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Government confirms two year extension to cold chain climate change scheme
The Cold Chain Federation has welcomed the Government’s new report on extending the Climate Change Agreement (CCA), securing the £10 million a year tax saving scheme for the industry for five more years. The voluntary scheme, which was due to end in 2023 and had been...
Kara completes £1m investment in new production plant
Kara, the foodservice arm of Finsbury Food Group, has invested over £1 million in a new production plant at its Manchester site. The investment will aim to enhance production efficiency and help improve the bakery’s capabilities and efficiencies, according to Kara....
New food manufacturing campus part of £300m recovery project for Derby
The Government has agreed to provide £12 million in funding to help launch a high-tech food manufacturing campus in Derby, as part of a £300 million recovery project for the city. It will also provide an additional £6.85m to establish a manufacturing research centre...
Dawn Meats to take over Dunbia following Jim Dobson retirement
Following the announcement of chairman Jim Dobson’s retirement, Dawn Meats is to take full control over its joint venture with Dunbia. Dobson leaves the business 44 years after co-founding it with his brother Jack in 1976, growing Dunbia into one of Northern Ireland’s...
Vegan brand Gosh! Foods invests £5m in new factory
Gosh! Food has invested £5 million into its infrastructure with the opening of a second factory site in Milton Keynes. The move comes after the business saw pre-tax profits rise 15.5% to £4.1m and signals the company’s intention to further grow within the market. The...
Action required by fishing vessel owners in Scotland ahead of EU Exit
Food Standards Scotland is warning the country's fishing industry that vessels need to be registered as food businesses, and be inspected by the relevant local authority, to enable catch to be exported to Europe after EU-exit. If vessel owners fail to meet this legal...
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UK and EU farmers united in call for free trade agreement
Farming organisations from across the EU have joined the National Farmers Union (NFU) in its call for an urgent breakthrough in trade talks in order to establish a UK/EU free trade agreement. The call came at a webinar which highlighted the importance of agri-food...
UK tariff annoucement well received
In response to the UK government’s recent Global Tariff Schedule announcement trade organisations have reacted positively to the news, saying they feel they have had their points listened to and safeguards have been put in place. Ian Wright CBE, chief executive of the...
Plea for Immigration Bill to recognise vital importance of non-UK food workers to Scotland
NFU Scotland has called on the UK Government’s landmark immigration legislation to recognise the hugely important role that non-UK workers play in Scotland’s food and farming sectors. The UK Government’s Immigration and Social Security Coordination Bill passed its...
NFU pushes MPs for details of protection for food standards in trade deal
The NFU is pressing MPs to ask the government how it intends to honour its manifesto pledge that British farming’s high environmental and animal welfare standards will not be undermined in future trade policy. This comes as the Trade Bill begins its passage in the...
NFU warns of potential cuts to agricultural tariffs in US trade deals
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has urged the Government to protect British food, animal welfare and environment standards following reports that it is preparing to cut tariffs on agricultural products as part of a trade deal with the US. The Government had...
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