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Fine food distributor expands team as business grows
23 May 2021 NewsThe Cress Company’s growth over a busy 2020 has driven the business to create three new roles across buying and marketing -
What Brexit means for wholesalers
08 April 2021 BrexitAfter making it through the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, Jimmy Nelson of Essential Trading says Brexit is "an entirely new challenge" -
Business rates relief: the good news and the bad
01 April 2021 CoronavirusWhile food and drink wholesalers have welcomed a £1.5 billion business rates relief fund, the government has “ruled out” Covid-related appeals, in a move branded a “catastrophic blow” -
How the food sector can bounce back from Covid-19 disruption
12 March 2021 CoronavirusThe pandemic brought new challenges for the food and drink industry, and while many adapted admirably, the easing of restrictions offers an opportunity to reflect on what’s next -
Mark Wiltshire, Diverse Fine Food: “2021 will be tough, but our industry is too”
10 March 2021 CoronavirusLooking back on a year of Covid-19, Mark Wiltshire, director at Diverse Fine Food, describes how his business made it through 2020, and why he believes the industry will come out of this crisis stronger -
Spring Budget: What the food sector wants to see announced
23 February 2021 CoronavirusAfter the government revealed its lockdown exit plan, the food and retail sectors are calling for a raft of measures to help boost a Covid recovery -
Rapid testing arrives for the food industry
01 February 2021 CoronavirusDespite progress being made in mass testing availability for the food and drink sector, small businesses have been left out of the plans -
Food industry trends to look out for in 2021
27 January 2021 Food & DrinkLloyd’s Register’s Kimberly Carey Coffin outlines what retailers and food producers can expect to see in 2021 -
“Hidden heroes of the pandemic”: tribute paid to food and drink workers
19 January 2021 CoronavirusEnvironment secretary George Eustice has penned an open letter to the food and drink industry praising the sector’s work throughout the coronavirus crisis -
Wholesalers outline “urgent support” needed for the food and drink supply chain
21 October 2020 CoronavirusA group of industry leaders have written to the Chancellor to urge the government to extend its support measures to the hospitality sector and those who supply it -
How COVID-19’s potential second wave is affecting online shopping
01 October 2020 CoronavirusWith the concerns surrounding another lockdown causing fluctuations in consumer behaviour once again, we examine how independent retailers can prepare themselves online
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Food makers are warning of price hikes – here’s why
Shopping bills are expected to rise by more than £160 per year, according to a new report by the FDF, and consumers in Northern Ireland could face higher prices due to new Brexit customs rules -
Food shortage threat remains as labour issues bite
13 July 2021 Brexit
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