Brexit

UK Industry Groups Respond To Triggering Of Article 50

Retail and agri-food industry groups have given a mixed response to the news that the UK has formally commenced the exit process from the European Union, w...

Pernod Ricard Raises Prices On Spirits And Champagnes In UK

Distiller Pernod Ricard SA, whose brands include Absolut vodka and Martell cognac, is raising prices on its spirits and wines in the UK to offset the depre...

UK, EU May Avert Farm Tariffs, Leading European Official Says

The European Union’s agriculture chief sounded an upbeat note about the imminent Brexit negotiations, predicting farm trade between the U.K. and the...

Britain Heads Into The Unknown As May Signs Brexit Letter

The U.K. will start the clock on two years of negotiations to withdraw from the European Union on Wednesday, a divorce that will redefine the country&rsquo...

UK Trade Will Be 'Stopped Dead' If Goods Have To Be Declared, Warns WSTA

The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has claimed that if Brexit blocks borders, the roads into UK ports could become a lorry park and alcohol...

Fish-Eye View Of The Complexities That May Sink Brexit Talks

On the treacherous path to Brexit, the U.K. and its European Union partners could slip up over many things -- even fish. From the complexity of Europe&r...

Irish Brexit Forum Hears Bilateral Trade Agreements Are 'Highly Unlikely'

A forum established to assess the impact of the forthcoming Brexit on the Irish agri-food sector, which took place in Kilkenny on Friday, has heard that th...

UK Household Gloom Deepens As BOE Predicts Consumer Slowdown

Rising prices are tightening Britons’ purse strings and deepening their gloom about the outlook for their finances, posing a risk to domestic demand...