Brexit – Page 20
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NewsG’s pays tribute to former supply chain director Neil Cotterell
Over 120 colleagues paid their respects to their ‘friend and long-term colleague’ on 29 December
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NewsFarmers warn new Defra support is ‘too little too late’ for struggling sector
Defra is to increase payments to farmers for protecting nature and delivering sustainable food production under the ELM schemes
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NewsDefra announces EU fishing deal to increase fishing opportunities to £750m
The deal will present UK fishing with opportunities worth over £280m in 2023
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NewsInvestors tell supermarkets to tackle increasing risk of modern slavery on UK farms
The investors claim the country’s supply chain has become increasingly dependant on migrant workers from outside of the EU since Brexit
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Brindisa became a trailblazer in bringing Spanish cuisine to the UK
The business, once a fledgling cheese importer, has developed into a wholesaler, retailer and award-winning supplier
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Analysis & FeaturesIs food & drink losing the war on supply chain food waste?
Not only are big leaps in reducing food waste now being lost, but we’ve learnt the scale of the problem has been hugely underestimated for years
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NewsNew EU packaging laws set to ‘add tension’ to UK trade
The recycled content targets will incrementally rise throughout the years in a bid to make all packaging fully recyclable at scale
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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