The Food and Drink Federation

Join this Thursday's webinar with Grant Thornton UK LLP for practical guidance on how food and drink manufacturers can navigate the tax landscape to unlock cash The webinar will provide you with actionable insights, whether you are an SME or large multinational, and will cover the following: - “What is Food” when it comes to VAT and how you can save on your VAT bill - The opportunities to benefit from the R&D Tax incentives - Reducing the after-tax cost of capital investment Sign up now: https://ow.ly/NblI50UeIvK

What a day we had yesterday! 👏 At our inaugural FDF Food and Drink Investment Summit, in partnership with Newton, welcoming key figures from industry and politics to discuss how we can unlock investment for the sector. We were thrilled to have Secretary of State for Defra, Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP give the keynote speech, as well as Minister for Industry Sarah Jones, sharing her vision on investment for industry with our Chief Executive Karen Betts. Great to have both Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Department for Business and Trade represented at the event. To close the day, we hosted our annual FDF President’s Reception, bringing together our members, key industry figures and policy makers. Watch our highlights from the day ⭐

Did you know that fibre can play an important role in sugar reduction? Functional fibres have many properties that can help when replacing and reducing sugar in recipes, for example improving texture and mouthfeel. Our members have launched some great innovations that reduce sugar through increasing fibre #ActionOnFibre #SugarAwarenessWeek. General Mills- Fibre one 50% less sugar https://ow.ly/vTS450U96Q1 Jordans Dorset Ryvita- No added sugar granola https://ow.ly/hccA50U96mu Premier Foods- Mr Kipling 30% less sugar Cherry Bakewell https://ow.ly/R6Fb50U96uS

Today we released our new report in partnership with Newton - Future Factory: Supercharging digital innovation in food and drink manufacturing. Our Future Factory report reveals a £14b growth opportunity for the UK's food and drink manufacturing sector, if we can drive investment in technology and innovation. We'll be launching the report at our inaugural FDF Food and Drink Investment Summit this afternoon with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP. Find out how you can unlock the future of food and drink: https://lnkd.in/e4tckFeu

Today is International Whole Grain Day! Eating whole grains is a great way to add more fibre, vitamins and minerals to your diet. As part of our #ActionOnFibre initiative, our members are working to bridge the gap between fibre intakes and the dietary recommendation. For example, Nestlé Cereals Foodservice UK are working to raise awareness of whole grains and fibre as part of a healthy balanced diet with their ‘Wake up to the magic of Whole Grain’ campaign- https://ow.ly/XZia50U7ZVM See more of our Action on Fibre member activities here: https://ow.ly/GVTu50U808P

On Monday, we held our #InnovationforHealthierDiets parliamentary tasting event. The event highlighted the positive steps food manufacturers are taking to support healthier diets, with samples for attendees to try. It was great to have conversations with political and health stakeholders around the complexities involved in the healthier product innovation journey. A big thank you to our event sponsor RSSL, and everyone else involved!

Trade in food and drink plays a critical role in the UK’s food supply resilience and allows our industry’s products to be consumed and enjoyed throughout the world. We’re supporting International #TradeWeek led by Department for Business and Trade aiming to help businesses of all sizes gain more knowledge, skills and opportunities related to all things trade. To learn more about this government-led initiative, visit: https://ow.ly/CQ5050U75B7

Catch our Chief Scientific Officer, Kate Halliwell RNutr, speaking at Food Manufacture's upcoming webinar on 19 November at 3pm, on ‘The unintended consequences of the UPF trend’. Kate will be joining a discussion amongst industry experts reflecting on the current debate and highlighting food and drink manufacturers’ success creating healthier options for consumers. To register for the webinar, visit: https://ow.ly/203Z50U5UcG

We’re pleased to see AIC | Agricultural Industries Confederation launch their Sustainability Action Plan today. 👏 To influence sustainable change in the food system and address challenges such as scope 3 emissions, action and collaboration is essential throughout all levels of the supply chain, delivering from farm to fork.

The packaging of food is necessary to ensure that products remain fresh, are transported safely and stand out on supermarket shelves. In recent times, the requirement to automate your food packaging systems is becoming more common. In this webinar, Mpac Group will discuss how you can work with automation providers to ensure your systems are fit for purpose and that you're able to support your long-term plans to reduce waste. Register here 👉- https://ow.ly/unY550U5rzU