Brexit – Page 30
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Online grocer British Corner Shop secures Dutch distribution hub in response to Brexit
The company said it had enjoyed a surge in demand across Europe over the past year
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M&S cuts Christmas range in Northern Ireland due to Brexit checks
Chairman Archie Norman said the issues were “very threatening” to M&S
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Analysis & Features
Business with a Flourish: how Cotswold Fayre expanded into retail
Paul Hargreaves and Paul Castle have defied the pandemic and a shortage of building materials to open a farm shop in Somerset
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Education reform needed to solve labour crisis, meat firms say
The government’s Lifetime Skills Guarantee policy and T Levels need more food-focused courses, the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers argues
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Comment & Opinion
It’s not just the driver shortage – food supply chains lack crucial skilled labour
Government needs to take the labour crises facing food production seriously, says Richard Harrow, CEO of the British Frozen Food Federation
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NI supermarkets call for action to avoid further Brexit disruption
Retailers have written to Brexit minister David Frost and European Commission VP Maroš Šefčovič
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Analysis & Features
Five strange yet nutritious ‘novel foods’ attracting attention from regulators
Some call them innovative. Others call them ‘Frankenfoods’
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Analysis & Features
Edible insects, CBD, lab-grown meat: why Brexit is great news for weird foods
Will Brexit kick-start the novel foods industry in the UK?
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Comment & Opinion
Businesses have a lot of mixed messages to balance as restrictions end
This Monday 19 July seems less like Freedom Day and more like release on parole, says Andrew Kuyk, director general at Provision Trade Federation
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Comment & Opinion
What next for the FDF under incoming CEO Karen Betts?
Betts will inherit one of the most powerful roles in the British food industry when she takes over later this year
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Pragmatism needed to ease meat & fish Brexit export woes, Efra chair warns Defra
Neil Parish MP also criticised the government for not pledging further financial support for exporters hit by red tape
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Morrisons’ For Farmers produce range hits £20m mark
Morrisons first launched its For Farmers range in 2015
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Spanish chorizo industry hails 28% growth in UK Q1 exports
The Spanish Chorizo Consortium said it could exceed 2020’s export figures but warned of disruption from Brexit and Covid
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Poultry sector warns of new CO2 crisis with supplies on ‘knife-edge’
A series of manufacturing issues across Europe have contributed to growing shortages
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Comment & Opinion
Health and sustainability label proliferation risks consumer confusion and undermines public trust
At the weekend, Nestlé joined retailers including M&S, Co-op and Sainsbury’s to announce the launch of Foundation Earth, a new front-of-pack eco-score
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Analysis & Features
As food shortages loom, how to solve the driver crisis?
The shortage of HGV drivers is threatening food supplies, but the government has proved reluctant to take action. What is the way ahead?
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News
Slave labour warnings raised amid labour shortages
The desperate need for labour will open the door to exploitation, experts have warned
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News
Lamb exporters go global to counter Brexit frictions
British lamb exports to non-EU markets have almost doubled compared with 2019 levels
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Comment & Opinion
British bangers get three more months but can-kicking can’t last forever
There remain few signs that either side has sought to agree long-term technical solutions to the very real problems plaguing businesses on the Irish Sea border
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Comment & Opinion
The government must accelerate driver support to prevent food shortages
Action is needed now to prevent a significant period of disruption, says Hugo Mahoney, CEO at Brakes