All Government policy articles
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NewsNew coronavirus advice for businesses ‘doesn’t go far enough’, warns industry
PHE advises businesses against the wearing of facemasks to try to stop the spread of coronavirus
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Salt study leads to calls for mandatory reduction targets
Food companies have warned draconian new salt reduction targets will be “impossible” to hit
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Comment & Opinion
New immigration policy will punish British food businesses and consumers
Exacerbating the industry’s labour crisis will inevitably lead to food price rises
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News
Cheap foreign labour crackdown plan slammed as ‘disastrous’ for food and drink
The government has told businesses they must adapt to employ higher-paid workers from the UK and invest more in automation
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Retail property group Revo joins calls for business rates overhaul
Revo is demanding an immediate reduction in the tax, which has risen from 34% to 50% of rateable values since 1990
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Logistics bosses welcome scrapping of Operation Brock lorry park project
Logistics bosses have welcomed the government’s decision to scrap plans for an off-road lorry park in Kent, originally intended to deal with post-Brexit border disruption. However, both transport companies and retail leaders are calling for urgent action to ensure the ports are ready for the end ...
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UKHospitality demands business rates reform in upcoming Budget
The group said tens of thousands of jobs would be in jeopardy if the government failed to act
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Brexit stockpiling for 1 January will be ‘impossible’, says BRC
BRC’s new report said food and drink companies could face ‘disastrous’ new tariffs, gridlock at the ports and a mountain of new paperwork
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Eustice replaces Villiers at Defra after cabinet reshuffle
The former farming minister’s promotion has been welvomed by food industry bodies
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FSA sets CBD suppliers 2021 deadline to attain novel foods status
After next March, only goods that have submitted a valid application will be allowed to remain on the market
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50 retail bosses including Burnley and Coupe write to Sajid Javid demanding business rates reform
The open letter urges the Chancellor to urgently scrap rules limiting how quickly business rates can fall in line with dropping rents
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Food shortage warnings after Gove confirms post-Brexit border checks
Yesterday logistics industry bosses heard the first official confirmation that there would not be frictionless trade for goods regardless of the outcome of trade talks
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Analysis & Features
What would a ‘Canada-style’ trade deal mean for British food?
Boris Johnson has set out his ambitions: a Canada-style deal with the EU. So what does it mean – and is it feasible for British food?
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Johnson defends US food standards as UK and EU lay out negotiation positions
The prime minister has dismissed fears over American food as “mumbo jumbo”
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Industry leaders slam ‘impossible’ timetable for DRS
Retailers, suppliers and trade bodies were this week summoned for talks by Defra about its key environmental proposals
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Government announces £1m food waste fund
Defra said it wanted to find new ways to change consumer behaviour or transform food waste into other materials
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Fisheries Bill to end automatic EU access to British waters
However, the bill left British fishing vulnerable to post-brexit trade negotiations with the EU, warned Labour’s Luke Pollard
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Scotland Food & Drink boss slams UK government over Brexit trade deal rhetoric
Withers attacked the rhetoric from the likes of Chancellor Sajid Javid and home secretary Priti Patel
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Food and drink leaders urge government to avoid ‘damaging’ EU trade barriers
More than 30 bodies, led by the FDF, have urged prime minister Boris Johnson to maintain as frictionless trade as is possible in a new policy paper published ahead of Brexit day on Friday
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Comment & Opinion
Industry finally has some Brexit clarity. Here's what businesses must prepare for
It’s time to move on from the big arguments of principle that dominated 2019, says FDF CEO Ian Wright
