Wensleydale cheese to increase production following £17.9 million deal
North Yorkshire’s Wensleydale Creamery, home of Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese, is investing in new equipment to increase production capacity following a £17.9 million deal with HSBC UK. The business plans to increase production to significantly grow sales, which the...
Industry responds to government tariff review
The recent government tariff review has met with a negative response from many parts of the food and farming sectors. NFU President Minette Batters said the government has severely undermined the British farming industry by confirming it will remove the tariff...
NFU Scotland highlights damaging tariff schedule affecting Scottish food and farming
NFU Scotland has written to Scottish Secretary of State Alister Jack after repeated warnings to the UK Government over what it claims is a damaging Brexit ‘no deal’ tariff schedule. Since March, NFU Scotland confirms that it has persistently raised deep concerns over...
BFREPA launches contract guidance to restore supply chain balance
The British Free Range Egg Producers Association has launched free, professional guidance to help restore balance in the supply contracts held between farmers and egg packers. Earlier this year the organisation vowed to help reform outdated agreements which a...
Supermarket sales growth accelerates
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar show year-on-year supermarket sales grew by 1.3% during the past 12 weeks as Sainsbury’s returns to growth and Brexit deadline day approaches. Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and consumer insight at Kantar,...
