NFU
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Improve hygiene scores or lose customers, new report warns
Some 44% of diners would turn away from a food outlet that had a food hygiene rating of three (generally satisfactory) or less out of five – even if it was their personal favourite. With almost one in seven UK… Read More
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Online grocers urged to flag British produce
The NFU is calling for British produce to be highlighted on internet grocery sites as part of a range of proposals to make online labelling as transparent as in-store. Among the NFU’s suggestions to make British products more easily identifiable… Read More
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Fruit and veg under threat from dry weather
Supplies of domestic fruit and veg could be threatened by a lack of rainfall after the UK experienced one of the driest winters in 20 years. The National Farmers Union (NFU) said it was growing increasingly concerned about the fruit… Read More
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NFU sounds warning over Brazil scandal
The Brazilian meat scandal highlights the importance of the UK maintaining high food production standards in future trade deals, the National Farmers Union has warned. Some of Brazil’s biggest meat processors are facing allegations that they have been selling rotten… Read More
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Leadsom offers assurances on animal welfare
Animal welfare standards will not be watered down once Britain leaves the EU, the environment secretary has promised. Addressing the NFU conference this week, Andrea Leadsom said the government would honour the pledge in the Conservative Party’s 2015 manifesto that… Read More
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Food businesses stress dangers of ‘hard Brexit’
Businesses across the food supply chain have joined forces to warn the government against the risks of a ‘hard Brexit’ for the UK’s food and farming competitiveness. In a letter to The Times, the group that includes Sainsbury’s, Apetito, Dairy… Read More
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Industry steels itself for Brexit fallout
A week has passed since the British public voted to leave the European Union, triggering in the process a political earthquake of epic proportions. Inevitably, perhaps, the fallout from Brexit has thus far been largely dominated by internal party politics,… Read More
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Why have foodservice businesses been reluctant to wade into the referendum debate?
A vote to leave the EU would have an enormous impact on the foodservice sector – but businesses have so far been reluctant to wade into the referendum debate. Very soon we will know whether the UK public has voted to… Read More
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British strawberry fields may not be forever
Foodservice companies could have to look overseas for strawberries as British suppliers struggle to come to terms with the National Living Wage. The NLW is costing growers 58% of their profit and this has put the sector under serious threat,… Read More
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NFU reveals roadmap for fruit and veg growth
Improving nutritional labeling on menus and increasing availability of healthier foods in vending machines are just two ways in which foodservice businesses can help boost UK fruit and vegetable consumption, according to a new NFU report. The ‘Fit for the… Read More