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Top facts

1. We have doubled exports over ten years to £12.8bn in 2014, bucking a decline in total exports
2. We have reduced our CO₂ emissions by over a third since 1990
3. 96% of our businesses are micro to medium-sized
4. We have 6,620 businesses
5. Over the time of the responsibility deal on average FDF members reduced salt in their products by 8%
6. We employ around 400,000 people, that’s more than the population of Leicester
7. Our gross value added to the economy is £21.9bn, nearly automotive and aerospace’s combined
8. UK food and drink productivity has increased by 11% over the last five years compared to an overall UK productivity increase of 0.5%
9. We self-fund three quarters of the sector's research and development (£325m)
10. We will need 109,000 new recruits by 2022 to meet the skills needs of the sector
11. We account for almost 16% of total manufacturing turnover (£81.8bn)
12. We have virtually eliminated artificial trans fats in UK products

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