by Whitehouse Communications | 18 Dec 2023 | Environment, European Union, Food, Nutrition and Public Health
According to a study conducted by the European Consumer Organisation BEUC1, a third of surveyed consumers are unable to distinguish between false and valid claims while half agreed to prefer buying a product with an environmental label than without one. While the...
by Whitehouse Communications | 31 Mar 2022 | Brexit, Food & Drink, Food, Nutrition and Public Health, Nutrition, Uncategorized
The first year of Brexit has been challenging for the food sector, causing market disruptions which it seems will continue in 2022, with the first quarter bringing important regulatory and trade changes. In the beginning of the year, after several delays, the British...
by Whitehouse Communications | 3 Mar 2022 | European Union
Despite Brexit, the EU remains the UK’s largest single export market. In 2020, the EU took in 42% of UK exports by value. Roughly a third of UK exports are finished goods and services but the bulk is made up of inputs into the supply chains of other EU-based...
by Whitehouse Communications | 26 Nov 2021 | European Union, Infrastructure, Politics, Transport and infrastructure
Background There was mild relief in London this week as the European Commission’s proposed revision of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) circulated. The fear had been that it would impose stringent new requirements on fund managers preventing...
by Whitehouse Communications | 24 Sep 2021 | European Union, Food & Drink
This week, British supermarket giant M&S announced that it would be closing over half of its French stores. Leaving only nine bricks-and-mortar shops, M&S have cited the difficulties in the supply chain caused by Brexit as the reason. With the issues posed by...
