International Trade

Dr Phil Hadley has been appointed AHDB’s exports boss

AHDB appoints new exports boss

By Gwen Ridler

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has appointed Dr Phil Hadley to spearhead its work to boost food industry exports.

Food and drink exports to the EU post-Brexit could face bureaucratic delays

Food exports to EU to be hit without a trade deal

By Rick Pendrous

Negotiations on the trade of food and drink between the UK and EU in the lead up to Brexit are likely to be complex, and could end up with extra costs for exporters, additional bureaucracy and border delays unless a free-trade deal can be agreed to ease...

George Eustice (centre) with IFE event director Soraya Gadelrab (left)

Food and drink exporters to get government support

By Rick Pendrous

Support for UK food and drink exporters is going to be a key government policy as the nation moves towards an exit from the EU, following the triggering of Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty last month.

UK food manufacturers could be boosted after Brexit, said Rabobank

Brexit ‘may boost’ UK food manufacturers

By Matt Atherton

Brexit could benefit food manufacturers, according to food and agribusiness bank Rabobank, ahead of the UK’s formal exit from the EU, which is triggered today (March 29).

The UK needs to secure a trade deal with the EU before Brexit happens: EEF

No EU trade deal is worse than a bad deal, claims EEF

By Gwen Ridler

Leaving the EU without a trade deal would be worse than the UK accepting a bad deal, claimed EEF, the manufacturing organisation – and any suggestion otherwise was “simply unacceptable to an industry that accounts for 45% of all UK exports”.

The food industry calls for stability ahead of Theresa May triggering Article 50

Food sector reveals core aims in Brexit trade talks

By Matt Atherton

The food and drink industry has urged government to deliver a Brexit trade deal that would ensure stability and continuity for the sector, ahead of the triggering of Article 50 on Wednesday (March 29).

Mars global president expected price rises in a WTO trade scenario

Mars warns of supply chain job cuts under WTO rules

By Matt Atherton

Food manufacturing and other supply chain jobs will be lost and Mars products will become more expensive if Britain trades under World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules post-Brexit, Mars’s global president has claimed, after the Confederation of British...

The FDF urged Hammond to boost exports funding

Budget 2017

Budget requests: Boost export and R&D funding

By Matt Atherton

The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) urged Chancellor Philip Hammond to increase funding for food and drink exports and research and development (R&D), ahead of his first Budget today.

Young’s Seafood is targeting the lucrative US seafood market

Young’s Seafood targets US market

By Michael Stones

Young’s Seafood is planning a strong presence at the Seafood Expo North America in Boston next month – following news that the US is now the UK’s second largest export market and the largest outside Europe.

Food Manufacture editor Rick Pendrous

Ireland will be crucial to the UK post Brexit

By Rick Pendrous

News that full-year exports of UK food and drink exceeded £20bn for the first time in 2016 – up 10.5% on 2015 – puts what will happen after Brexit firmly in the spotlight.

Any US-UK trade deal will come at a price

Any US-UK trade deal will come at a price

By Rick Pendrous

Britain’s prospects of securing a trade deal with the US post-Brexit were one of the main items up for discussion (along with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) during Prime Minister Theresa May’s meeting with President Donald Trump last month.

Abbey Logistics has acquired bulk liquid food transport specialist Armet

Brexit must not delay smooth freight movements

By Rick Pendrous

Britain needs to keep trading with the rest of the EU and maintain smooth transport and logistics operations as Brexit progresses, with as few delays as possible, the head the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has warned.

New food export markets could take 10 years to develop, said Promar International's John Giles (left). Meawhile, Paul Berryman (right) is taking part in a US trade mission

Business Leaders’ Forum

New food export markets ‘could take 10 years to develop’

By Michael Stones

New food and drink exports could take 10 years to develop, says agri-food consultancy Promar International, ahead of a trade mission to the US this week by a team from the Department for International Trade (DIT).

UK meat exporters trained in US regulation (Flickr/Ernesto Andrade)

British meat firms preparing for US exports

By Matt Atherton

UK meat exporters are preparing to break into the lucrative US market, after receiving training on US beef and lamb import regulations last week, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) revealed.

The food industry was cautiously optimistic after Theresa May gave assurances about the right of non-UK EU workers to continue working in the UK

Food industry’s cautious welcome to PM’s Brexit speech

By Matt Atherton

Food industry organisations have cautiously welcomed Prime Minister Theresa May’s assurances about the right of non-UK EU workers to continue working in the UK after Brexit, in a keynote speech delivered yesterday (January 17).

England in particular, lacks sufficient promotional support for exports

Food and drink export promotions need more support

By Rick Pendrous

The UK government needs to put more money and resources into supporting small food and drink manufacturers in export promotions – in a similar way that Bord Bia does in Ireland – as we move towards Brexit and seek to boost the nation’s expert potential,...

Leadsom (left) with ’s Elsa Fairbanks and Nairn’s Oatcake’s Kate Birrell

DEFRA’s food export policy to China under fire

By Matt Atherton

Environment secretary Andrea Leadsom’s plan to export more British food and drink products to China has been criticised by a panel of industrialists from the sector, members of which claimed even the most experienced exporters would struggle to break...

Barrier-free access to the EU Single Market is vital: CBI

Barrier-free EU Single Market access is vital: CBI

By Gwen Ridler

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has repeated calls for barrier-free access to the EU’s Single Market after Brexit, following food industry calls for continued access to its 500M customers.

Walkers Shortbread md James Walker said food manufacturers should prepare to lose free access to the EU's Single Market (Flickr/karendotcom127)

Single Market access ‘unlikely’ due to migration talks

By Matt Atherton

Food and drink manufacturers should prepare to lose free access to the EU’s 500M consumers, because of the government’s insistence on controlling immigration, Walkers Shortbread md James Walker has claimed.

Food and drink exports are set for £2.9bn boost, according to the government's action plan

Food and drink exports forum targets £2.9bn boost

By Michael Stones

Premier Foods and Walkers Shortbread are joining a range of food and drink manufacturers at a meeting today (December 14) organised by the Food and Drink Exporters Association (FDEA) designed to help add nearly £3bn to the sector’s export sales.

UK exports to non-EU exports have grown this year but Europe remained the top export destination

Non-EU food exports see significant growth

By Gwen Ridler

UK food and drink exports outside of the EU have seen significant growth in 2016 compared with last year, revealed a new report from the Food & Drink Exporters Association (FDEA) and the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) released on Monday (November...

British beef exports to China worth millions of pounds move a step closer recently

British beef exports to China, worth millions, move closer

By Michael Stones

New British beef exports to China – potentially worth millions of pounds – moved a step closer recently, after Chinese officials visited Britain to judge levels of animal welfare and disease control measures.

BFFF urges quick government action on its International Action Plan for Food and Drink. Image courtesy of Cable Storage Fife http://cableroadcontainers.co.uk

Food export plan ‘must be delivered quickly’: BFFF

By Matt Atherton

The British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) has urged the government to deliver quickly its food and drink export plan, after a survey revealed less than half its members thought Brexit would boost export sales.

ABF posts revenue and profit growth

Profits rise for ABF after Brexit vote

By Gwen Ridler

Associated British Foods (ABF) has posted growth in group revenue to £13.4bn in the 53 weeks to September 17 2016, a 5% rise from last year.

Donald Trump is to become the 45th US president

Trump wins US election on ‘Brexit, plus, plus, plus’ platform

By Michael Stones

Billionaire property tycoon Donald Trump is to become the 45th US president – in a shock election victory, after pledging a “Brexit, plus, plus plus” to “Make America great again” – leading critics to question the impact of his presidency on world trade...

The EU-Canada trade deal – regarded by some as a post-Brexit model for the UK – took seven years to negotiate

European food firms hail EU-Canada trade deal

By Michael Stones

European food and drink manufacturers’ organisation FoodDrinkEurope has welcomed the signing of an EU trade deal with Canada, viewed by some as a model for the UK’s trade arrangements with the union after Brexit.

Government approval of a third runway at Heathrow has been praised by the FTA

FTA praises Heathrow expansion

By Gwen Ridler

Plans to expand Heathrow airport – which has been given government backing today (October 25) – have been praised by the Freight Transport association (FTA).

Non-UK EU workers are vital to the logistics industry, the FTA said

EU workers are vital to the logistics industry: FTA

By Matt Atherton

Non-UK EU workers make as vital contribution to the logistics sector as their counterparts do in the National Health Service and the construction industry, said the Freight Transport Association (FTA).

UK exports rise after 2015 dip

FDF first-half results show 9% rise in UK exports

By Matt Atherton

The value of food and non-alcoholic drink exports rose by 8.7%, up by £528.3M over the past 12 months to £6.6bn, compared with the previous year, according to the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).

The FDF boss predicted a detailed plan for Brexit will be in place by October

Expect Brexit timeline by October, says FDF boss

By Noli Dinkovski

The boss of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) believes the Conservative government will set out a timetable for the UK’s exit from the EU at the time of its party conference, which takes place from October 2–5.

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