Europe’s food and drink industry performed “positively” in the third quarter of 2017 with a 0.6% rise in turnover compared to the previous quarter, according to trade group FoodDrinkEurope.
With 2017 just around the corner, it's time to start thinking about which future trends and burning topics will be making their mark on the food and drink industry next year. Here are some of our predictions.
'These tactics rival what we've seen from the tobacco industry'
Aggressive and well-funded industry bodies have derailed attempts to impose stricter laws on sugar-laden food and drinks, according to an extensive study by Corporate Europe Observatory.
Environment secretary Liz Truss has claimed the future success of the UK’s food and drink manufacturing sector hinged on it remaining a part of the EU, in a speech to industry leaders last month.
Scotland’s government would limit regulatory burdens on food and drink manufacturers, working in close cooperation with the industry, according to Richard Lochhead, cabinet secretary for rural affairs and the environment.
The food and drink industry needs to reach out to young women and encourage them to look at this industry for scientific career options, said panellists at a careers conference.
A new £4.2m funding project will cover 50 per cent of employee training costs in the UK food and drink industry and aims to deliver flexible training courses in addition to full qualifications.
Manufacturers and retailers have called for a “shared vision and strategy” with government to ensure the UK’s food and drink industry is sustainable and doesn’t descend into catastrophe.
The European food and drink industry is the largest manufacturing sector in the bloc, coming ahead of the automobile and chemical industries, but R&D investment remains “insufficient”, according to a new report.
CIAA president Jean Martin, elected for a third term of office by
the confederation's board of directors, used last week's Congress
to call for better regulation of the food industry.
Despite boosting exports last year, the EU's food and drink sector
share of the global market continues to shrink in the face of
overseas competition, according to the industry association's
annual report.
With 10 new Member States set to join the European Union on 1 May,
2004 is likely to be an extremely challenging year for the bloc's
food and drink producers, to say the least.
The controversial topic of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in
Europe formed the centrepiece for a reception this week in Brussels
hosted by the Confederation of food and drink industries in the EU.
Overiding sentiment? Although...
The CIAA, which represents the interests of the European food and
drink industry, has welcomed most of the proposed changes to the
cumbersome Common Agricultural Policy, but remains concerned over
potential supply shortages in certain...
