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How world-renowned raw materials underpin Wales’ food and drink industry

Blessed with quality raw materials, access to markets, strong supply chain and a skilled workforce, Welsh food manufacturing continues to go from strength to strength.

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Is DG SANTE ignoring the science on trans fats?

The EU’s health policy should be aimed at improving the health of its citizens. That would normally be taken as a given. However, the European Commission’s recently released Roadmap on Trans Fats falls short in this regard.

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Innovation behind the Welsh food and drink industry's 30% growth target

Close collaboration between the Welsh Government, industry and academia is putting Wales at the forefront of investment, R&D and innovation in the food and drink sector.

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New research shows the role of palm oil in the world economy

Food and fuel; fuel and food. The two essentials that humanity has sought to produce, and provide for, since time immemorial. Palm oil – used by the ancient Egyptians, then more recently cultivated in West Africa and latterly in Malaysia and Indonesia...

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Opinion: Why palm oil taxes are neither effective nor just

The French government’s planned palm oil tax was withdrawn in the National Assembly in June as part of the revision of the biodiversity bill. The removal of the tax led to protests from Greens, but was supported by the palm oil sector. In my opinion removing...

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Wales puts financial and technical support at heart of ambitious food and drink sector growth plan

Wales has big plans for its food and drink industry. Having continued to attract leading global food manufacturers such as Boulder Brands and sustained companies such as Kellogg’s, AB Inbev and Unilever throughout the economic downturn, the industry in...

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Growing at 3% per year, the UK Foodservice market is an attractive place to be

Outpacing GDP (Gross Domestic Product), and considerably outperforming the retail food grocery market, consumers in the UK continue to increase their eating out participation and frequency. M&C Allegra values the total UK eating out market at £85.4bn...