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31 January 2012– Government and food industry go for growth
Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP, today joined food
and drink manufacturers and members of the All-Party Parliamentary Food and
Drink
Manufacturing Group to discuss industry's '2020Vision' to deliver 20%
sustainable growth by 2020.
20 September – Food and drink businesses make great strides towards
sustainability
Food and drink manufacturers and retailers can make big changes to their
environmental impact by working together, innovating and investing in
sustainability
initiatives.
14 June 2011 – Parliamentarians get an Olympic experience at Coca-Cola
Enterprises
A group of MPs and Peers had the chance to see where hundreds of thousands of
soft drinks for the 2012 Olympics will be manufactured when they visited the
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) site at Edmonton.
10 May 2011 – Food and Drink Innovation Showcased to Parliamentarians
Food and drink manufacturers launch over 6,000 new products every year and the
scale of the research and innovation that takes place in the industry was
showcased to Parliamentarians.
8 February 2011 – Making food and drink manufacturing a career of first choice
Careers in the food and drink manufacturing industry are often thought of as
poorly paid with low prospects, but if the industry wants to remain competitive
we
must raise the profile of the sector and make it an attractive option for young
people.
25 October 2010 – Robert Syms MP launches food Sector reports at Ryvita's
facility in Poole
Robert Syms, Conservative MP for Poole and Chair of the Regulatory Reform
Committee[1], visited Ryvita's facility in Poole, home to the Ryvita[2] brand
since
1945
11 October 2010 – John Mann MP launches food sector reports at Cargill's
chocolate facility in Worksop
APPG member John Mann visits Cargills coca and chocolate factory in Worskop
17 July 2010 – Saturday Essay in the Grocer by John Stevenson MP
Political
support is necessary to boost recovery
14 July 2010 - Putting food on the table (The Manufacturer)
Interview with John Stevenson with The Manufacturer following his election as
chair of the group.
07 July 2010 - John Stevenson MP Voted Chair of Food and Drink Manufacturing All
Party Parliamentary Group
On Tuesday 6 July, local Conservative MP for Carlisle John Stevenson was
appointed as Chair of the Food and Drink Manufacturing All-Party Parliamentary
Group at the 2010 AGM.
01 March 2010 - The UK's food industry needs politicians with a real grasp of
the sector's importance to the nation's wealth, reports Rick Pendrous
Article in Food Manufacturer following the group meeting in February 2010 on
skills and careers in the food and drink industry
8 July 2009 - No 'health crunch' on product innovation, says FDF
Press release for report launched at FDF's summer reception on 08 July 2009
at
the
Houses of Parliament, which was jointly hosted by the Food and Drink
Manufacturing APPG.
1 Dec 2008 - Unilever grilled over sustainable palm oil
Food Manufacturer article news
30 Aug 2008 - Essay by APPG Chairman, Bill Wiggin MP
Saturday Essay, which featured in the Grocer on Saturday, 30 August 2008 (page
20)
16 Jul 2008 - Parliamentary Food and Drink Manufacturing Group Launched
An All-Party Parliamentary Food and Drink Manufacturing Industry Group has
been launched. The new APPG aims to develop the profile of the UK's biggest
manufacturing sector and promote its interests in Parliament.
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Last reviewed: 31 Jan 2012