Brexit continues to sit high on CFA’s agenda, with the Association leading in Government engagement on the future of trade between Great Britain, Northern Ireland (NI), the EU and Rest of the World (ROW). The Windsor Framework (WF) was agreed in March by the UK and EU Parliaments, and the draft Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) published on 5 April. Both set out new intended reduced bureaucracy approaches on GB-NI (WF) and ROW-GB (BTOM) trade in sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) food and feed. Measures will start to come into effect in October. However, as with many post-Brexit trade arrangements, the […]

The  legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to resonate across the chilled food sector and is reflected in the latest market data compiled for CFA. While the rise in sales has slowed compared to pre-COVID years, there is still a 3.9 per cent year-on-year increase. In 2022 consumers spent almost £10.5bn on chilled food with chilled ready meals continuing to grow in popularity – 7.1 per cent in 2022 and 40 per cent above pre-COVID – with a hot summer boosting sales of chilled prepared salad trays by 14 per cent more than pre-COVID. The gradual return to offices reveals […]

CFA was delighted that Ursula Lavery, Technical and R&D Director Europe, at Member company Moy Park was awarded an MBE in His Majesty The King’s New Year Honours List for services to the Agri-Food Industry and to the Economy in Northern Ireland. “Congratulations to a great person doing great work!” is how CFA welcomed the news.       April 2023