date:Nov 25, 2020
Association. The food and drink industry is the largest manufacturing sector in the UK, worth more than 28 billion (US$37 billion) to the economy, employing almost 500,000 people, the letter reads.
The FB industry also sustains a hospitality industry which in 2019 employed 3.2 million people and generated 133 billion (US$150 billion) in turnover.
The FDF is also working to minimize the disruption due to the end of the EU transition period and the introduction of new trading provisions from the