Economic challenges take the biscuit for food producers

Posted on 16 Mar 2011 by The Manufacturer

Simon Young of Montpelier accountants says rising food commodity prices and increased taxes on consumers could leave a sour taste in the mouths of UK food manufacturers this year.

As the cost of putting food on the table rises faster in the UK than in most of Europe – figures from the OECD put UK food inflation at 6.3 per cent, compared with 0.1 per cent in France and 0.3 per cent in Ireland – the agility of food manufacturers to adapt to the…

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