Opinion – Page 16
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Bread is a barometer for Brexit Britain. And it is getting more expensive
So much for cheap food prices post Brexit … be prepared for less bread for your dough is the message coming out across the grocery industry
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British farmers must challenge these US-style mega farm misrepresentations
A headline-grabbing report on intensive factory farming is pure ’scaremongering’ … it’s all down to a question of scale
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The multiples need to come clean on Brexit’s actual impact on prices
With material costs and retail prices shooting skywards, shoppers are being kept in the dark about the true cost of Brexit, warns ex Sainsbury’s boss Justin King
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Brexit has shone a light on food jobs
Just why is it so hard to find British workers for jobs in food and agriculture? asks managing editor Julia Glotz
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The British are coming. But not just yet
New York’s Fancy Food Show is a prime opportunity for UK food & drink to showcase its wares. But this year’s British presence was underwhelming, says Chris Blythe of The Brand Nursery
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Leaving the London Fisheries Convention tells us more about Gove than fishing rights post-Brexit
Leaving the relatively little-known convention represents a “first historic step” towards freeing the UK fishing sector from the shackles of Europe, but how significant is it?
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Don’t hold your breath for a rapid passage of this bewildering array of Brexit Bills
There are enough minefields in these Bills to keep the Commons locked in disagreement for 22 years, let alone months
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The Grocer's view on the General Election 2017
Let us be absolutely clear Mrs May. There is no clarity right now. Only confusion …
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We need a national mission for UK food
A national mission. That is how Theresa May described the quest for Brexit success this week
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Negotiation isn't a dirty word
Negotiation has been around since the dawn of trading and yet it’s the main topic of the news today
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Brexit will shake up parallel trade
Exhaustion of rights’ is the legal concept that permits ‘parallel trade’ or ‘grey market’ imports of genuine branded goods
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An election manifesto for food and drink
The food and drink industry has six, important weeks to make its case to whomever forms the next government
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A chance to shout out
It took a Bristolian to sum up the national reaction: “You’re joking – not another one!”
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Labour puts welcome focus on looming skills crisis post-Brexit
The food and drink industry has to step up and keep stressing the huge ramifications not just for the current workforce but for the skills and people it needs in the future too
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Amid distraction, we must trade in the here and now
As if the nation hasn’t been asked its opinion enough in the past three years
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Worried about chocolate, prime minister? Then hunt for a plausible Brexit trade strategy
The great and the good maybe hopping mad over Cadbury dropping the word ’Easter’ from its National Trust egg hunt promotion, but what about a Brexit sweetner for food and drink trade deals?
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Keep investing and keep your technology options open
Changes in business rates and unfavourable currency exchange are just two of the challenges facing retailers…
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Securing a good Brexit deal for the grocery sector
Susan Kramer of the Liberal Democrats says food & drink faces tough times if the government doesn’t deliver a strong Brexit deal
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Folly or not, it’s done. But food & drink can get the best out of Brexit with a united front
There is little else for the food and drink industry to do but to try to make Brexit work in a positive and determined fashion
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UK food & drink is staring down the barrel of Brexit
Article 50 will be triggered next Wednesday. Time to get serious about negotiating the right deal for UK food & drink