All Government policy articles – Page 155
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Comment & OpinionClothier: Brexit has exposed lack of leadership
Food and drink desperately needs a manifesto to protect its interests and minimise risk says Wyke Farms MD Richard Clothier
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NewsFDF members dismiss EU stay campaign
The UK’s biggest fmcg suppliers have refused to give a mandate for the Food & Drink Federation to campaign against Brexit
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Analysis & FeaturesWould Brexit make food fraud better or worse?
Brexit would end the obligation for the free movement of goods. So would the UK be better placed to fight food fraud?
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NewsLogistics professionals poll reveals preference to remain in EU
Supply chain experts split 60%-40% in favour of Bremain
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NewsOnly 2,100 out of 20,000 signed up for AWRS
Its original estimate of 20,000 that needed to register still held true, HMRC added
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NewsNo new Sunday trading research since 2006, government admits
The last round of research was carried out under the DTI a decade ago
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NewsEfra committee calls for GCA powers to be 'urgently' extended
MPs have renewed calls for the powers of the Groceries Code Adjudicator to be widened.
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Analysis & FeaturesDoes PM's EU deal work for the food & drink industry?
David Cameron fired the starting gun on the long-awaited EU referendum last week, and already knives have been unsheathed
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NewsFDF seeks member mandate to run Brexit 'no' campaign
A crunch meeting of the UK’s biggest suppliers on Monday will decide if the Food & Drink Federation has a mandate to campaign against Brexit
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NewsKeep Sunday Special campaign to mount legal challenge
KSS says it has not entered the prospect of legal action lightly but there were “fundamental flaws” in the process the government had taken
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Analysis & FeaturesSugar tax back on the table in PM's Childhood Obesity Strategy
David Cameron’s childhood obesity strategy will include plans for a sugar tax
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NewsBRC calls for action on crime as costs to retailers soar
Average value of customer theft hits record high of £325
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NewsLiz Truss stays firm on no farming 'plan B' for Brexit
Truss confirmed Defra had still made no assessment of the impact leaving the EU would have on the farming sector
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NewsRevised drinking guidelines attacked as 'anti-alcohol' policy
The new guidance puts the UK at odds with the rest of Europe, industry says
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NewsObesity forum urges reformulation leeway
The food and drink industry should be given a “window of opportunity” according to a leading health body
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Analysis & FeaturesAre mandatory targets inevitable in the war on sugar?
EU competition law and the squeeze on local authority budgets pose major challenges to the imposition of a regulatory appraisal
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NewsGreen energy scheme cutbacks blasted by industry giants
Government cuts to green energy programmes have been slammed by supermarkets and suppliers
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Comment & OpinionGeorge Osborne's Sunday trading u-turn is a great relief!
George Osborne needs to realise the economic argument for longer opening hours is well past its sell-by date
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NewsTesco CEO Dave Lewis urges government to hike tax for online retailers
Dave Lewis has urged the government to increase the tax burden on online companies
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NewsDefra in provisional agreement to cut day-to-day spending
Defra provisionally among four goverrnment departments to agree to average spending cuts of 30% over the next four years