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Powering Productivity
17 November 2025

The FDF Investment Summit brought together food and drink business leaders, government, technology and finance experts, to discuss future investment, productivity and growth for the UK’s largest manufacturing sector.

Press release

FDF urges government to back £50bn growth plan for UK’s largest manufacturing sector

20 November 2025
FDF statement

FDF response to October food and drink inflation figures

19 November 2025
Press release

Food manufacturers reveal Budget concerns, as confidence plummets to -60%

13 November 2025
Guidance

Nature Handbook for Food & Drink Manufacturers

23 October 2025
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UK Food & Drink Inflation 2025-26 Forecast

UK Food & Drink Inflation 2025-26 Forecast

Our latest forecast reveals that food inflation is set to rise to 5.7% by December 2025. While cost pressures from “traditional” drivers such as commodities and energy have eased, government regulation has emerged as the leading driver of food inflation.

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State of Industry Report Q3 2025

Our latest State of Industry report reveals that confidence among food and drink manufacturers fell sharply to -60% in Q3 2025, down from -40% in Q2. Uncertainty and lack of regulatory clarity are the main drivers of depressed confidence, with 90% of manufacturers feeling pessimistic or nervous about the Government’s upcoming Budget.

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Ambition 2030

Ambition 2030 is the flagship strategy for food and drink manufacturing and sets out the sector’s important role in tackling environmental challenges. We have recently launched five member toolkits with practical steps and guidance for each of the Ambition 2030 pillars, as well as a Nature Handbook for food and drink manufacturers.

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