FDF: Food and drink manufacturers are committed to decarbonising, but Brexit could throw us off course

Madeleine Cuff
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Food and Drink Federation warns ambitious new environmental targets depend on economic circumstances - including the outcome of the Brexit negotiations

Over the next 10 years, some of the UK's largest food and drink manufacturers plan to collectively cut their carbon emissions to 55 per cent below 1990 levels - a target in line with the UK's official,...

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