Opinion – Page 11
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Comment and Opinion
Post-Brexit trading future for UK food & drink is looking bleak
MPs will enjoy their Easter holidays having made no progress on Brexit
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Brexit extension just prolongs the food industry's nightmare
Brexit could still happen at any minute. Or not…
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How product safety standards will change in a no-deal Brexit
New guidance tells UK businesses what they need to do to get ready, says Katie Chandler, a partner at Taylor Wessing
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Businesses must prepare for a potential Brexit comms crisis
We’ve never before considered the communications side of the Brexit fallout
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'Brand Wales' can be a global food and drink favourite
The Welsh brand is synonymous with healthy, delicious, environmentally conscious and sustainable produce, says John Davies, president of NFU Cymru
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British food and drink is valued, despite Brexit uncertainty
Boosting exports was one of the foundations of the Brexit Britain blueprint
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The quest to grow tropical fruit in the UK is gaining momentum
Some growers believe growing exotic fruit in the UK is a realistic prospect, mitigating any potential import barriers
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Welsh food & drink's global success is being choked by Brexit impasse
A sense of confidence in the Welsh food and drink sector is being tempered by ’ansicrwydd’ or uncertainty around Brexit
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Brexit tariffs have done little to eliminate uncertainty
The new tariff system is – in the words of FDF CEO Ian Wright – ‘confusing and complex’
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Does Brexit really spell death for the booze cruise?
The owner of the Calais Wine Superstore said he had “never seen anything” like the crazed clientele flooding his store ahead of 29 March
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Badly timed, confusing tariffs information just adds to Brexit mess
With just 16 days to go before the UK is due to leave the EU, the chances of wading through and then readying for implementation by 29 March is clearly now mission impossible
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Brexit 'readiness' remains expensive guesswork for businesses
Are you ready for Brexit? I’ve asked this question before, but with just days to go until the supposed deadline, the range of answers I continue to receive is staggering
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WTO standards post-Brexit will have harmful consequences for food
Professor Chris Elliott’s recent trip to India illustrated how exporters assign what produce goes where
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How to hedge against currency volatility in uncertain times
Brexit makes hedging against foreign exchange risk all the more important, says Andy Scott, associate director at JCRA
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Theresa May can play fast and loose with jam but not people’s livelihoods
The PM might be cutting back on food waste with her jam habits, but it’s not exactly great advice for the public
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Even healthy businesses have been put in a Brexit planning stranglehold
We at Birds Eye are directing time and money towards Brexit planning instead of improving our business, says Wayne Hudson, managing director at Birds Eye
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Brexit tensions are driving a wedge between government and industry
As the UK teeters closer to the brink of a no deal, it’s becoming impossible for the industry to keep a lid on concerns
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HMRC’s Brexit plans aren’t enough. Business needs long-term details
Food and drink leaders were soon to point out the latest emergency proposals were full of holes
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Food and drink is at the heart of the Irish border conundrum
Politicians (and the EU) must stop playing politics – and work together seriously to find a way forward