Despite a rich cultural history, the UK remains reluctant to shout the praises of its strong food and drink industry. Provision Trade Federation (PTF) director general Rod Addy explores Britain’s attitude to food and how it has impacted trade, security...
UK advanced manufacturing can support sustainable regional and national economic growth, but it will necessitate long-term political vision, according to leaders from the UK’s top manufacturing sectors.
The latest ‘Our Food’ report, which assesses food standards across the UK has been published – and it’s sending out warnings of a lack of resource in key roles.
UK cheese producers exporting to Canada face losing millions of pounds and are already taking a hit during post-Brexit bilateral negotiations to establish a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the country.
In an exclusive online event, Food Manufacture heard from three industry experts as they captured today’s food and drink trends and how wider societal challenges have impact behaviour and policy.
Food and drink manufacturers debated the regulatory challenges facing the industry at the Business Leaders' Forum on 5 October 2023. Here are the highlights.
Profitable growth is every organisation’s dream – but it usually comes with a raft of challenges. So how do you navigate growth and expansion, with the best chances of profit at the end?
In his latest column, Provision Trade Federation director general Rod Addy discusses the considerable barriers that still remain for food and drink exporters post Brexit and unanswered questions in the wake of the Target Operating Model.
Food Manufacture’s upcoming webinar, streaming on 27 September, brings together an expert panel to offer guidance on expanding into new markets for profitable growth.
Following the UK’s departure from the EU, the UK’s veterinary sector was hit hard. Now, shortages threaten food safety risks and delays at borders – so what can we do to change this bleak narrative?
Marsh, a leading insurance broker and risk advisor, recently highlighted several big threats producers should be aware of in 2023. Here we summarise the findings and how one might mitigate against them.
The Government’s delay of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) controls on imports from the EU due to inflationary pressures has been labelled a ‘get-out-of-jail-free’ card by the British Poultry Council (BPC).
Supplies of food during the Christmas trading window could face disruption thanks to looming Brexit rule changes that businesses are unaware of and unprepared for, according to the Cold Chain Federation (CCF).
Meat processors are millions of pounds out of pocket having to source labour from overseas due to the lack of availability of UK candidates, according to the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA).
From energy efficiency to labour woes, Cold Chain Federation executive director Tom Southall breaks down the challenges affecting cold storage operators and the solutions to overcome them.
Former secretary of state for the environment, food and rural affairs George Eustice has argued that the current foreign worker schemes focus too much on highly skilled workers and not on skill gaps.
International procurement and supply chain management consultancy INVERTO believes retailers need to move away from transactional relationships with suppliers to help bring food inflation down.
Food and drink merger and acquisition (M&A) activity is on the rise, but the value of deals has dropped in the face of persistent macroeconomic headwinds and the absence of larger players in the market.
With food inflation still high and cost of living pressures influencing policy, Provision Trade Federation director general Rod Addy explores the Government’s response to food price rises and the challenges surrounding supply chain fairness.
Exports to Australia and New Zealand dipped in the first quarter of 2023, but the free trade agreements (FTAs) that come into force this week could signal significant growth for the rest of the year.
The Prime Minister’s Farm to Fork Summit has been described as a constructive first step towards addressing the biggest challenges facing the UK’s food and drink supply chain, but criticism was levelled at the lack of detail on how the Government would...
Insolvencies in the food and drink manufacturing industry have seen a steady decline since September last year, but a record number of insolvencies could be on the horizon for the manufacturing sector, according to law firm Higgs.
The Government’s Retained EU Law (REUL) Bill risks creating trade barriers, could impede the movement of goods and slow the UK’s economy, according to Logistics UK chief executive David Wells.
As the UK gears up to implement the second half of Brexit, Provision Trade Federation director general Rod Addy questions whether the Government has set over-ambitious deadlines to achieve it UK Border Target Operating Model.
Food inflation has risen to 19.2% in March from 18.2% in February, the highest rate in 45 years, rocketing ahead of CPI’s inflation of 10.1%, according to Office of National Statistics figures.
The Government’s plans for new food controls on all goods imported into the UK from the EU will cause shortages and drive-up price inflation, according to the Cold Chain Federation (CCF).
Professor Manoj Dora, Director, Centre for Intelligent Supply Chains & Chair in Sustainable Production & Consumption at Anglia Ruskin University offers six ways you can firm up your supply chain resilience in a rocky world.
Earlier this month, Rod Addy of the Provision Trade Federation, looked at what the Windsor Framework could mean for the food and drink sector. Now, as things have settled, he delves a bit deeper into the implications and opportunities in part two of this...
In the final episode of this seven-part series brought to you by Food Manufacture and sponsored by RSSL, our editor Bethan Grylls, meets with Timothy Lang of City University, emeritus professor of food policy.
Episode four finds Bethan Grylls in Leicester where she hears from cooperative-run cheese manufacturer, Long Clawson Dairy and one of its affiliated farmers, Paul Eggleston, on the link between sustainability and food security.
Watch our seven-part documentary, as our editor travels around the UK to find out why one of the richest countries in the world - Britain - is experiencing food insecurity.
NFU president says an “urgent review” of the ETII is needed to avoid essential and vulnerable food producing sectors facing “a cliff edge” when the Energy Bill Relief Scheme ends later this month.
Provision Trade Federation director general Rod Addy discusses the recently agreed Windsor Framework and its implications for the food and drink industry in his exclusive column for Food Manufacture.
Prime minister Rishi Sunak has agreed a new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland with European Commission president Ursula Van der Leyen, which would see the end of restrictions on the trade of goods traveling overseas in the UK.
In his first regular column for Food Manufacture, Rod Addy of the Provision Trade Federation, explores the fragile ground we find ourselves on and provides an honest outlook of the future of food production.
The annual, intimate Business Leaders Forum gave way to a frank and honest discussion, as leaders from the across the UK came together to highlight the many challenges food and drink manufacturers now face, the mistakes made, and what we must do now.
France and the Netherlands' appetite for British beef has help boost exports to Europe for the first nine months of 2022, according to a new report from Meat Promotion Wales – Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC).
Rocketing inflation has forced UK consumers to cut back on their grocery shopping, with almost a third saying they stopped buying products due to increased prices, according to new research.
With the food and drink industry under constant threat from global pressures such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, how has the supply chain managed to keep up and running and what new developments do operators need to be aware of?
The Department for International Trade’s (DIT) campaign ‘Made in the UK, Sold to the World’ has started a new phase highlighting food and drink exports.
