All-Party Parliamentary Group for Food and Drink
Thank you for visiting the website for the APPG for Food and Drink
Manufacturing.
For further enquiries please contact FDF - the secretariat for the group - on parliament@fdf.org.uk
The food and drink industry is the UK's largest manufacturing sector; bigger
than aerospace and
automotive combined. It touches every constituency in the country, and
contributes over £28bn to the
economy, generates more than £22bn in exports, and employs 400,000 people
across
the UK. The
sector sits at the centre of the food and drink supply chain, which is worth
£112bn to the economy
and employs almost 4 million people from farm to fork.
The group's broad remit is to consider the issues that affect the food and drink
manufacturing industry and raise awareness of these in Parliament.
In doing this we hope to:
- provide a forum for debate and dialogue about issues related to food and drink
manufacturing
- ensure Parliamentarians continue to be informed about the issues impacting the
industry, and
- promote the UK food and drink manufacturing sector's interests in Parliament.
More specifically the Group will:
- act as a critical friend to the UK food and drink manufacturing industry by
supporting the important dialogue between Parliamentarians and the industry ,
and
raising issues that APPG members believe industry should address,
- provide a point of reference for Parliamentarians on any aspect food and drink
manufacturing,
- develop productive working relationships with other relevant All-Party
Parliamentary Groups, and
- encourage the Government to take a proportionate, evidence-based and consistent
approach to policy and regulation that impacts the industry.