All Government policy articles – Page 82
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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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NewsPlans to test drivers at Dover risk spreading Covid, haulage chiefs warn
The government proposals were a “knee-jerk” reaction that would result in the mixing of drivers who would otherwise be socially distanced in their cabs, according to Road Haulage Association policy director Duncan Buchanan
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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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NewsHospitality chiefs welcome new sector support package in Scotland
UKHospitality Scotland executive director Willie Macleod said the new measures, were a ‘lifeline’ for businesses excluded from previous support
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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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NewsMore teenagers exposed to junk food ads online than on TV, research claims
Nearly nine out of 10 teenagers have been exposed to junk food ads on social media, according to Cancer Research UK
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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
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Analysis & FeaturesBrexit: Three ways an EU trade deal could make all the difference for food and drink
Many changes are locked in, but key issues remain at stake
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NewsArsenal helps charity score 500,000 pandemic meals milestone
Charity His Church has been working with the club to deliver food and essentials to needy families
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Comment & OpinionWhat’s behind strange timing of government’s animal transportation review?
The meat industry doesn’t have any spare bandwidth to provide a sufficient response to the government’s proposals
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NewsFood and drink leaders welcome rejection of carbon tax
It follows a government consultation over the summer on what sort of system should replace the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme post-Brexit
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NewsWholesaler prepared to go to prison after refusing to pay thousands in business rates
Darren Labbett, MD of Woods Foodservice, has written to Boris Johnson complaining of the ‘injustice’ of the sector not being included in rates relief
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Comment & OpinionThe least the government can give the food industry this Christmas is the gift of a deal
The challenges stacking up for food, if it’s possible, could be even greater than when Tyas first answered the call in March
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NewsHalf of food and drink SMEs have made no Brexit preparations
A number of surveys paint a gloomy picture of Brexit preparedness among British companies
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NewsGovernment to help food businesses with paperwork costs on GB-NI goods
The scheme will cover the ‘reasonable costs’ of moving goods such as meat and cheese
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Analysis & FeaturesWhitehall Power List: how the political landscape has changed with Covid and Brexit
The key figures who have emerged to drive through not only their own interests, but in some cases those of the entire country
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NewsMounting concerns over NI border plans for food and drink
Big unknowns remain, such as whether a grace period will apply only to supermarkets
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NewsSupermarkets to get Northern Ireland ‘grace period’, Gove confirms
It is unclear whether all food and drink businesses will benefit
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NewsBusiness eviction and debt enforcement protections extended for final three months
Protections currently in place, against eviction, rent arrears recovery and statutory demands or winding-up petitions, are now set to continue until 31 March 2021
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NewsFood and drink industry’s progress on cutting single-use plastic stalls
The overall amount of material suitable for recycling has improved by a negligible 1% since the flagship Plastic Pact strategy began