Opinion – Page 6
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The time is now for UK government to deliver a world-leading food policy
Too many food strategies have previously been academic reports with little chance of success, says Andrew Opie, director of food and sustainability at the BRC
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We can’t keep taking the food industry’s resilience for granted
The industry has stepped up during the pandemic, and the government is now relying on it to fight its own way through Brexit, says Andrew Kuyk, director general at Provision Trade Federation
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The FDF will do well to find as determined and persuasive a new leader as Ian Wright
Wright’s ability to put the food and drink industry at the centre of the debate has been perhaps his most noted achievement
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Burnout: how is food and drink dealing with the pandemic mental health crisis?
The fishing and farming sectors have been among the first to react
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Brexit has complicated trade – and that friction will end up hitting the bottom line
Brexit has been called a ‘divorce’ but it is more like complicated surgery, says Andrew Kuyk, director general at the Provision Trade Federation
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Brexit bangers headache doesn’t bode well for the future of GB-NI trade
From April, all animal products imported from GB-NI will require an EHC
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The UK is a gastronomic powerhouse of creativity and inventiveness. Let’s hope we aren’t losing that crown
Britain’s reputation as a foodie nation has been hard fought. But Brexit, and its onerous red tape, is stifling and restricting trade
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The UK meat industry needs more trained workers – and government support
Government decisions on labour are exacerbating an already difficult situation, says Nick Allen, CEO of the British Meat Processors Association
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How government can solve the meat industry’s Brexit border checks problem
The government must act quickly to rectify its mistakes, says John Longworth, chairman of the Independent Business Network
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Think the export health certificates situation is bad? It’s about to get even worse
Ending exemptions on food containing ingredients of animal origin really will take the biscuit
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The pandemic is great news for food fraudsters. So is Brexit
Food fraud cases are on the rise. Is the next horsemeat scandal just around the corner?
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Brexit port chaos is threatening to undermine impressive industry efforts on food waste
Too Good To Go’s new campaign is backed by Defra, Wrap and almost 30 food and drink suppliers, including Nestlé, Arla Foods and Danone
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Seafood ‘sticking plaster’ is welcome but it’s not the only sector that needs post-Brexit support
A £23m fund is better than a slap in the face with a wet kipper. And it’s more than the UK meat sector has been promised
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Brexit won't change Ireland's commitment to the UK food and drink market
Brexit brings plenty of challenges, but Ireland’s commitment to supplying the highest-quality, sustainable food and drink to the UK will not change, says Bord Bia’s Tara McCarthy
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Tesco M&A might sound like a wild prediction, but supermarkets are in play for all sorts
If anyone had predicted last January that Tesco would grow at double Aldi’s rate in 2020 you would have laughed
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The government must fix labour crisis now or face another food security problem
Brexit and the ‘British flu’ mean the UK doesn’t look too welcoming to seasonal workers right now
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Brexit is no picnic. The EU must play its part to reduce border disruption
A bizarre incident with a driver’s ham sandwich illustrates the ridiculous implications of the new trading regime
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Gene editing debate represents first test of UK divergence from EU rules
UK farmers must consider the potential impact on trade of adopting gene editing practices
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Brexit 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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Chaos 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