Carbon tax will damage competitiveness of food industry09/12/2009 - Irish Dairy Industries Association (IDIA) today warned that the introduction of a carbon tax will undermine the competitiveness of Irish exporters, give advantage to imported food products and place ...
Excise duty reduction will benefit the Irish food sector09/12/2009 - Food and Drink Industry Ireland (FDII), the IBEC group that represents the Irish food sector, today welcomed the reduction in Excise Duty on alcohol saying that it would have a positive benefit on ...
FDII welcomes Food Safety Authority of Ireland survey on food labelling01/12/2009 - Food and Drink Industry Ireland (FDII), the IBEC group that represents the Irish food sector, today welcomed the publication of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland's (FSAI) Survey on Irish ...
Meat processing industry seriously hit by strike action24/11/2009 - Meat Industry Ireland, the IBEC group that represents the Irish meat processing industry, today said that the strike by public sector workers has had a very serious impact on the sector. Meat ...
Action needed to support food sector employment02/11/2009 - Food and Drink Industry Ireland (FDII), the IBEC group that represents the Irish food sector, today called on the government to take decisive action in the December budget to support employment in ...
Food industry calls for immediate VAT cut to curb cross border shopping02/11/2009 - Food and Drink Industry Ireland, the IBEC group that represents food and beverage companies, today called on the Government to reduce excise duty by 20% and the VAT level to 18% in advance of ...
Urgent Government action needed to introduce a state backed export credit insurance scheme22/10/2009 - Food and Drink Industry Ireland (FDII), the IBEC group that represents the Irish food sector, today said that new CSO figures demonstrate the need for the urgent introduction of a state-backed ...
Increasing weakness of Sterling crippling Irelands Food and Drink exporters08/10/2009 - “The increasing weakness of sterling is continuing to have a crippling effect on Ireland’s Food and Drink exporters”, said Paul Kelly, Director of Food and Drink Industry Ireland (FDII) today ...
Irish food industry comes out in support of Lisbon Treaty25/09/2009 - Food and Drink Industry Ireland (FDII), the group that represents the Irish food industry, today came out in support of the Lisbon Treaty and said that a yes vote is the right vote for Ireland's ...
Major progress made on reduction of salt in foods03/09/2009 - Food and Drink Industry Ireland (FDII), the group that represents the Irish food industry, today said major progress had been made on the reduction of salt in foods and industry had agreed a new set ...
Food Industry Awards to recognise achievements in challenging times27/08/2009 - Bord Bia, in association with Food and Drinks Industry Ireland (FDII), today announced details of the Food and Drink Industry Awards 2009. The biennial awards will be presented during Bord Bia's ...
Enabling Healthier Lifestyles Report04/08/2009 - A report entitled ‘Enabling Healthier Lifestyles’ was today launched by Food and Drink Industry Ireland (FDII), the IBEC group that represents the food and drink industry. The report demonstrates ...
FDII Competitiveness Indicators Report 200923/06/2009 - New report shows Ireland’s food and drink industry delivers on growth, productivity and positive trade balance but… Competitiveness damaged by high business cost base and sterling depreciation ...
Food industry responds to comments by chef Richard Corrigan12/05/2009 - Responding to comments by chef Richard Corrigan about the Bord Bia Quality Assurance Scheme, Food and Drink Industry Ireland (FDII) today said that €8bn worth of exports to 160 countries was ...
Food and Drink Industry Ireland (FDII) comments on Tesco move05/05/2009 - Commenting on the major changes announced today to the Tesco supply and distribution system in its stores close to the border, Director of Food and Drink Industry Ireland (FDII) Paul Kelly said: ...
Current cattle prices a reflection of difficult market.27/04/2009 - “Meat Industry Ireland (MII) recognises that the current cattle price level is a major challenge for the Beef sector. Cattle prices today are 10% down on this time last year, but this is little ...
Urgent need for State-backed trade credit insurance scheme27/04/2009 - Food and Drink Industry Ireland (FDII) today called for the Irish government to follow the UK and urgently introduce a State-backed trade credit insurance scheme. The group warned that the delay by ...
FDII calls for urgent Government and European Commission action03/04/2009 - “Thousands of jobs will continue to be lost in the food and drink industry unless urgent Government action is taken to redress the effects of weak sterling, high energy costs, lack of credit ...
IFA Cattle Price Protests Misguided11/03/2009 - Meat Industry Ireland (MII) has today (Wednesday, 11 March) described the IFA protests at a number of processing plants as misguided and unhelpful in the current climate. While processors are fully ...
FDII welcomes committment to investigate unfair practices25/02/2009 - IBEC's Food and Drink Industry Ireland today welcomed the Tanaiste's committment to investigate unfair trading practices in the retail grocery sector. This follows months of discussions with ...
Legal framework needed to ensure suppliers get a fair deal04/02/2009 - Food and Drink Industry Ireland (FDII), the group that represents the food sector, today told the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment that the industry faces a range of ...
Pressures of food suppliers highlighted29/01/2009 - Reacting to comments by Tanaiste Mary Coughlan on sterling/euro retail price differences, Food and Drink Industry Ireland (FDII) today said that any moves to reduce prices must not be achieved ...
Food industry challenges must be met28/01/2009 - Food and Drink Industry Ireland (FDII), the IBEC group that represents the food sector, today said that the industry faces a range of unprecedented challenges, which must be addressed as a matter of ...
Flexibility on country of origin labelling needed15/01/2009 - IBEC’s Food and Drink Industry Ireland (FDII) today told the Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Affairs that country of origin information should be provided on food labelling, where a failure ...
Campaign to promote better understanding of food labels14/01/2009 - Food and Drink Industry Ireland today announced a major information campaign that will take place in 20 Superquinn stores across the country this weekend (15 – 17 January 2009). This in-store event ...
Ireland’s sustainable food production systems must be maintained09/01/2009 - Ireland must not sacrifice its sustainable food production systems for the attainment of climate change targets, according to Michael Barry of Food and Drink Industry Ireland (FDII), a business ...