UK Food Industry responds to the leave vote in UK's Referendum
24 June 2016
UK Food Industry responds to the leave vote in UK's Referendum
Ian Wright CBE, Director General at the Food and Drink Federation, the voice of the UK's largest manufacturing sectore - food and drink, responds to the vote to leave in the UK's EU Referndum. Ian said: "In March we released the results of a poll of our members which showed 70% support for britain to remain in the EU. It's inevitable in the light of those results that the majority of FDF members will regard this as a disappointing result for the food and drink industry.
"Now FDF will work on behalf of our members and all those across our industry to find a way through this very challenging period that we face. We'll focus on working with the Government to understand what this means for trading, market access and regulation to secure the best outcome for British food and drink manufacturing business and their customers."
David Thomson, SFDF CEO said: "In March we released the results of a poll of our members across the UK which showed 70% support for Britain to remain in the EU. It's inevitable in the light ofthose results - and the fact that Scotland voted so decisively for 'remain' - that the majority of SFDF members will regard this as a disappointing result for the food and drink industry.
"In Scotland it also raises the chances of there being a further referendum on independence. This risks more uncertainty for the businesses in both Scotland and the rest of the UK. SFDF will work to help the industry find a way through this very challenging period that we face.
"We'll focus on working with the UK and Scottish Governments to understand what this means for trading, market access and regulation to secure the best outcome for Scottish and British food and drink manufacturing businesses and their consumers."
More Information
Contact Ted Woodward, Corporate Affairs Division, at: ted.woodward@fdf.org.uk, or +44 (0) 20 7420 7140.
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