an increase in bureaucracy threaten to make British export undesirable to EU customers.
The UK Government’s review into the future of gene editing could see a damaging shift away from EU food standards, warned the chairman of Stormont’s Committee on Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.
UK seafood producers are being priced out of export markets by European competition, following continued delays at EU ports and poor preparation from Government, according to Scottish food trade bodies.
Post-Brexit disruption over paperwork and procedure is hitting supplies to Northern Ireland as well as seafood exports, with the Scottish industry saying it faces a perfect storm that could cripple its international trade.
Food and drink industry representatives have urged the Government to launch an inquiry into continued Brexit-related disruption at UK ports as costs mount on manufacturers already negatively hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Almost half (45%) of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK are still figuring out scenario plans relating to Brexit, according to a new report from global standards provider GS1 UK.
The red meat industry will be faced with inevitable and permanent change whatever the outcome of any Brexit negotiations, warned Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC).
UK manufacturers have slashed their forecasts for growth next year amid fears of a no-deal Brexit, as food and drink output drops in 2020, according to Make UK.
UK food and drink exports fell by 12.9% to £15.2bn in the first nine months of 2020, as manufacturers struggled with the coronavirus pandemic and uncertainty surrounding the end of the Brexit transition period.
The EU’s recognition of the UK’s organic control bodies has brought welcome relief for producers, but experts have warned uncertainties remain for the future of trade with the single market post 2021.
Trade volume to the EU will drop by up to 75% if more official veterinarians are not hired before the end of the Brexit transition period, according to the heads of the UK’s food and logistics trade unions.
