Keir Starmer – Page 4
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does the EU-UK ‘reset’ mean for food & drink supply?
The UK and EU have agreed to slash red tape, removing the need for SPS border checks. Who will it help, who loses out, and how soon?
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Comment & OpinionThe health vs HFSS marketing battle is far from over
Today’s news that the government is delaying its main weapon in the fight against obesity is a throwback to the previous government
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NewsUK and EU reach deals on fishing quotas and food & drink exports
London and Brussels have agreed to extend fishing quotas for 12 years while reducing rules on food trade
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NewsMedia Bites 19 May: EU reset talks, Chinese vapes and M&S hacking
Controversial “reset” talks between the UK and the EU dominate today’s news, while the M&S hacking fallout continues and Trump tariffs lead to potential Chinese vape surge
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Analysis & FeaturesWill UK producers benefit from trade deal with the US?
Keir Starmer’s ‘historic’ US deal may be more about avoiding tariff chaos than pushing exports. So what’s in it for the food industry?
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Comment & OpinionWhat India and US trade deals tell us about the new world order
Gone are the aspirations for global free trade under the umbrella of the World Trade Organization, says Ian Wright, partner at Acuti Associates
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NewsAldi promises no softening of meat and poultry standards even if regulations ease for trade deals
Trade talks between the UK and US have caused alarm over the prospect of hormone-treated beef and chlorinated chicken imports, though fears have been addressed by Keir Starmer’s insistence food standards are non-negotiable
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NewsLabour immigration reforms will pose ‘significant challenges’ to food industry
The proposals could widen talent shortages and up costs for employers in the sector
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NewsMedia Bites 13 May: consumer spending, pub sales, immigration and labour market
Warm weather has boosted consumer spending but wage growth has slowed
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NewsPoultry sector hails end of ‘chlorinated chicken’ threat after UK/US trade deal
The prospect of chlorinated chicken imports has dominated discourse around a potential transatlantic trade deal
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NewsMedia Bites 9 May: trade deals, tariffs and empty shelves
It was wall-to-wall trade deal talk yesterday, with Trump calling the US-UK agreement ‘comprehensive’, despite it being anything but
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Comment & OpinionBig week for international trade deals – but is any win really a win?
Keir Starmer celebrates slam dunks in trade relations –- but here’s what the India and US trade deals mean for the British economy
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NewsUK-US deal to include agrifoods but government draws ‘red line’ on hormone beef and chlorinated chicken
British farmers are closely following the news of a US-UK trade deal over food standard concerns
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NewsUK-India trade deal: food and drink businesses to benefit from ‘historic’ agreement
British food and drink makers are set to benefit significantly from lower trade tariffs with India
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Category ReportHow retailers are cracking healthier snacking
The supers say they’re upping their healthier snack game. Eggs have even poached crisps’ spot as Tesco’s most-bought meal deal side. What’s next?
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NewsMedia Bites 1 May: Post Office, Starbucks, Royal Mail takeover
The government will give ‘recognition’ payments to Post Office Capture victims before they receive full compensation
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Comment & OpinionCan a UK-US trade deal avoid ‘dreaded’ chlorinated chicken?
Most UK food and farming bodies are dead against a US trade deal, with the British Poultry Council recently warning that ‘if agrifood becomes a bargaining chip, we all lose’
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NewsMedia Bites 28 April: M&S cyber attack, Mohsin Issa, US trade deal
M&S has suffered a “bruise” to its reputation, an analyst cited by the BBC has said
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Comment & OpinionWill Reform succeed as the party for food and farming?
Right now food and drink could do with a party concerned to support and nurture it, says Ian Wright, partner at Acuti Associates
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NewsMedia Bites, 22 April: fishing rights, free trade calls and EPR woes
Fishing rights are set to be shared with the EU as the Labour government aims to reset relations with the bloc