“You’re running a natural experiment in what happens when you run a trade war on yourself” - Adam Posen
27/04/2022
@AdamPosen is speaking with @lizzzburden about food prices and inflation at #EconafterBrexit
The term doesn’t mean it doesn’t meet EU standards. Just that Brexiters want to insist they have the right to diverge, even if it were madness to do so.
‘Can you take the meat and leave me the bread?’ pleads driver arriving at Hook of Holland
‘We have no choice' - Price of fish supper set to soar as Brexit and energy prices begin to bite
23/02/2022
From an increase in supply costs to the knock on effect of Brexit, to rising energy prices, local chippys are taking a hit with fears that the popular Friday night takeaway could end up costing up to £10 a person.
MPs were also warned that the UK could be “50,000 customs agents” short of what is needed when import regulations are enforced from April.
‘Take back control’? With this Pacific trade deal, Brexit Britain has just signed it away
31/03/2023
Goodbye, food standards. Hello, corporate lobbyists. Why are we doing this, for no real economic benefit?
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) released the first of what will now be an annual report.
US and European media give their verdict on the fuel, food and labour crisis they say is caused by Brexit
Denise Rion, British Frozen Food Federation’s head of technical, explores the increasingly complex asks of 'Not for EU' labelling and highlights how an expansion of the scheme to GB imports will cause havoc.
British firms are yet to see any upside from Brexit, according to one of the UK’s top executives, who urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to improve the trade agreement with the European Union to boost growth.
‘It’s too late baby’: Food and drinks industry leader brands post-Brexit arrangements ‘complete shambles’
08/12/2020
‘With just 14 working days to go, we have no clue what’s going to happen in terms of whether we do or don’t face tariffs’
Nimisha Raja did all she could to prepare her business for 1 January but the upheaval is already taking its toll.
Supermarket operator Jim Treacy estimates that he lost between €200,000 and €300,000 a year in sales when post-Brexit checks required on British food imports put an end to his kosher food aisle.
The Tory MP said Brits will avoid a 2 per cent increase on fish fingers and savings on some cheeses thanks to our "Brexit freedoms". / Brexit has added almost £6 billion to UK food bills over the past two years, new research has found.
‘Donations are Really, Really Down’: Mounting Concerns Over Brexit Compounding Cost of Living Crisis
28/10/2022
Organisations are worried that the effort to help those struggling this winter is being hampered by supply chain issues.
‘Disorderly’ no-deal Brexit will strain food supply chain even more than coronavirus, MPs warned
05/06/2020
‘The focus of retailers now is 100 per cent on what’s going to happen on 1 January’
Collapsed trade talks, new border checks, 14-hour queues at the border and medicine shortages... it's just another day in Brexit land.
Your favourite curry houses won’t survive Brexit – ‘vindaloo visas’ will speed up their demise
15/11/2019
These businesses have been a part of British history for 200 years. But with persistent restaurant staff shortages and plans to shake up the industry, time is running out for them.
Inflation for what Britons consume would have been nearly a third lower had the UK stayed in the EU, study finds.
Could sunset on EU laws see azodicarbonimide appear in ultra-processed baked products, while other additives disappear but only from ingredients lists?
Leaving the EU single market and customs union will bring new friction and red tape for food importers