Brexit transition agreement reached

Brexit transition agreement reached

Mar 21, 2018 | Brexit, News

The UK has agreed to leave the European Union on 31st December 2020 and more clarity has been offered on the exit. The main aspects of the agreement are as follows: EU citizens arriving in the UK between the ‘leave date’ will have the same rights as those who arrive...
Hidden hard Brexit for food?

Hidden hard Brexit for food?

Mar 19, 2018 | Brexit, News

The UK food sector could face a hidden ‘hard Brexit’ when leaving the EU due to rules of origin – according to a report commissioned by the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) and the National Association of British and Irish Flour Millers (NABIM). Rules of origin in an...
Hidden hard Brexit for food?

Food and drink exports worth £22 billion

Mar 1, 2018 | News

With food and drink exports reaching £22 billion in 2017, the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has warned that any failure to secure continued access to trade deals could have “serious implications”. Unveiling its latest export statistics, FDF highlighted that the UK...
Hidden hard Brexit for food?

UK food manufacturers on first UK trade mission to India

Feb 22, 2018 | News

Food manufacturers from the UK visited India for a week-long trade mission in January, organised by Santander UK, in conjunction with the Food & Drink Federation (FDF) and the Department of International Trade (DIT). The 12 firms attending the initiative included...
Food sales boosted since EU referendum

Food sales boosted since EU referendum

Feb 12, 2018 | News

Food and drink exports hit new record levels worth £22 billion in 2017, up by £2 billion since the UK voted to leave the EU, according to Defra. Overseas sales of UK food continued to soar last year, with the record exports demonstrating what the Ministry called a...