UK food and environment minister Michael Gove says that the government is placing food strategy at “the heart” of policy, a move the Brexiteer links to the strengthened autonomy Parliament will have following the UK’s exit from the European Union.
Exiting the European Union presents serious risks to businesses and workers in the food sector, a briefing paper has stated as it warns of a future of “less safe and nutritious products.”
2012 has seen a “remarkable” rise in merger and acquisition activity involving the UK food and drink industry, with much of it taking place in the past two months, according to industry commentators.
We reported on Monday that the UK supermarket chain the
Co-Operative Group has condemned the misleading labelling of foods
claiming that foodmanufacturers are "hoodwinking" consumers. Today
the UK Food and Drink Federation,...
