Foodies want export strategy

Posted on 25 Jan 2010 by The Manufacturer

The Food & Drink Exporters Association (FDEA) is calling for a national export strategy to help UK food producers take advantage of emerging foreign markets.

The organisation says industry must synchronise its efforts with government in order to take advantage of increasingly lucrative export markets such as India and China. “There is a real global appetite for British food and drink, however, after a surge in the first six months of 2009, exports are now slowing down,” says John Whitehead,…

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