Brexit insight and analysis – Page 7
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Comment & Opinion
M&S’s letter to the PM has some good ideas… and some optimistic ones
In some of Machin’s proposals to Boris Johnson, pragmatism gives way to optimism
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Comment & Opinion
Marks & Spencer COO Stuart Machin’s letter to PM Boris Johnson: in full
M&S COO Stuart Machin has written to the PM asking for the government’s support in building a “thriving, sustainable” food sector
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Analysis & Features
What do the latest customs rules changes mean for farm shops and delis?
The change has prompted fears of increased costs, disruption and some EU food producers giving up on supplying into Britain
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Comment & Opinion
Amazon vs Visa: why no-one is clucking in this game of corporate chicken
With just days to go until UK-issued Visa credit cards are no longer accepted as payment on Amazon.co.uk, there is still no sign of a resolution
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Comment & Opinion
Brexit, inflation, Covid: can government guide industry to greener pastures in 2022?
There is much change still ahead for food and farming, says Andrew Kuyk, director general at Provision Trade Federation
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Comment & Opinion
How Brexit has affected the Scottish seafood industry… and what’s yet to come
We’re still only seeing the start of the changes Brexit will bring to the seafood industry, says Donna Fordyce, CEO of Seafood Scotland
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Comment & Opinion
Sustainable farming incentives must be balanced against protecting UK industry
George Eustice today unveiled more detail on how the Landscape Recovery Scheme for England would work
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Analysis & Features
What’s coming up for grocery in 2022?
We may be waving goodbye to a turbulent and eventful 2021, but some of its most disruptive forces will be here to stay. Here are 2022’s biggest events to keep your eye on.
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Analysis & Features
Five unmissable long reads on food and drink in 2021
It’s been a big year for the food and drink sector. Omicron aside, 2021 has brought ongoing Brexit challenges, new technology, rapidly evolving shopping habits and the arrival of new power players.
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Comment & Opinion
Christmas supply has been saved, but without support many businesses won’t be so lucky
Despite warnings to the contrary over the past couple of months, it looks like we won’t run out of food in the supermarkets this Christmas after all. Food (and turkeys in particular) may well be significantly more expensive than last Christmas, while there is also less choice, as The Grocer ...
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Comment & Opinion
Low take-up of visas shows the food industry must do more to attract workers
The government line on immigration is unlikely to change. So businesses will need to devise a new recruitment strategy
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Comment & Opinion
Why the ‘non-EU’ labelling at Morrisons was about law, not politics
The decision to call out ‘non-EU salt and pepper’ was a reflection of EU labelling laws, rather than political opinion
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Analysis & Features
Budget 2021: food and drink industry has its say
Reactions from industry to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget announcements have been largely positive, praising the relief action taken to ease pressure on businesses after nearly two years of pandemic-related squeezes
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Comment & Opinion
Why Morocco is setting its sights on the UK grocery market
The opening of a new shipping route and and renewed trade agreements have made it easier to do business, says El Mehdi El Alami, director of Promotion and Development of Morocco Foodex
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Comment & Opinion
The New Zealand trade deal has some ‘big winners’, but UK farming isn’t one
The UK has reached an agreement in principle with New Zealand, whose farmers are thrilled. British farmers, however, are less convinced
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Comment & Opinion
Forget toys and turkey this Christmas, another Brexit deal could be on its way
The EU put forward a series of proposals last night to dramatically cut the checks into NI
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Analysis & Features
How can the meat sector attract and train more British workers?
Boris Johnson is doubling down on his stance industry should stop ‘relying on cheap foreign labour’. So how can the sectors move forward?
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Comment & Opinion
Boris Johnson is alienating industry with casual disregard – next he’ll be alienating voters
The pig sector has reacted with fury over the PM’s dismissal of the growing backlog of pigs on farms caused by the labour crisis
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Comment & Opinion
A broken food system – is our industry running on empty?
The cost of ‘cheap food’ is being borne by the welfare of farmers and workers, damage to the environment and irreparable damage to our industry’s capacity to service our future food needs, says Wyke Farms MD Rich Clothier
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Category Report
Hidden dragon: Wales category report 2021
As post-Brexit trade deals cast doubt over the future of the Welsh farming sector, is it time to bring brand Wales out of the shadows?