Empty shelves and disrupted supply chains will continue unless the food and drink sector get the support it needs to trade under new Brexit rules. Michael Harte, Managing Director of Bridge Cheese, said even companies that stock-piled ahead of [read more…]
Analysis from SIBA, the Society of Independent Brewers, has shown 200m fewer pints of craft beer were brewed in 2020 compared to 2019. This figure represents ten years of lost growth in the sector, with [read more…]
Covid-19 has crystallized consumer preferences when it comes to promotions with shoppers citing value as the primary driver for uptake, with an overwhelming majority (78%) saying money off a product would make them more likely [read more…]
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has published a new report revealing the impact of Covid-19 on food and drink retail purchasing in Scotland between January and July 2020. The FSS data confirmed that Scots bought more [read more…]
Schoeller Allibert UK has indicated that a ‘perfect storm’ is brewing in the UK warehousing and logistics sector, irrespective of Brexit. Jon Walkington, Retail and Systems Integrator Sales Director at Schoeller Allibert UK, comments: “As [read more…]
New figures released in the annual Bord Bia Export Performance and Prospects report 2020/2021 show that exports of Irish food, drink and horticulture to the UK were held to a marginal 5% decline in 2020, [read more…]
The UK and EU have secured a post-Brexit trade deal and The European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020, which brings the trade agreement, known formally as the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), into UK law, [read more…]
Barclays has teamed up with four small business owners to offer words of wisdom as the nation’s latest lockdown measures once again test their operations. A restaurant and takeaway technology company from Glasgow, a Yorkshire [read more…]
The UK food and drink industry has reacted with both with relief and a fair amount of caution as news of the British government’s proposed Brexit deal with the EU continues to filter through. Commenting [read more…]
With UK consumer confidence at its lowest level since May1, British shoppers say discounts are the most important factor influencing where to shop and expect retailers to offer more discounts in recognition of the current [read more…]
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