RSPCA Assured campaign encourages high welfare produce

RSPCA Assured campaign encourages high welfare produce

RSPCA Assured has launched a new campaign with the aim to help improve animal welfare post Brexit and encourage consumers to choose produce originating from high welfare farms. The campaign, titled ‘eat less, eat better’, sets out to encourage consumers to eat fewer...
Cod prices could rise 18% when UK leaves EU

Cod prices could rise 18% when UK leaves EU

Rabobank has warned the price of cod could rise by 18% should the UK leave the European Union without a free trade deal in place. The findings come from Rabobank’s latest report on the UK’s fishing industry, Fishing for Answers II. In the event of a hard Brexit, we...
Risk of rising food bills after Brexit

Risk of rising food bills after Brexit

Post-Brexit trade barriers threaten to disrupt the supply and costs of food products, according to a new report from the House of Lords’ EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee. The report, Brexit: food prices and availability, suggests that around 30% of food eaten...
Nine major food deals completed in Q1 2018

Nine major food deals completed in Q1 2018

Brexit continues to drive appetite for UK based food businesses among trade buyers and private equity, with nine significant deals completed during the first quarter of 2018. According to data from global investment banking and asset management firm Alantra, all nine...