International
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Transitional Period Will Provide Important Stability, NFU Says
25 September 2017 BrexitThe Prime Minister’s commitment to a transitional period after the UK leaves the EU will provide important stability for farm businesses, the National Farmers' Union says, and prepares the ground for both sides to make progress in Brexit negotiations -
Food Matters Live Unveils New Matchmaking Service
17 September 2017 NewsMeet buyers, make collaborative partnerships and keep innovating with Match: the new matchmaking service from Food Matters Live – taking place at London’s ExCeL on 21-23 November -
Welsh Food and Drink Inquiry Launched by National Assembly Committee
27 July 2017 NewsThe future of the Welsh food and drink industry will be the subject of a new inquiry by a National Assembly committee -
Record Growth for UK Food and Drink Exports in First Quarter
01 June 2017 NewsWhisky, salmon and chocolate helped to drive UK food and drink exports to the largest first-quarter value on record, according to Food & Drink Federation (FDF) figures -
New Five-step Guide Launched to Boost UK Food and Drink Exports
28 April 2017 NewsFood and Drink Federation (FDF) and Food and Drink Exporters Association (FDEA) have developed the guide to help companies to establish or boost overseas sales -
Industry Responds to Brexit White Paper
03 February 2017 BrexitThe publication of the government's 77-page Brexit white paper outlines areas such as the future of free trade and the immigration workforce -
Government Chooses Ten Acre as an Export Champion
31 January 2017 NewsThe Manchester-based premium snack brand has been selected to be an Export Champion for the Department of International Trade (DIT) -
Leadsom Outlines Food and Drink Export Strategy
16 December 2016 NewsKey industry figures from Walkers Shortbread, Nairn's and a host of other companies attended a forum which Defra secretary Andrea Leadsom to discuss boosting food and drink exports post-Brexit -
Food and Drink Producers to Quiz Government on Export Action Plan
07 December 2016 NewsUK manufacturers will get the opportunity to quiz environment secretary Andrea Leadsom on the government's plans to boost post-Brexit exports at the Food and Drink Exporters Association’s Network Forum on 14th December -
British Food Exports to Non-EU Countries See Strong Growth
22 November 2016 NewsUK food and non-alcoholic drink exports rose 13.7 per cent in the third quarter of 2016, with export to non-EU markets growing at twice the rate of the EU, according to figures published by the Food and Drink Federation -
Food and Drink Federation Holds ‘Exiting the EU’ Event
19 October 2016 BrexitThe Food and Drink Federation is convening leading regulatory, policy and trade experts on 1st November to debate the best way forward for British food and drink companies post-Brexit -
To Export or Not to Export
12 September 2016 Speciality BitesBritain is "too lazy and too fat" with businessmen preferring "golf on a Friday afternoon" to trying to boost the country's prosperity, Liam Fox has said, and since then suffered a lot of abuse from others
