Brexit – Page 15
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News
Seasonal worker supply concern as recruiter licence is suspended
Fruitful Jobs is no longer on the Home Office’s approved recruiter list, The Grocer can reveal
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Food exporters look further afield due to EU ‘minefield’
Small businesses are seeing more growth potential in the US and Australia following Brexit
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Ex-G’s boss and leader of government labour probe makes case for seasonal workers
Without a functioning Seasonal Worker scheme the UK will ‘just export’ fresh produce growing, according to John Shropshire
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Comment & Opinion
Dimbleby’s legacy is an echo of ‘posh boy government’. But he is principled and brave
Whether Sunak or Starmer is prime minister after the next election, Dimbleby will be the go-to source for policy formulation, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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Rishi Sunak ‘majorly oversold’ Windsor Framework, say food businesses
The new Northern Ireland Brexit deal has ‘major limits’ according to industry
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India trade deal could expose UK food to harmful chemicals, campaigners warn
Farming campaigners say it is likely some Indian food products containing banned pesticides will enter UK markets
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Regal Wholesale will set up European business to target post-Brexit trade
The business used to conduct around 26% of its business within the EU before the Brexit vote
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Shortages of fruit & veg linger despite end to restrictions
The traditional big four has had lower than normal levels on core tomato, cucumber and pepper lines following significant shortages last month, analysis of Assosia data has revealed
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Tesco lifts all fruit and veg rationing following Asda, Lidl and Aldi
The retailer confirmed to The Grocer it had removed buying limits on tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers
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Top Defra boss accept shortfalls with seasonal worker calculations
Gill Laishley, deputy director of food and rural affairs, said the government department was ‘trying to establish a better evidence-based system’
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England loses one-fifth of female breeding pig herd
The latest figures were 25% below the 317,000 head recorded in 2020, which is ‘significant’ for production
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Comment & Opinion
Let’s hope the Windsor Agreement presages better trade across the Channel
Rishi Sunak’s claims of a “historic” deal that solves all the problems of Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trade regime are somewhat overstated
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Post-Brexit supply chains contributing to food shortages
A supermarket CEO blamed a ‘massive’ shift to cheaper fresh produce sources outside the EU for exacerbating food shortages
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Analysis & Features
What the Windsor Framework really means for food businesses
The new ‘Windsor Framework’ totals more than 100 pages and addresses some of the shortcomings of the Northern Ireland protocol
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New Northern Ireland deal solves ‘Rubik’s Cube’ protocol, says M&S chairman
The ‘Windsor Framework’, agreed yesterday by prime minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, is set to replace the NI protocol
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Analysis & Features
At a glance: the key points behind the new Northern Ireland Brexit deal
Green lanes and the end of a sausage ban – how will Northern Ireland protocol 2.0 affect food businesses?
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Comment & Opinion
The devil is in the detail for Sunak’s new NI protocol deal
The minutiae will be crucial to the success of the proposed Windsor Framework, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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Comment & Opinion
Supermarkets have broken the fresh supply chain. The solution is in their hands
The answer to these shortages lies solely in the hands of retailers, says Ged Futter, director, The Retail Mind
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News
‘Historic’ Northern Ireland deal breaks Brexit gridlock
Rishi Sunak and Ursula von der Leyen have hailed the new ‘Windsor Framework’
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Lidl becomes latest retailer to ration fresh produce amid shortages
It follows similar moves by Tesco, Aldi, Asda and Morrisons, which issued buying restrictions on some lines last week in light of empty shelves