All Brexit articles – Page 21
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Analysis & FeaturesLabour shortage crisis in food: what progress has been made?
Politicians are taking a hard line on migration, leaving food companies to find solutions to labour shortfalls. How are they managing it?
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NewsBrexit and Covid spark 100,000-tonne increase in food waste
The UK’s exit from the EU is cited, along with disruption to the supply chain caused by the impact of the pandemic, as key factors in a spike in waste in 2021
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Comment & OpinionOur food supply chain is resilient, but it needs more support through the energy crisis
It is vital the food sector works together to be heard by government, says Shane Brennan, CEO of the Cold Chain Federation
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NewsUK retail and wholesale sector hiring more high-skilled workers from Asia since Brexit
Retailers and wholesalers have been hiring more high-skilled workers from South Asian countries such as India, according to Home Office data
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NewsMeat industry welcomes Defra move to postpone export checks
New rules requiring paper vet-signed attestations confirming regular farm visits on EU meat exports have been delayed for a year
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InterviewsAshwin Prasad: planning Tesco’s way out of the permacrisis
Tesco’s chief product officer is in full-on Christmas mode, as he looks to help shoppers find value, but his mission is also to tackle volatility once and for all
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Comment & Opinion‘Post-Brexit trade opportunities’? UK exporters are still suffering through the reality
Given George Eustice’s oft-repeated confidence that all would be well, his latest admission those deals may not have been that fantastic after all is somewhat surprising
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NewsSoaring production costs leading growers to ‘walk away’ from sector, research finds
A study for the NFU by Promar International revealed many producers were now on a ‘knife edge’, leading to concerns over supply
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NewsCheshire Cheese Co snapped up by Joseph Heler in move to re-start EU exports
The supplier hit the headlines in January 2021 after halting exports to the block due to post-Brexit bureacracy
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NewsM&S reinstates Christmas food ordering service on island of Ireland
M&S cancelled the service due to Brexit-linked supply chain disruptions last year
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RankingsOC&C 150 supplier rankings 2022: Opportunities remain in exports
Despite the strong growth in post-Covid domestic sales, the Top 150’s international sales outstripped UK growth
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NewsUK self-sufficiency contracting, industry leaders warn Efra committee
Minette Batters, NFU president, said she had ‘never witnessed anything like this’ when it came to the pressures the sector was under
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NewsMet Foods warns of export ‘hell’ after almost £15,000-worth of stock lost at Calais
The business, which owns plant-based yoghurt brands Cocos Organic and Nush, has halted exports into the EU
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NewsWyke Farms secures £30m export finance guarantee to grow overseas sales
The West Country cheesemaker has secured the finance from Barclays, guaranteed by the government’s UK Export Finance agency
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News‘Unnecessary’ Defra policy threatening viability of meat exports, industry warns
New Defra rules now require additional sign-off from a vet before an export health certificate can be granted
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Comment & OpinionFood safety must be carefully considered in Brexit Freedoms Bill
The FSA cannot simply sunset the laws for which it is responsible without a decline in food standards and a risk to public health, says chair Susan Jebb
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Analysis & FeaturesWatch: A cost of living survival guide for shops, shoppers and suppliers
The Grocer’s managing editor Emma Weinbren hosts this discussion on the origins of the cost of living crisis and what it means for the fmcg sector going forward
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NewsFishers forecast ‘bad’ medium-term outlook amid soaring input costs and labour shortages
More than a quarter of UK vessel owners and skippers see the outlook for the next three to five years as ‘bad’ or ‘very bad’
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NewsGovernment raises prawn quota following BFFF lobbying
Without an increase in the quota, processors would have been forced to import cold water prawns at the full 20% rate of duty
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NewsUK genetic tech push now influencing EU GM lobbying, campaigners say
‘Vested interests’ are driving legislation in Britain and on the continent, according to research by campaign group Corporate Europe Observatory