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Food and Drink Federation Scotland responds to the latest inflation figures. Food and drink prices rose by 16.8% in January, a slight easing on December’s 16.9% and above UK’s CPI […]
Fishing industry nets new funding to train the next generation. Innovative training programmes to attract new recruits and improve the quality of training in the fishing, seafood and aquaculture sectors […]
Seafood Scotland CEO joins four-nations Council to boost food and drink exports. Department for International Trade launches Food and Drink Export Council Donna Fordyce, chief executive of Seafood Scotland, joins […]
FDF Scotland comments as food and drink inflation continues to soar. The ONS inflation data for December shows food and drink price inflation continuing to rise to 16.9%, whilst headline […]
SW fishers suffer £2m loss from EU-UK fish talks. Despite the UK government announcing a £34 million increase in fishing opportunities based on this year’s EU-UK annual negotiations, the reality […]
Negotiations officially underway to achieve far-reaching global plastic treaty. The UK Government attended the first negotiations meeting in Uruguay for a global plastics treaty. The UK Government attended the first […]
Candidates for PM urged to help fisheries sector thrive. Fishing industry leaders today called for greater government action to allow the sector to thrive, not just survive, amid a growing […]
Scottish salmon is UK’s biggest food export, but post-Covid and Brexit challenges continue: New HMRC export figures. Scottish salmon is the UK’s biggest fresh food export but the sector is […]
New seafood sustainability projects receive government funding. The UK Seafood Innovation Fund (SIF) has awarded a further £1.29 million to 28 new projects in its most recent round of funding. […]
UK launches new enquiry on food security. The UK’s Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee is embarking on a new inquiry, Food Security, in response to pressures facing food […]
UK Government fund must prioritise fishing fleet – MPs. The Environment Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee has called on the Government to prioritise the ‘wild catching sector’ when allocating […]
UK govt announces plans to protect seafarers. The UK government has announced a 9-point plan for seafarer protections, which boosts and reforms seafarer employment protections and welfare, ensuring they are […]
Anthony Mangnall MP secures parliamentary debate on the Inshore Fishing Fleet. Anthony Mangnall MP (Totnes) will lead a debate in Parliament’s Westminster Hall on Tuesday 14th June 2022 to draw […]
UK seafood gets international promotion boost. Seafish and UK Government working together on trade events and marketing toolkit to support UK seafood exporters. Seafish, the public body supporting the UK […]
Accelerated offshore wind increases the spatial squeeze of fishing, according to an article on the NFFO website. The Government’s response to the energy security provoked by the Russia’s invasion of […]
Scotland’s farm-raised salmon sector joins calls for more flexibility in UK immigration policy to address labour shortages. Scotland’s farm-raised salmon sector has joined calls from the food and drink industry […]
Scotland’s farm-raised salmon sector calls for more effort to reduce £3m cost of Brexit paperwork. Scotland’s farm-raised salmon sector has urged the UK Government to do all it can to […]
Scottish salmon exports record year-on-year increase in January. Scottish salmon exports continued their post-Covid recovery with a year-on-year increase to £37million in January. The UK Government figures show a 95 […]
UK food sector monitoring impact on sector from sanctions against Russia. The UK’s Food and Drink Federation is closely monitoring the potential impact for business following sanctions imposed on Russia […]
Green light for major aquaculture research facility at University of Stirling. A £17m world-class research and innovation facility at the University of Stirling has moved a step closer, after the […]
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