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Border Biscuits invests £3.5m to boost growth

Oct 21, 2019

One of the UK’s largest biscuit manufacturers, Border Biscuits, is investing £3.5 million to boost sales in its hero product, the Dark Chocolate Ginger. Sales of the Dark Chocolate Ginger – which the company claim is the No.1 selling chocolate ginger in the UK - have...

PM against the clock to secure Brexit deal vote

Oct 18, 2019

Boris Johnson says he remains very confident about achieving the majority vote he needs at Westminster to get Brexit done by 31st October. The Brexit deal he struck yesterday with the EU will be put to Westminster MPs, prior to a Commons vote tomorrow. However, the...

Closer food and farm networks in Wales to be addressed at new conference

Oct 18, 2019

The inaugural Wales Real Food and Farming Conference (WRFFC) will address the economic and health impacts of stronger rural and urban food and farming communities in the face of environmental and political uncertainty. The conference aims to look in detail at how a...

Proposed Brexit deal agreed

Oct 17, 2019

A Brexit deal has been agreed between UK and EU negotiating teams before the much anticipated meeting of European leaders in Brussels. A tweet from UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: ‘We've got a great new deal that takes back control.’ The two sides have been...

Wensleydale cheese to increase production following £17.9 million deal

Oct 17, 2019

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

Oct 16, 2019

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

Oct 16, 2019

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...