Brexit – Page 78
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NewsRise in food and drink firms gunning for export growth in wake of Brexit
Food and drink producers are more optimistic about their growth prospects than they were a year ago as they plough more investment into expanding their businesses overseas in the aftermath of the UK’s decision to leave the EU, according to an annual industry report.
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NewsBrexit requires an extended role for the Adjudicator
Sir, Each week sees new stories of the strain that Brexit is placing on the food sector
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NewsLeave voters back seasonal work permits for EU citizens
New research by British Summer Fruits reveals 61% of Brexiteers favour a visa scheme
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NewsCity snapshot: Food and drink industry 'alarmed' over leaked Home Office plans for EU migrants post-Brexit
Leaked Home Office documents outlining a strict immigration policy to force all but the most highly skilled EU migrants to leave the UK after Brexit show a “deep lack of understanding” of the important contribution European workers make across the food chain, the industry has warned.
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NewsFruit & veg sector backs Coupe warnings of produce rotting at borders
Mike Coupe warned fresh food could be left rotting at the UK border if strict customs checks are introduced after Brexit
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InterviewsSean Ramsden: The Big Interview
The CEO of Britain’s biggest food exporter is forthcoming on the opportunities of Brexit
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Comment & OpinionYour six-point Brexit battle plan
Agrifoods is, perhaps, one of the industries that will be hit hardest by post-Brexit uncertainty
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Analysis & FeaturesGridlock, shortages and price rises: the BRC's Brexit warning
The nightmarish scenes of Operation Stack could become a brutal daily reality, causing widespread food shortages
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NewsBRC warns of major post-Brexit fresh produce shortages
Bare shelves and soaring prices witnessed during the lettuce and courgette shortages ‘could be repeated on a grand scale’
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NewsUK exports of beef, lamb and pork pass £500m mark
Year on year meat exports rose by 18% to £582m, during teh first half of 2017, according to HMRC data
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NewsJason Burgess new chairman of the British Growers Association
Currently vice chairman, the Produce World director takes over from G’s Growers managing director Nick Douglas
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NewsSoft fruit industry demands seasonal worker scheme
Fruit growers report that in some areas up to 20% of seasonal workers have left farms and gone home
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NewsLower tariffs would 'devastate' farming in the UK, claims NFU
NFU president Meurig Raymond urged the government to “maintain a deep trading relationship with the EU”
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NewsHalf of businesses say EU nationals planning to leave
Trade bodies from across the £110bn sector have warned of an “irreversible exit” of resources…
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NewsSouth Korea and China increase food & drink imports from UK
A boom in food & drink exports to South Korea - as well as continued strong sales to China - has provided light on the horizon for those hoping to see non-EU trade surge in the wake of Brexit.
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NewsBrits cutting back on grocery spend as Brexit squeeze hits
Three in 10 have switched to cheaper grocery brands to combat effects of inflation, a new survey has found
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NewsIndustry welcomes commitment to no Irish border agrifood checks
Department for Exiting the EU puts importance of preserving food trade on a par with peace process
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NewsSouthern Salads collapses after feeling Brexit effect
Supermarket salad supplier Southern Salads has collapsed, with the loss of 260 jobs, after being squeezed by the weak pound and higher import prices for its produce sourced from Europe
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Comment & OpinionFive big questions for food & drink from today’s post-Brexit customs plan
From food safety to the Irish border, we take a look at the key issues raised by today’s customs proposals
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NewsFood and drink industry leaders welcome interim EU trade plan
But trade bodies warn there remain huge obstacles to the “freest and most frictionless possible” deal envisaged