Brexit insight and analysis – Page 8
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Comment & Opinion
Could the latest EU-UK stalemate signal a status quo for businesses?
The argument for the introduction of the latest set of checks appears weaker than the argument for delay
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Comment & Opinion
Why the British food sector is facing a labour crisis - and what we can do about it
The current crisis ultimately stems from a lack of understanding about how food production and supply works, says NFU vice president Tom Bradshaw
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Analysis & Features
What are the sticking points in looming EU fishing talks?
Negotiations for a potential 2022 deal are to begin this autumn
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Category Report
Bring on the substitutes: Dairymen continental cheese category report 2021
Brits’ taste for continental cheeses hasn’t been dented by Brexit. So, UK dairies are offering their own take on gouda and the like
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Comment & Opinion
Milkshakes are off the menu at McDonald’s - and higher prices are on the horizon
In the short term the government must act to give EU workers easier access to jobs in the UK buying the industry time to train new recruits. But to attract them in sufficient numbers they will need to be more attractive and accessible to Brits
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Comment & Opinion
The UK-Australia agreement paves the way for both wine markets to thrive
The agreement in principle is a real opportunity for the wine industry to create economic opportunities in the UK, says Caroline Thompson-Hill, MD Europe at Accolade Wines
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Analysis & Features
Brexit border checks: the five areas of most concern
What with the driver shortages, the ‘pingdemic’ and summer holidays, it would be easy to forget that in fewer than 50 days, border controls will begin for food and drink arriving in Great Britain from Europe
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Comment & Opinion
Defra’s plan to battle labour shortages is a step in the right direction. Will government back it?
’We know the best-laid plans in Defra must overcome a substantial hurdle to become a reality: cross-government support’
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Comment & Opinion
Will new Covid testing scheme prove any better than what companies already have in place?
Companies are having to grapple with a complex new scheme as Covid cases fall
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Comment & Opinion
Government has kicked the Northern Ireland border can down the road long enough
M&S deserves kudos for speaking out as openly as it has on the issue
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Analysis & Features
Business with a Flourish: how Cotswold Fayre expanded into retail
Paul Hargreaves and Paul Castle have defied the pandemic and a shortage of building materials to open a farm shop in Somerset
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Comment & Opinion
It’s not just the driver shortage – food supply chains lack crucial skilled labour
Government needs to take the labour crises facing food production seriously, says Richard Harrow, CEO of the British Frozen Food Federation
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Analysis & Features
Five strange yet nutritious ‘novel foods’ attracting attention from regulators
Some call them innovative. Others call them ‘Frankenfoods’
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Analysis & Features
Edible insects, CBD, lab-grown meat: why Brexit is great news for weird foods
Will Brexit kick-start the novel foods industry in the UK?
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Comment & Opinion
Businesses have a lot of mixed messages to balance as restrictions end
This Monday 19 July seems less like Freedom Day and more like release on parole, says Andrew Kuyk, director general at Provision Trade Federation
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Comment & Opinion
What next for the FDF under incoming CEO Karen Betts?
Betts will inherit one of the most powerful roles in the British food industry when she takes over later this year
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Comment & Opinion
Health and sustainability label proliferation risks consumer confusion and undermines public trust
At the weekend, Nestlé joined retailers including M&S, Co-op and Sainsbury’s to announce the launch of Foundation Earth, a new front-of-pack eco-score
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Analysis & Features
As food shortages loom, how to solve the driver crisis?
The shortage of HGV drivers is threatening food supplies, but the government has proved reluctant to take action. What is the way ahead?
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Comment & Opinion
British bangers get three more months but can-kicking can’t last forever
There remain few signs that either side has sought to agree long-term technical solutions to the very real problems plaguing businesses on the Irish Sea border
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Comment & Opinion
The government must accelerate driver support to prevent food shortages
Action is needed now to prevent a significant period of disruption, says Hugo Mahoney, CEO at Brakes