FOOD CHIEF CALLS FOR UK NATIONAL FOOD STRATEGY

Food chief calls for UK national food strategy. The chief executive of the UK’s Food and Drink Federation, has welcomed the appointed of Theresa Villiers as the new cabinet minister at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and repeated his calls for the creation of a national food strategy.

Ian Wright CBE, said: ““We are very much looking forward to working with the new Secretary of State and building on our extremely positive relationship with Defra.

”As set out in the industry’s Plan for Success – we eagerly anticipate the creation of a much needed National Food Strategy which encourages growth, respect for food and drink as an essential resource, and which drives sustainable consumption and production.

”Alongside partners from the Food and Drink Sector Council, we stand ready to deliver a thriving and productive UK food and drink industry which boosts the UK economy and provides abundant choice for shoppers.

“I wish to pay tribute to the excellent work of Michael Gove at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Michael has transformed the standing of Defra within Whitehall and spearheaded an ambitious agenda for the UK’s largest manufacturing sector, food and drink.”