All Brexit articles – Page 71
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NewsUK food & drink exports hit record highs in 2017, says Defra
The figures, presented by Defra as a ‘Brexit boost’ were up by more than £2bn in real terms on 2016, it said…
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Analysis & FeaturesAll talk? What can Gove's 'game-changing' council achieve?
The Sector Council is optimistic about Whitehall coughing up cash, but will the new body end up a toothless talking shop?
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NewsHT depots put on hold due to Brexit jitters
HT Group has put the opening of new depots on hold until more certainty around what Brexit might bring becomes clearer…
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NewsBrexit 'could see Brits face post war-style diets' Lords told
Lords committee warned by FDF that the British had not voted to go back to the “dark times” of rationing in the 1950s
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Comment & OpinionLong-term food & farming ambitions are sacrificed at the altar of Brexit
Focus will switch to the ’immediate and critical issues for these industries - our negotiation, transition, and readiness for day one as we leave the EU’, says Defra
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NewsBrexit-related labour crisis inquiry re-opened
Efra Committee will assess whether labour shortages in food production has ‘improved or deteriorated’ during the past year
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NewsGovernment shelves 25-year food and farming plan
Defra cited Brexit-based priorities for kicking the plan into the long grass, adding some of its objectives would be included in the upcoming Agriculture Bill, due in the spring
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Comment & OpinionWill the Food and Drink Sector Council be allowed to change the game?
If ever there was a time when the government needs more input from the food and drink industry into its future policies, this is it
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NewsBrexit to hit food & drink and retail hardest, documents show
The analysis found that the agriculture sector may not be adversely affected
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NewsMichael Gove approves £16m cash for Defra Brexit preparations
The Defra permanent secretary warned of ‘severe disruption’ to public services without investment
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NewsEx-MoD spin doctor Stephen Bethel to head BRC corporate affairs
Bethel will lead the BRC’s communications and political engagement team with its three priority campaigns…
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NewsAHDB looks beyond EU with restructure of operations
Restructure is desigend to save more than £750,000 over two years and will include a number of new positions
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Comment & OpinionResolving our food differences with the US could be nearly as tricky as Brexit
As the chlorinated chicken row rumbles on, resolving differences with our friends across the pond could become as challenging as the Brexit negotiations
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NewsBuoyant sales for Buckfast but Brexit hits profit margins
Annual accounts for owner J Chandler & Co for the year to 31 March 2017 show a 3.1% rise in sales
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NewsIrish food and drink exports rise 13% to hit record high
The UK remained Ireland’s key export market, accounting for 35% of total exports
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Comment & OpinionYes, food price inflation should ease – but we can’t afford to get complacent
It’s been a bruising 18 months for consumers since the Brexit vote sent sterling crashing
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NewsCo-op's Steve Murrells urges post-Brexit EU partnership
Murrells welcomed Michael Gove’s pledge that payments to farmers would be extended post-Brexit
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Comment & OpinionIt's crucial for food to increase its R&D spend
As Brexit looms, the UK food industry must increase its spend on research and development
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NewsStark warning on productivity issued by AHDB
A “yawning productivity gap” that opened up between 2000 and 2013, worth over £4.3bn in lost GDP, needs to be addressed
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Comment & OpinionBrexit phase 1: encouraging, slightly
The agreement reached on 8 December on phase 1 of the Brexit negotiations has been met with a huge sigh of relief in many …