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We're the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), the voice of the UK food and drink industry @KarenEBetts @FDFScotland @fdfcymru @Kate_FDF @jimbligh84

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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
3 months
With the election approaching, we're sharing our manifesto: Food and Drink - Powering Our Nation Into The Next Decade Weโ€™re asking the next government for a joined-up approach to food policy so our sector, your businesses, and communities can thrive. ๐Ÿ‘‡
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
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๐Ÿ†•๐Ÿšจ The FDF have produced an infographic explaining the step-by-step process that UK businesses may need to take in order to move food and drink goods to and from Northern Ireland, once the Brexit transition ends ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿš› ๐Ÿ”—
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
5 years
๐Ÿ†• Today we have published updated UK best practice guidance on: โžก How to label food products that include cereals containing gluten โžก Which claims can be made relating to the absence of gluten (e.g. gluten-free) ๐Ÿ“„: #gluten #foodanddrink
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
5 months
Our latest trade snapshot, published today, highlights our growing concern that Government proposals on mandatory 'not for EU' labelling could foster further declines in UK food exports. Read more here ๐Ÿ“ƒ:
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
7 years
The food industry welcomes the new @CAP_UK rules on food and drink #advertising
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
3 years
Responding to this evening's suspension of accompanied freight traffic from the UK to France, FDF's CEO Ian Wright said: โ€œTonightโ€™s suspension of accompanied freight traffic from the UK to France has the potential to cause serious disruption to UK Christmas fresh food supplies /1
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
7 years
The Central England Co-operative @mycoopfood wins the Education Initiative awards, congratulations! #FDFAwards
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
7 years
It's #NationalTeaDay ! Did you know? Every day around 35 million cups of @PGtips are drunk daily
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
6 years
Our full response to the Government's latest #NoDeal Technical Notices can be found here: #Brexit
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
3 years
Today marks the start of #FoodWasteActionWeek and the FDF is proud to support @WRAP_UK to highlight the impact food waste has on the planet. We all have a role to play. Keep an eye out for our tips and activities to reduce your food waste throughout the week! ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŒ @LFHW_UK
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
3 years
โ€œWe must also recognise the terrible toll being taken on UK food exporters and on hauliers. Lorry loads worth millions of pounds are being spoiled. For most, insurance will not cover these losses which must be compensated.โ€
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
7 years
Food industry welcomes new rules on advertising
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Food and Drink Federation
3 years
๐Ÿ†•As trailed in the media today, the FDF has published a snapshot of exports data which highlights a 75% drop in #foodanddrink exports since January. You can read the full report here โฌ‡๏ธ
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
7 years
Well done to David King @BidfoodUK for winning the Rising Star Award, sponsored by @PepsiCo_UK #FDFAwards
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
8 years
If you are interested engineering and science, then watch how crisps are made #InsidetheFactory BBC2 on iPlayer
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
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Following today's @CBItweets EGM, the FDF along with @the_brc , @BuildUK , @EnergyUKcomms , @NFUtweets , @RECmembers , @SMMT , @techUK , and @UKHofficial have released a joint statement โ˜Ÿ Read more ๐Ÿ”—
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
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Join our team! We have a vacancy Media/Campaigns Officer http://t.co/ug4jeO6ZT8 #FDF #tastesuccess
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
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Weโ€™re very proud that our Chief Scientific Officer @HelenMunday_FDF has been chosen as President Elect of @ifstnews ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ ๐Ÿ‰๐Ÿฅจ๐Ÿฅ‚ #ifstagm #foodanddrink
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
5 years
๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠ Congratulations to Meg Longworth at @Chartwells_UK for winning the Registered Nutritionist/Dietitian of the Year Award! ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿฅ‚ ย  #FDFAwards
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
3 years
๐Ÿ† Many thanks to the @DefraGovUK Sec of State, George Eustice MP, for his opening remarks in which he thanked all those in the food supply chain for their continuous hard work throughout the pandemic, and congratulated tonight's award winners! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ™Œ #HiddenHeroes #fdfawards
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
7 years
The winner is Tiny Rebel @tinyrebelbrewco #FDFAwards - congratulations
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
4 years
๐Ÿ‘ Many thanks to @michaelgove , who last night thanked those working in food production and retail during the @GOVUK daily Covid-19 briefing #hiddenheroes ๐Ÿฝ #foodheroes
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
4 years
๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Responding to the announcement of the UK's trade agreement with Japan, FDF's @dominicgoudie said: "As the worldโ€™s largest net importer of food and drink, this deal with Japan improves our existing terms of trade and offers new growth for quality UK manufacturing." ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต
@biztradegovuk
Department for Business and Trade
4 years
๐Ÿ“ขโ€ฏ BREAKING: the UK has just agreed its first trade deal as an independent trading nationโ€ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งโ€ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตโ€ฏโ€ฏ Ourโ€ฏdeal with Japan creates new opportunities for UK businesses that go far beyond the EU-Japan deal.โ€ฏ Here are 10 benefits: 1/11
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
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Well done @KarenEBetts ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ It truly is well deserved ๐ŸŽ–๏ธ #QueensBirthdayHonours
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
6 years
FDF's guide to Food Authenticity provides a step-by-step process for manufacturers to help protect their business from food fraud. Find it here: #ProtectingYourPlate #FoodSafetyWeek
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
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๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠ The Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist of the Year Award goes toโ€ฆ ๐Ÿฅ ๐ŸŒŸ Claire Baseley from @ellaskitchen ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ‘ Congratulations Claire! ๐Ÿฅณ #FDFAwards
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
3 years
๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠ The Community Partner Award goes toโ€ฆ ๐Ÿฅ ๐ŸŒŸ @FareShareUK ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ‘ Congratulations! ๐Ÿฅณ #FDFAwards
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
6 years
We are delighted to announce that @PeterJMaddox from @WRAP_UK will be speaking at our Plastics in food and drink manufacturing: A sustainable future event. #sustainability #plastics #packaging #foodanddrinkuk #FDFPlastics
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
6 years
Sponsored by @pepsico_uk the Rising Star Award goes to Katherine Cook @PremierFoods_FS Congratulations! #FDFAwards ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿš€
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
3 years
๐Ÿ† Congratulations to @wykefarms for winning our Exporter of the Year award! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿฅณ Well done! ๐Ÿ˜Š Sponsored by @santanderuk #fdfawards
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
6 years
Congratulations to @NestleUKI for winning the Education Initiative Award, sponsored by @GazpromEnergyUK , for their Nestle Academy Campus Team Initiative #FDFAwards ๐Ÿ†
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
4 years
๐Ÿ†• The FDF, @unitetheunion , @UsdawUnion , @bfawu1 & @GMB_union have joined together, commending the efforts of those working in #foodanddrink manufacturing, who are doing so much to keep the nation fed & maintaining the UKโ€™s food security #hiddenheroes ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿณ
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
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๐Ÿ† Congratulations to Lauren Woodley at Nomad Foods for winning our Registered Dietitian / Nutritionist of the Year award!๐Ÿง‘โ€โš•๏ธ๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ‘ #fdfawards
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
3 years
๐Ÿ†•๐Ÿ“‘Today, the FDF published its H1 Trade Snapshot for 2021, showing that sales of UK #foodanddrink to non-EU countries were up 13%, accounting for 46.6% of all UK #foodanddrink exports, meaning non-EU exports are now almost back to pre-Covid levels๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ”—:
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
3 years
๐Ÿ‘ Thank you @DefraGovUK for recognising the #HiddenHeroes across the #foodanddrink supply chain, who have continued to keep our nation fed throughout the pandemic ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ…
@DefraGovUK
Defra UK
3 years
To all the food retailers, manufacturers, delivery drivers, farmers, fishermen, and everyone involvedโ€ฆ We want to thank you for working hard to feed the nation Share to support our #FoodHeroes ! Read more: #coronavirus
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
4 years
๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ FDF is proud to support @WRAP_UK โ€™s Wasting Food: Itโ€™s Out Of Date campaign ๐Ÿ‘ The brand-new campaign has a simple message โ€“ wasting food has a huge impact on the environment and we must do more to eliminate it ๐Ÿ๐ŸŒ ๐ŸŒ Find out more here โคต๏ธ @outofdate_UK #StopWastingFood
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
7 years
The Regional Growth for Scotland and Northern Ireland award, sponsored by @GrantThorntonUK , goes to @LochDuartSalmon #FDFAwards
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
3 years
๐Ÿ†•๐ŸŽ‰ The FDF is pleased to announce the shortlist for our #FDFAwards 2021 ๐Ÿ†๐ŸŽŠ Book tickets for the event here:
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
7 years
Congratulations to Elise Rawlins of @BidfoodUK for winning the Apprentice of the Year award, sponsored by @AktrionGroup #FDFAwards
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
3 years
๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠTonight's very special recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award goes to our very own CEO, Ian Wright CBE ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ‘ Well deserved! ๐Ÿฅณ #FDFAwards
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
7 years
Well done to @PepsiCo_UK for winning the Environmental Leadership award, sponsored by @kitepackaging #FDFAwards
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
6 years
Congratulations to @MacphieUK for winning the Special Recognition Award, sponsored by @santanderuk ! #FDFAwards ๐Ÿ†
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
4 years
๐Ÿ“ข Itโ€™s the beginning of #recycleweek ! FDF is proud to support the campaign by @WRAP_UK , recognising the efforts of the nation to continue recycling during the difficult times we have faced. Make sure you get involved! โ™ป๏ธ๐ŸŒ
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
6 years
Next up, @PeterJMaddox from @WRAP_UK discusses plastics in the Circular Economy. Their vision is a world where plastic is valued and doesnโ€™t pollute the environment. This requires consideration of function, design, and reprocessing back into the economy #FDFPlastics
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
6 years
UK food manufacturers throw away 1 million tonnes of food a year. Itโ€™s worth an eye-watering ยฃ1.2 billion โ€“ and itโ€™s preventable. Use these tools to find out how #YourBusinessIsFood #foodwaste @WRAP_UK
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
2 years
Today, our Director of Policy @AlmondJayne along with Skills Manager Mark Corbett cut the ribbon for the @unilincoln Holbeach Campus Food Enterprise Zone โœ‚๏ธ The initiative covers business growth, skills and R&D across manufacturing & other areas๐Ÿ‘ท Thank you for having us ๐Ÿซถ
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
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. @KelloggsUK ย removed 2016 tonnes (153 tonnes from cereal) of sugar from the nationโ€™s diet in 2015 #foodinnovation
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
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Our Chief Executive Ian Wright is kicking off our #FDFBrexitEssentials event this morning. The day will cover supply chain, financial, workforce, and food regulation essentials for #foodanddrink businesses. ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ #Brexit
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
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@LochDuartSalmon export around 70% of their salmon to over 20 countries around the world. The Swiss and Japanese markets, for example, are very different but each present opportunities #FDFexports #foodanddrink #exports
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
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. @GrantThornton report reveals untapped potential of UK food and drink manufacturing industry #UKeconomy #FDF
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
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๐Ÿ† Congratulations to Dr Steven Muir at @Agrico_UK , for winning our Food and Drink Scientist of the Year award! ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŽ‰ Well done๐Ÿ™Œ Sponsored by @ifstnews #fdfawards
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
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. @UnileverUKI has reduced the #calories across its entire childrenโ€™s ice cream range to 110 kcals or less per serving #SugarReduction
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
4 years
๐Ÿ‘ Great to see George Eustice and @DefraGovUK celebrating the essential work being done by those across the #foodanddrink industry! As he correctly points out, they are truly #hiddenheroes ๐Ÿฝ #foodheroes
@DefraGovUK
Defra UK
4 years
The Environment Secretary, George Eustice, has written an open letter to pay tribute to all those who are working around the clock to keep the nation fed. You can read the full letter here:
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
5 years
We have an impressive panel of guest speakers sharing their expertise this morning: @derekcroucher , Sian Edmunds @BurgesSalmon , @SelvaraniElahi , @Justin_Everard , Sian MacKenzie @theluxteam , and Andy Morling @NFCULondon .
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
7 years
Today our DG Ian Wright signed the @TimetoChange Employer Pledge, committing to change the way we think and act about #mentalhealth at work
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
6 years
Today we have published our new health report #FeedingChange - outlining how our members have been helping people make #healthier choices. Click here to take a look:
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
6 years
Reducing your food waste can have other environmental benefits. Reducing 1 tonne of food waste can prevent 5 tonnes of Co2e emissions! Use these tools to find out what you can do today #YourBusinessIsFood #foodwaste
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
7 years
The first winner of the Education Initiative is: Central England Co-operative @mycoopfood #FDFAwards
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
3 years
๐Ÿ† Congratulations to @KPNutsOfficial , who have won our Campaign of the Year award with their โ€˜Check Your Nutsโ€™ Movember 2019 Campaign!! ๐Ÿฅœ ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿ‘ #fdfawards @KPSnacks
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
5 years
We would like to congratulate FDF's @dominicgoudie on being part of @StateIVLP after being nominated by @USAinUK Dominic will learn about food and trade policy in the USA. Previous UK alumni include former PMs Gordon Brown, Tony Blair, Margaret Thatcher and Edward Heath ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
@dominicgoudie
Dominic Goudie
5 years
Out of office on and looking forward to visiting 9 states in 21 days on the International Visitor Leadership Programme with @StateIVLP to learn about food and trade policy in the USA. Big thanks to @USAinUK for nominating me and @Foodanddrinkfed for letting me go! #IVLP
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
3 years
๐Ÿ†• ๐Ÿ“ฃ We are delighted to announce that @KarenEBetts is to be the new Chief Executive of the Food & Drink Federation. She will succeed Ian Wright, who steps down at the end of 2021 after seven years in the role. Read more below โฌ‡๏ธ๐Ÿ‘€
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
7 years
We are very proud to announce the shortlist for our #FDFAwards 2017! Full details here: Congratulations!
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
6 years
We are proud to work with our members to contribute to the targets of the #UKPlasticsPact @WRAP_UK #FDFPlastics
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
7 years
Delighted to host the food & drink monthly Brexit trade association round table with @DefraGovUK @tradegovuk @DExEUgov
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
3 years
๐Ÿ† Well done to the Culinary team at @MoyPark Craigavon for winning our Hidden Heroes team award! ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ‘ #fdfawards
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
6 years
Looking forward to seeing everyone at our annual #FDFAwards 2018 tomorrow! Tune in to this account tomorrow evening to find out who the well-deserved winners are! ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
2 years
๐Ÿ†•๐Ÿ“‘Today, the FDF published its Q3 Trade Snapshot for 2021, showing UK exports of #foodanddrink are down ยฃ2.7bn (-15.9%) in the first three quarters compared to pre-pandemic levels, largely due to a drop in sales to the EU of ยฃ2.4bn (-23.7%)๐Ÿ“‰๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
6 years
Full year 2017 exports of food and drink exceeded ยฃ22bn, up 9.7% on 2016. Exports to EU markets (+ 10.3%) outperformed those to non-EU markets (+ 8.9%), bringing total EU exports to ยฃ13.3bn and its overall share to 60.2% #FDFexports #foodanddrink #exports
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
5 years
๐ŸŽ‰ We are excited to announce the shortlist for the FDF Awards 2019 ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿฅ‚Congratulations to our shortlisted entrants! Take a look at them here:
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
3 years
Today, we say farewell to our Chief Operating Officer, @Tim_J_Rycroft ๐Ÿ‘‹ ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Thank you for all your hard work, wisdom & leadership over the past five years. From all of us at FDF, we wish you the best of luck in your new role as CEO of @TheAHDB ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿ‘ You will be greatly missed!
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
8 years
Obligatory PPE picture from #appgfdm MP visit to @MarsGlobal to discover more about manufacturing, R&D & apprentices
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
5 years
๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠ Well done to @MeatlessFarm who won the Emerging Business Award, sponsored by @RSSLtd ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿฅ‚ ย  #FDFAwards
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
2 years
๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธToday the FDF's @AlmondJayne participated in the APPG on Food and Drink Supply Chain to discuss the impact of the Ukraine crisis on our members with panellists @NFUtweets @beerandpub @provtrade @uk_flour @aims_meat and the Packaging Federation
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
5 years
#spotlighton Dr Hazel Gowland @AllergyAction , speaker at our Food Safety event Having a severe allergy to nuts & peanuts herself, she supports and advises those at risk from severe food allergies ๐Ÿ“…: Tuesday 19 November ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ: #FDFFoodSafety
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
5 years
๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠ The Innovation Award, sponsored by @santanderuk , goes to @Company_Shop for their efforts in unlocking the full potential in surplus - congratulations! ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿฅ‚ #FDFAwards
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
9 years
#Fridayfact Food & Drink industry invest ยฃ1bn each year in innovation #innovation http://t.co/igFjnlQ1PC
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
7 years
FDF's @TimRycroft_FDF will be discussing the UK food and drink manufacturing industry with @BBCBreakfast and @MountVineyard this morning.
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
4 years
Great to see @DefraGovUK SoS, George Eustice, praise food and drink manufacturers yesterday. He said: โ€œWe are fortunate to have some of the most innovative food manufacturers and producers in the world, and I pay tribute to all they have done in recent months.โ€๐Ÿ‘ #HiddenHeroes
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
7 years
UK exports record amount of food and drink via @BBCNews #FDFExports
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
4 years
Great to see @RobertJenrick mention the hard work which is happening across the food chain from all involved. They are brilliant ๐Ÿ™Œ #HiddenHeroes #FoodHeroes
@RobertJenrick
Robert Jenrick
4 years
Thank you to the food companies and distributors, local councils, emergency services, @DWP @DefraGovUK @cabinetofficeuk @DHSCgovuk - and my brilliant team at @mhclg ๐Ÿ‘
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
3 years
๐Ÿ† Our Rising Star award goes to....... ๐Ÿฅ ๐ŸŒŸOliver Bradbury, @PremierFoodsPLC ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ™Œ Congratulations Oliver! ๐Ÿฅณ Sponsored by @Pepsico_UK #fdfawards
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
3 years
๐Ÿ† Our HR Initiative awards goes to..... ๐Ÿฅ ๐ŸŽ‰ @PepsiCo , for their โ€˜Grow Our Ownโ€™ Training and Education Programme ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿซ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿ‘ Congratulations ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿ‘ #fdfawards
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
9 years
#ExportWeek - many opportunities in EU and non-EU markets to grow exports http://t.co/z7O1LVGN1Z @OpentoExport http://t.co/J2cX0KaC5y
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
1 year
Great to be joined last night by our members and industry stakeholders for the launch of the #PowersourNation campaign. ๐ŸŽŠ Thank you to @theresecoffey , @PennyMordaunt , @jreynoldsMP for joining us ๐Ÿซถ You can read more on #PowersOurNation ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
6 years
The Diet and Health Award, sponsored by @santanderuk , goes to @apetitouk for their Mini Meals Extra #FDFAwards ๐Ÿ†
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
1 year
Winner of the Apprentice of the Year is ๐Ÿฅ... Caitlin Jones from @coopuk ๐Ÿคฉ Congratualtions to our first winner of the award๐ŸŽ‰ #FDFAwards (1/2)
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
2 years
Shadow SoS for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs @JimfromOldham , highlighting the importance of the food and drink sector ๐ŸŒพ Check out what he had to say here ๐Ÿ‘‡
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
6 years
Some of the biggest examples of @nestleuki reformulation to reduce #sugar and #calories include @KITKAT , Milkybar, @cheerios and @sanpellegrino
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
1 year
Fantastic turnout at our Sustainability Networking Breakfast on Water Stewardship this morning ๐ŸŒŠ Thank you to everyone who attended, our speakers from Binnies, @WRAP_UK , @EnvAgency , @Britvic and @CocaCola_GB ๐Ÿ™ Huge thank you to our sponsor, Binnies ๐Ÿซถ
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
3 years
70% of people are unsure if they consume the recommended daily amount of fibre. The new #ActionOnFibre campaign has everything you need to know about fibre being a crucial part of a healthy lifestyle. ๐Ÿ๐Ÿž
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
5 years
๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠ Jessica Kelly @PremierFoods_FS wins the Rising Star Award, sponsored by @pepsico_uk ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿฅ‚ #FDFAwards
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
3 years
๐Ÿšจ New member alert! ๐Ÿšจ ๐Ÿ“ข We are delighted to welcome @FareShareUK as our newest Professional Affiliate member ๐Ÿ‘ They are the UKโ€™s largest food redistribution charity, that divert surplus or donated food from the food industry to a network of 11,000 frontline organisations ๐Ÿ‘
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
3 years
๐Ÿ†•๐Ÿ“‘ Overall sales of UK #foodanddrink are down ยฃ2bn compared to pre-Covid, due to a drop in sales to the EU ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ Exports to nearly all EU member states fell, including a loss of more than ยฃ0.5bn in sales to ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช, while sales to ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช, ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ and ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น are down nearly half since H1 2019โฌ‡๏ธ
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
4 years
FDF members @mrkiplingcakes @PremierFoods_FS @CadburyUK @MDLZ have removed black plastic from some of their products and replaced them w recyclable versions, removing 500 tonnes of black plastic annually. Read @WRAP_UK โ€™s #UKPlasticsPact full report
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
2 years
This evening we hosted a reception with @NFUtweets at #CPC22 where CEO @KarenEBetts spoke about the opportunities & challenges facing the UK food & drink industry alongside @DefraGovUK Secretary of State @ranil & Minister @Mark_Spencer ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿšœ๐Ÿฅ‚
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
3 years
๐Ÿ† Well done to The Bread and Butter Thing, who have won our Community Partner award! ๐Ÿž ๐Ÿฅณ ๐Ÿ‘ #fdfawards @TeamTBBT
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
5 years
๐Ÿ†• Today, the Food and Drink Sector Council (FDSC) has launched โ€˜Preparing for a Changing Workforceโ€™ โ„น๏ธ: The report outlines industryโ€™s ambition to address food chain productivity issues and the challenges it faces due to a shrinking labour supply ๐Ÿ“˜:
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
1 year
We are off! Our CEO @KarenEBetts welcomed tonightโ€™s guests to the #FDFAwards before a speech from our sponsor @kpmguk & an introduction from tonightโ€™s host @jayrayner1 ๐ŸŽค๐Ÿพ
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@Foodanddrinkfed
Food and Drink Federation
2 years
๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠ Welcome to our new CEO @KarenEBetts , on behalf of the FDF, its great to have you onboard ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿพ
@KarenEBetts
Karen Betts
2 years
Really delighted to be starting #NewYear2022 as CEO @Foodanddrinkfed - exciting times ahead in a dynamic industry that's central to all our lives. And... 1/2
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Food and Drink Federation
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