Its manifesto, which it has just launched, says that tackling obesity through a ‘holistic, evidence-based partnership that reflects real lifestyles’ will be an important action the incoming Government must take to support the economic and cultural contribution of the food and drink manufacturing industry.
FDF chief executive Ian Wright said: “We know the next Government – of whatever political hue – will want to tackle issues like obesity and plastic packaging. To do that successfully, it will need to work effectively with the industry and the FDF.
“The food and drink manufacturing industry touches every person, every community and every constituency in the country. It’s the UK’s largest manufacturing industry. Its success is integral to the country’s wider economic prosperity, with an impact far beyond London and the South East.
Other key policy priorities in the FDF’s manifesto are:
* Prioritise the closest possible UK-EU trade and regulatory relationship;
* Support efforts to make food production and consumption more environmentally sustainable, and help tackle climate change;
* Work with industry to develop home-grown talent and boost skills to equip the industry for its future; and,
* Drive productivity with the Food and Drink Sector Council the leading vehicle for partnership with Government.