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Industry reacts to Brexit White Paper regarding future of trade

Jul 13, 2018

The government has released a White Paper discussing the future after Brexit, including plans to maintain frictionless trade in goods. The White Paper titled, 'The Future Relationship Between The United Kingdom And The European Union', discusses the plans for...

Around 1,000 votes already recieved for the Women In Meat Industry Awards

Jul 13, 2018

The organisers of the Women In Meat Industry Awards have reported an outstanding response to the voting process just days after the finalists were revealed. Following a host of nominations, the finalists were unveiled for the inaugural Women in Meat Industry Awards...

Food and beverage is UK’s fastest growing export sector

Jul 12, 2018

New research commissioned by Wyelands Bank shows that the food and beverage industry is the UK’s fastest growing export sector, with a 6.3% growth rate forecast per year to 2021. The UK food and beverage sector is vital to the UK economy and is the UK’s sixth largest...

Meet the Women in Meat Industry Awards finalists!

Jul 11, 2018

After a flood of nominations, the finalists have been revealed for the Women in Meat Industry Awards 2018 and online voting for the winners is now open. There are four finalists in each of the categories, and industry can now vote for their favourites online based on...

Sainsbury’s appoints new chairman

Jul 11, 2018

Sainsbury’s has appointed Martin Scicluna as its new non-executive chairman after beginning a search for the position in April. Scicluna is chairman of RSA Insurance plc and chairman of Great Portland Estates plc – he is said to be stepping down as chairman and...

Tesco chief executive steps down

Jul 10, 2018

Charles Wilson has announced he will be stepping down as CEO for Tesco UK & ROI as well as from the PLC Board after being diagnosed with throat cancer in April. Wilson will remain on the Tesco Executive Committee, and will focus on leading the Booker business,...

Ian Wright encouraged by ‘soft Brexit’ discussions

Jul 10, 2018

The Food & Drink Federation is “encouraged” by Government discussions at a recent summit which outlined a ‘soft Brexit’. Responding to the Brexit Chequers Summit, Ian Wright CBE, FDF chief executive, said: “Every day UK food and drink firms feed and nourish the...