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Chinese cheese tariff cut welcomed by American exporters
29 November 2017 | By
Chinese authorities have announced a cut to trade tariffs on cheese exports, reflecting the nation's burgeoning taste for foreign dairy.
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Food Brexit 2017: preparing for every possible outcome
If there’s anything to be taken away from Food Brexit 2017, it’s this: Brexit is coming, look busy. Depending on certain machinations of the British Government, we are expected to leave the European Union on 29 March 2019, just 19 months from now. In that time, there are 45 years…
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‘Shadow food economy’ means British consumer pays twice
A new report by the Sustainable Food Trust has found that UK citizens pay twice as much for food than they realise due to hidden externalities of production.
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Price of cheap alcohol in Scotland to sky rocket after Supreme Court ruling
The highest court in the United Kingdom has supported the Scottish Government's right to impose a minimum price per unit of alcohol.
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Brexit could be bad news for British food safety, experts warn
Brexit could have serious implications on the UK food manufacturing industry which is already struggling to maintain consistent levels of food safety compliance, two leading North-East specialists have cautioned.
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Glyphosate debate: EU ministers split as licence deadline looms
European Parliament ministers have failed to reach a resolution over relicensing the controversial herbicide glyphosate once again.
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Failed product launches cost UK grocery sector £30.4 million
Analysis has shown the damage caused by failed product launches to the food retail sector, with poor web performance driving a large portion of the loss.
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World’s food import bill to reach near-record levels
The cost of importing food is expected to soar by 6 per cent this year, reaching the second highest since records began.
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New commission to examine Brexit impact on food, farming and countryside
A British organisation has put together a task force to identify practical and radical solutions to the problems thrown up by Brexit.
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Qatari firm to import German and Australian cows amid blockade crisis
A food processing company in Qatar will begin importing cows from around the world in a bid to supply 45 per cent of the state's dairy needs.
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Japanese drinks giant to team up with Pepsi on Thai venture
American PepsiCo Inc, Thailand's market leader, has joined with Japan's Suntory Food and Beverage to target a growing market.
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Indian food processing industry to attract $10 billion investment
Representatives from Germany, Italy and Japan are among those gathering at the World Food India (WFI), a three-day event held in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. To promote the event, the Food Processing Industries Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal issued a statement to Indian press saying she expected the food processing industry to…
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Mondelez CEO: food industry changing faster than ever
Changes in consumer bases and the retail environment are changing the face of the food industry. That is the claim made by outgoing Mondelez CEO Irene Rosenfeld.
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Dairy drop drives global food prices down
The FAO's Food Price Index, a measure of the monthly change in international prices of a food basket, saw a drop last month - largely driven by the first decline in dairy for six months.
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Disease early warning system could save cattle farmers millions
Scientists at the University of Nottingham have developed a system to combat mortality in young cattle by monitoring data and risk of disease.
