Exports of food and drink from the UK continue to buck the dire recessionary trend suffered by most other manufacturing sectors. Mark Young explores.
The UK food and drink industry is the biggest manufacturing sub-sector in the UK, accounting for 15% of total manufacturing output. The sector directly employs 440,000 people, and conservative estimates put indirect employment at 1.2 million. Between them, the UK’s 7,000 food and drink producers generate over £70bn in annual turnover. Despite the recession, people…
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