Brexit – Page 21
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NewsBrexit border checks should be scrapped under new audit plan, government told
The FDF’s new strategy calls for a ‘full digital overhaul’ of the border
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NewsBrexit border chaos: government turns to food companies for digital solution
Ministers have reportedly sent out a request for ideas to allow a “digitised, simplified and proportionate” system
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NewsFDF reports record food and drink exports to non-EU nations
But return pre-pandemic levels undermined by falling trade with the EU
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Comment & OpinionReinstating imperial measurements opens up a hornet’s nest of problems for the food industry
This may only be the start of a promised ‘bonfire’ of EU laws to come, says Andrew Kuyk, director general at Provision Trade Federation
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NewsReturn to imperial measures slammed as costly distraction for supermarkets
The move would only add to cost pressures if products needed to be relabelled, said BRC assistant director of food Andrea Martinez-Inchausti
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Comment & OpinionWhy on earth would grocers want to self-sabotage with a change to imperial measures?
UK grocers have been quiet on the matter – probably because they have so much else to think about
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NewsSir Robert Goodwill elected chair of Efra Committee, replacing Neil Parish
Sir Robert Goodwill has been elected chair of Efra and will take the position with immediate effect, serving until the end of the current parliament
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NewsSoil Association Certification appoints Dominic Robinson as new CEO
Dominic Robinson joins the Soil Association Certification from Severn Trent Water and is replacing Martin Sawyer
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NewsFresh produce industry urges government caution following gene editing announcement
Industry experts have called for greater consultation with the industry following the introduction of new legislation
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NewsM&S strengthens Northern Ireland supply chain with new local sandwich supplier
The new Around Noon deal will see M&S sell six new SKUs under the supplier’s Twelve brand
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NewsRise of migrants stowing away in lorries fuelling food waste
Sources have linked the rise in ‘clandestine infiltration’ to the government’s Rwanda agreement
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NewsCo-op invests £19m in pig pricing, and urges mults to do more on sourcing
The retailer has committed to pay its pig farmers above the cost of production, while also calling on other retailers to improve British sourcing
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NewsUK farms missing up to 75% of seasonal workers needed for harvest
The situation has been descibed as an ’ongoing challenge’ and ’pretty desperate’ by growers who face leaving crops in the ground
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Comment & OpinionTesco’s belated support package for pig farmers is welcome. But is it enough to rescue the sector?
Tesco clarified that £3.4m had already been passed on to farmers since March
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NewsCapreolus launches British charcuterie range into Waitrose
Waitrose will be stocking three of the brand’s Great Taste Award winning products: Dorset Coppa, Dorset Chorizo and Dorset Air-Dried Beef
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NewsTesco unveils £6.6m cash injection for struggling pig farmers
The retailer said the investment took the amount it had given in additional payments to producers to £10m since March
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NewsTributes paid following death of Eurilait MD James Millward
James Millward died on 14 April of cancer at the age of 53, surrounded by his family
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Comment & OpinionAnother Queen’s Speech, another pledge to scrap the NI protocol. What next for UK food & drink?
Fishing and agriculture, two industries supposed to benefit more than most from Brexit, were not mentioned in today’s speech
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NewsExports begin to bounce back from Covid but war in Ukraine poses new threat
Scotland accounted for the largest share of UK food and drink exports
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Analysis & FeaturesDo ministers have a plan for new Brexit import controls?
Businesses are ‘aghast’ after a fourth delay to new import checks