Food and Drink Industry publications

UK Export Statistics 2010

Published: October 2010

UK food and non-alcoholic drink exports grew a healthy 11.4% in 2010 to £10.83bn breaking the £10bn barrier for the first time.

View the full year of UK Export statistics 2010 and case studies.

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Future Scenarios for the UK Food & Drink Industry

Published: September 2010

This report provides a set of possible scenarios for the future of the food and drink industry in the UK in 2025. The report is commissioned by the FDF and written based on work carried out by the Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge (IfM).

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Value of Food & Drink Manufacturing to UK

Published: July 2010

This report provides a summary of the impact of food and drink manufacturers on the UK economy. The report is commissioned by the FDF from the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) to clarify what the impacts of the industry were and to understand what could be done to improve the economic and social impacts of the industry.

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Support a British success story - Manifesto

Published: April 2010

As the main trade association for the UK's food and drink manufacturers, we believe the facts speak for themselves: FDF members play a vital role in underpinning the economy through our ongoing efforts to create jobs, add value and boost exports.

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Working for the UK: Our contribution to the economy

Published: December 2007

This report studies the UK food and drink manufacturing sector with the aim of examining its importance to the UK economy, identifying important trends over the next five years and the industry's capacity to respond to them, and highlighting constraints that need to be addressed by the industry and the Government.