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MEPs urged to support ‘x% less’ labelling claim (02 February 2012)
Ahead of a vote in the European Parliament, the UK’s food and drink industry has urged members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to support the European Commission’s proposed amendment to allow manufacturers to include ‘x% less’ or ‘no added salt’ claims on their products read more...

Government and food industry 'go for growth' (31 January 2012)
Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP, has joined food and drink manufacturers and members of the All-Party Parliamentary Food and Drink Manufacturing Group to discuss industry’s ‘2020Vision’ to deliver 20% sustainable growth by 2020 read more...

Food industry welcomes plans to boost export potential (09 January 2012)
Plans to use the UK’s foreign embassies to help promote UK food and drink internationally have been welcomed at the same time as new figures have been released showing exports for the sector have grown by 12.2% compared to the same period last year. read more...

Food sector secures government funding for skills (28 November 2011)
The Food & Drink Federation (FDF) says it's delighted the government has invested £1.7million in the food and drink manufacturing industry read more...

FDF: Food sector to show growth potential (14 November 2011)
Food and drink - the UK’s largest manufacturing industry - will be showcasing its potential for growth at a series of events and an exhibition at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills in Victoria Street over the coming fortnight (14-25 November). read more...

FDF calls on sector to sign up for apprenticeship pledge (01 November 2011)
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) is calling on food manufacturers to sign up to its pledge and contribute to increasing the number of apprenticeship opportunities in the food and drink manufacturing sector read more...

FDF 'wants food literate future for all' (21 September 2011)
Against a backdrop of heightened focus on individual and collective responsibility for public health in the UK, the Food and Drink Federation has launched its revised labelling guide for healthcare professionals read more...

Environment Secretary urges young people not to miss out on a career in food (14 September 2011)
Responding to the news that Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman has visited the Shropshire Food Enterprise Centre to raise profile of careers in the food industry, Angela Coleshill, HR Director at the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), says: read more...

FDF responds to Children’s Food Campaign Report (07 September 2011)
The Food and Drink Industry issued a robust reaction to Children’s Food Campaign Report: ‘The Irresponsibility Deal’ - published this week read more...

Food sector 'beats manufacturing downturn' (12 August 2011)
The food and drink industry has bucked the general trend of declining manufacturing output with a 0.5% increase in June 2011 compared to the same month in 2010 in the UK read more...

Food manufacturers say: it’s time to get groceries referee in play (29 July 2011)
Terry Jones, FDF Director of Communications has commented on the Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) Select Committee’s ‘Time to bring on the referee?’ report on the Government’s proposed Adjudicator for the Groceries Code read more...

UK fish processors welcome EC proposals for CFP reform (13 July 2011)
Food & Drink Federation Director of Sustainability and Competitiveness, Andrew Kuyk, has responded to the release of the European Commission’s proposals for reform of the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy read more...

Food: What does the future hold? (06 May 2011)
In this riveting opinion piece, Food & Drink Federation director-general Melanie Leech gives her views on what the future holds for the food and beverage sector, and appeals for political leadership read more...

SFDF: Slow, difficult recovery (15 April 2011)
The recent Scottish Parliamentary elections come at a critical time for Scotland. The economy is recovering but it's a slow and difficult recovery and one that is by no means assured. read more...

FDF welcomes Trade White Paper (09 February 2011)
“We welcome the White Paper’s recognition of the importance of trade and inward investment to economic recovery,'' says the Food & Drink Federation's Andrew Kuyk, Director of Sustainability read more...

FDF: Food companies have appetite for growth (26 January 2011)
The FDF backed the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Summit as an important opportunity for business and Government to work together to identify ways of dismantling the barriers to growth in successful sectors such as food and drink read more...

Zero waste to landfill: food industry on track to meet ambition (04 November 2010)
More than 90% of food and packaging waste generated at factories operated by members of the Food and Drink Federation is now being recycled or recovered, says a survey from the trade association and Defra read more...

Food firms celebrate community spirit (19 October 2010)
Companies from across the food and drink industry are celebrating their success following the unveiling of the winners of this year’s Food and Drink Federation community partnership awards read more...

FDF: UK food exports explode in first half of 2010 (21 September 2010)
The FDF says UK exports of food and non-alcoholic drink grew to more than £5bn in the first half of 2010 – up 4.3% on the same period in 2009 – with full-year sales to overseas markets forecast to break the £10bn barrier for the first time read more...

FDF debate marks launch of new report (13 September 2010)
Many of the food and drink sector's luminaries gathered in Westminster on Friday to debate the future development of the UK's biggest manufacturing industry. The debate marked the launch of a report from the Institute for Manufacturing at the University of Cambridge. read more...

FDF 'relief' at FSA reprieval (23 July 2010)
“We were relieved to hear the news about the future of the Food Standards Agency,” says Julian Hunt of the FDF. “We'd seen the Press reports it was to be axed, and had heard similar rumours around the Westminster village but it wasn’t entirely clear whether there was truth in it.” read more...

New chair of food and drink manufacturing all-party parliamentary group (07 July 2010)
On Tuesday 6 July, local Conservative MP for Carlisle John Stevenson was appointed Chair of the Food & Drink Manufacturing All Party Parliamentary Group at the 2010 AGM read more...

FDF: New report shows innovation and investment key (06 July 2010)
An ongoing demonstrable commitment to innovation and high-value production are key reasons why the UK food sector has emerged from recession in better shape than many other manufacturing sectors read more...

Budget speech: What food experts say (23 June 2010)
From the FDF and Improve to Lloyds TSB's relationship director for the food sector, and the Regional Food Group for Yorkshire and Humber, everybody is buzzing over the Chancellor's speech read more...

Stellar turnout for Campden BRI open day (14 June 2010)
The recent Campden BRI open day held near Chipping Campden proved a highlight on the food and beverage sector's calendar, with the annual lecture presented by FDF President Ross Warburton read more...

FDF: No surprises please Darling! (10 March 2010)
The UK’s biggest manufacturing sector is urging the Chancellor to ensure his Budget on 24 March contains no more surprise burdens for businesses as they start to emerge from the recession read more...

FDF calls for support for 'Great British Success Story' (03 February 2010)
Government must put food and drink manufacturing at the heart of its economic thinking as it looks to bring its recently-published Food 2030 vision to life, according to Melanie Leech read more...

Sector gets teeth into 2020 water target (10 July 2009)
Almost 500,000 cubic metres of water have already been saved as 36 food and drink manufacturers report their first full year progress on the voluntary Federation House Commitment (FHC) on water efficiency read more...

FDF: Our ideas to promote healthy workplace eating (12 May 2009)
Angela Coleshill, Food & Drink Federation HR director, revealed some of the federation's plans for promoting healthy eating in the workplace at a workshop attended by FDF members Danone, Nestle and Unilever read more...

Raising the food sector's standards of skills (11 May 2009)
EXCLUSIVE Angela Coleshill, the Food and Drink Federation Director of Human Resources, talks to Food Processing about the federation's involvement in improving skills in the food and beverage industry read more...

FDF to champion new manufacturing diploma (24 April 2009)
The Food & Drink Federation (FDF) says that, as part of its policy on skills, it will champion the new Diploma in Manufacturing and Product Design to go live from September this year read more...

Frozen food is good ‘Crunch’ choice for consumers (15 April 2009)
Frozen food is increasingly a good choice for Britons as they seek better value in the current economic downturn, according to the Food and Drink Federation’s (FDF) Frozen Food Group read more...

Students urged to boost career chances through science (30 March 2009)
School pupils contemplating their choices for September are being urged to consider choosing science subjects as a means of opening up a wealth of exciting career opportunities working with food read more...

No ‘health crunch’, say manufacturers (11 March 2009)
Response has been rapid to consumer group Which?'s 'Hungry for Change' report, with reaction coming from the BRC, which accuses it of undermining healthy eating, and from the Food & Drink Federation (FDF) read more...

Salt reduction paying off (04 February 2009)
British consumers are benefitting from the food industry’s salt reduction efforts, according to new data from market insight provider, TNS Worldpanel read more...

FDF's formula for success (26 January 2009)
One of the key speakers at the upcoming Appetite for Engineering, Phase 2 event to be held at the Hinckley Island Hotel in Leicestershire on 9-10 February is Julian Hunt, communication's director for the Food & Drink Federation (FDF) read more...

Heated ‘convenience foods’ debate (14 November 2008)
David Strydom reports from London’s Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre on an FDF-organised debate on the role of ‘convenience foods’ in the fight against obesity read more...

Euro fish processing industry event (22 October 2008)
Representatives from the European fish processing industry association AIPCE came together on Friday at the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) hosted General Assembly in Edinburgh to discuss key issues affecting the industry, in particular the topic of Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing read more...