All Brexit articles – Page 15
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NewsNew Northern Ireland deal solves ‘Rubik’s Cube’ protocol, says M&S chairman
The ‘Windsor Framework’, agreed yesterday by prime minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, is set to replace the NI protocol
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Analysis & FeaturesAt a glance: the key points behind the new Northern Ireland Brexit deal
Green lanes and the end of a sausage ban – how will Northern Ireland protocol 2.0 affect food businesses?
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Comment & OpinionThe devil is in the detail for Sunak’s new NI protocol deal
The minutiae will be crucial to the success of the proposed Windsor Framework, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets have broken the fresh supply chain. The solution is in their hands
The answer to these shortages lies solely in the hands of retailers, says Ged Futter, director, The Retail Mind
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News‘Historic’ Northern Ireland deal breaks Brexit gridlock
Rishi Sunak and Ursula von der Leyen have hailed the new ‘Windsor Framework’
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NewsLidl becomes latest retailer to ration fresh produce amid shortages
It follows similar moves by Tesco, Aldi, Asda and Morrisons, which issued buying restrictions on some lines last week in light of empty shelves
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NewsUgandan president Museveni: UK ‘missing trade opportunities’ amid food shortages
The UK was ‘missing opportunities’ to trade with Uganda
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Comment & OpinionFruit & veg shortages are the fault of reckless supermarket buying habits
Local grocery stores are loyal to their suppliers – and their shelves remain stocked with abundance, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Comment & OpinionFrom lab-grown meat to insects, alternative proteins are the future of our diets
Alternative proteins face regulatory hurdles but applications are already in progress around the world, say Katrina Anderson, associate director and Sian Edmonds, senior associate at Osborne Clarke
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy fruit & veg shortages are only a tiny bit about Brexit
The British Retail Consortium cited “difficult weather conditions in the south of Europe and northern Africa”, which had disrupted harvests for products such as tomatoes and peppers. But critics have pointed to plentiful produce elsewhere in Europe
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NewsGrowers buoyed by living wage change for seasonal staff
Farming minister Mark Spencer this week delivered a welcome boost to growers, who will no longer be expected to pay the premium of previous years
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NewsBritish food & drink competitiveness with EU ‘falls’ post-Brexit
When asked about competitiveness with EU markets in the past year, 47% of respondents said it had declined, compared to just 5% who said it had improved
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Comment & OpinionStarmer impresses farmers with NFU Conference appearance
Keir Starmer became the first Labour leader to attend the conference in a decade, pledging changes to trade and veterinary agreements
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NewsUK salad production to hit lowest levels since records began
NFU president Minette Batters said British farming was in peril as the worst is yet to come from an increasingly alarming slump in production
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat we could do with food since Brexit that we couldn’t in the EU...
The UK’s novel foods approval process currently matches the EU’s: lengthy and complicated. Could the FSA’s new, Singapore-inspired approach cut red tape and allow British innovation to thrive?
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NewsWholesale fruit & veg prices soar amid shortages in supermarkets
According to data from Nationwide Produce, the spot price for boxes of some vegetables are up two or three times as much as the normal rate
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NewsPig producers call for ‘lasting reform’ after £750m loss from backlog crisis
The National Pig Association is calling for structural changes to the sector in order to better share risk in the supply chain
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NewsImporters spark row with Defra over strawberry quota
It follows a story in The Grocer last week which revealed Egyptian imports would soon be hit with a 10% tariff due to an insufficient quota
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NewsGrowers fear more labour shortages as recruiter is axed
Kent-based AG Recruitment, had its licence revoked by the Home Office last week in the wake of controversy over the alleged treatment of migrant workers.
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Comment & OpinionStop looking for Brexit dividends. Rushed legislation won’t benefit anyone
It’s high time we moved on from clambering to tell a positive Brexit story, says Dan Crossley, executive director, Food Ethics Council