Brexit – Page 36
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Analysis & FeaturesFour key impacts of the Brexit deal on UK food & drink
The trade deal dodges punishing tariffs, but there are plenty of changes for the UK food industry to adapt to, despite little notice
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NewsBusinesses face ‘significant problems’ on Irish Sea border in first week of post-Brexit trading
Northern Irish trade groups told MPs many British companies had not had time to prepare
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NewsHenderson Group plugging gaps in Sainsbury’s Northern Ireland store supply
The Belfast-based wholesaler is supplying about 300 products to Sainsbury’s, which operates 13 stores in Northern Ireland
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NewsFrance temporarily relaxes border controls to aid British exporters
France’s light-touch approach on border controls is expected to end later this week
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Comment & OpinionBrexit deal, HFSS consultation, grocery honours: what you might have missed over Christmas
2021 already looks like it might be another bumpy ride for the food and drink sector
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NewsFood exporters welcome post-Brexit EU third country listing
It comes as the UK was poised to sign a trade deal with the EU on Christmas Eve
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News24 trade groups demand government compensation over border chaos
In a letter to Defra Secretary George Eustice, the head of groups including the FDF, Scotland Food & Drink and the Provision Trade Federation described the situation as a ‘catastrophe’
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Comment & OpinionChaos at the border bodes far from well for Brexit
As FDF CEO Ian Wright pointed out, the week has ‘lifted the curtain’ on the potential for chaos
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NewsBorder reopening ‘too late’ to stop food shortages
The FDF said there would be ‘significant disruption’ on the shelf starting next week
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NewsTesco looks to head off panic buying as it extends product restrictions
Tesco brought back a raft of restrictions in September and yesterday announced the list of products had been expanded
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NewsGrowers welcome extension to post-Brexit seasonal workers pilot
The pilot scheme allows migrant labour to enter the UK to work for a six-month period
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Analysis & FeaturesHow has food & drink been affected by the French border closure?
With the border having been closed since Sunday, suppliers have expressed concern about the knock-on effects
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NewsFood leaders demand compensation from ‘bungling’ government over Dover chaos
‘You didn’t have to be Mystic Meg to know what was coming,’ FDF CEO Ian Wright tells BEIS committee
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News24 hours to prevent food shortages, warn supermarket leaders
Ministers have been told empty lorries stuck in the UK would mean products such as fresh fuit and salad vegetables would soon begin to disappear from shelves
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NewsMPs urge government to change course on post-Brexit immigration
The Efra Committee suggested the UK could see food prices go up unless more was done to resolve questions around labour
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NewsFood industry warns prolonged border closure could cause supply difficulties
It comes after France last night closed its borders to traffic coming out of the UK
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NewsSainsbury’s warns of fruit and veg shortages due to French border delays
Sainsbury’s assured shoppers typical Christmas dinner items are not impacted by the issue
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NewsCity snapshot: BRC calls for ‘pragmatic solution’ to border chaos
The BRC has called on the government and the EU to find a “pragmatic solution” to the closure of traffic from France and avoid impacting the supply of Fresh produce to the UK. Plus, FTSE and pound plunge, Bestway Wholesale to buy Costcutter and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsRationing ‘sure-fire way' to spark stockpiling, says Iceland’s Richard Walker
Richard Walker spoke to The Grocer after newspaper reports this week that supermarkets were preparing to introduce rationing
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NewsOcado says suppliers need to ‘mitigate’ Brexit costs
The online supermarket has written to suppliers refusing to enter negotiations over price rises