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Latest Updates

Read the latest investment and automation updates in food and drink manufacturing .

FDF statement

FDF responds to June 2024 inflation figures

Published: 17 July 2024 | Updated:03 May 2025

Committees & Groups

Test committee - Gated - Committee access

19 March 2025 Member only

Guidance

Food label change process overview

14 March 2025 Member only

Toolkit

Innovation for Healthier Diets toolkit

Published: 01 March 2025 | Updated:13 March 2025 Member only

Guidance & Resources

Funding & Grants Monthly Grid

The FDF tracks open and upcoming funding and grant opportunities for food and drink manufacturing businesses. This grid includes more detail than available on the website, and can be downloaded for quick reference and internal discussion.

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Funding & Grants

The FDF maintains close ties to funding bodies, as well as researchers and businesses with specialist knowledge in various innovation areas.

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Innovation Gateway

Innovation support from across the UK that enables you and your business to get connected with the organisations and people best placed to help you.

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Grocery code

The FDF works closely with the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) to raise awareness on the right of suppliers and obligations faced by the UK’s largest grocery retailers in commercial negotiations. The FDF lobbies Government to deliver a fairer food supply chain by ensuring the GCA has the long-term resources to undertake its essential work.

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Understanding Funding

The UKRI definitions for the various types of projects frequently referred to and what they mean in practice.

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Upcoming Events & Webinars

Events list

Understanding International Logistics to emerging markets

Join WTA Group as they explore the best emerging markets for food and drink - China, UAE and Australia. This webinar will guide you through the essentials of breaking into these key international markets, covering logistical best practices, compliance, and specific market trends.

Automated Systems For The Food & Drink Industry – How to make the most of your packaging processes

This webinar discusses how you can work closely with your automation providers to ensure that you have systems that are fit for purpose and able to support your long-term plans to reduce waste.

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Investment & growth

Latest Updates

FDF responds to June 2024 inflation figures

Test committee - Gated - Committee access

Food label change process overview

Innovation for Healthier Diets toolkit

Guidance & Resources

Funding & Grants Monthly Grid

Funding & Grants

Innovation Gateway

Grocery code

Understanding Funding

Upcoming Events & Webinars

Understanding International Logistics to emerging markets

Automated Systems For The Food & Drink Industry – How to make the most of your packaging processes

In Case You Missed It

Lasers in Food, introducing a new technology - Laser Cooking

Are you ready for the new Network and Information Security (NIS2) Directive?

Artificial Intelligence: What opportunities and threats does AI present for your food and drink organisation?

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