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Food and drink manufacturers place sector at the heart of the Labour Party Conference
(Drinks Media Wire). Representing the interests of UK food and drink manufacturers, the Food and Drink Federation have organised a series of fringe events at the 2010 Labour Party Conference (Manchester – Sunday 26 September to Wednesday 29 September) to highlight some of the core issues that are critical to the ongoing success of Britain’s food and drink industry.
The UK’s food and drink manufacturing sector directly employs 440,000 people, generates £73bn of turnover and value added of £21.6bn and accounts for 15% of manufacturing output, making it a sector crucial to Britain’s economic recovery. A series of high profile parliamentarians, stakeholders and industry representatives will debate a range of subjects including the Government’s role in working collaboratively with industry. Speakers including Shadow Business Minister Ian Lucas MP and Chi Onwurah MP, a member of the Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee, will take part in a debate entitled ‘A manufacturing led economic recovery: what is the government’s role?’
Julian Hunt, FDF’s Director of Communications, said: “Through these events, we hope to deliver our key messages about the importance of the food and drink industry and the need for it to be positioned at the heart of the new Government’s economic thinking”
Events will include:
Road to recovery: The role of UK manufacturing and competitiveness
Monday 27 September 0800-0930, Manchester Town Hall (outside secure zone)
Speakers:
Grainne Glimour, Economic Correspondent, Times Online (Chair)
Adrian Bailey MP, Chair of the Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee
Adam Lent, TUC
Jurgen Maier, Siemens
(by invitation only)
A manufacturing led economic recovery: what is the government’s role?
Monday 27 September 1300-1415, Dods space in Manchester Central
Speakers:
Dan Roberts, Head of Business, The Guardian (Chair)
Ian Lucas MP, Shadow Business Minister
Chi Onwurah MP, member of the Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee
Melanie Leech, Director General, FDF
Jurgen Maier, Siemens
Andrew McCall, Jaguar Land Rover
Phil Millward, GMB UK
Healthy and Sustainable Food: Can the right balance be struck?
Monday 27 September 1930-2100: Charter A, Marquee 2, Manchester Central
Speakers:
Russell Brown MP (Chair), Vice Chair of Food & Drink Manufacturing APPG
Hilary Benn MP, Shadow Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary
Mark Driscoll, Head of One Planet Food Programme WWF-UK
Melanie Leech, Director General, FDF
Andrew Opie, Director of Food Policy, BRC
The role of UK manufacturing: is there still time to rebalance the economy?
Wednesday 29 September 1230-1400, Pankhurst Room, Radisson Hotel
Speakers:
Julian Hunt, Director of Communications, FDF (Chair)
Ian Lucas MP, Shadow Business Minister
Jack Dromey MP, member of the Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee
Iain McNicol, National Political Officer, GMB (General Union)
Chris Wermann, Regional Corporate Affairs Director Europe, Kellogg’s
Whose food is it anyway?
Wednesday 29 September 1300-1400, Central 7, Manchester Central
Speakers:
Andy Crane, BBC Manchester (Chair)
Kate Green MP
Denis Campbell, The Guardian (health correspondent)
Barbara Gallani, Director of Food Safety and Science, FDF
For more information, please contact Cath Wilkins, Sarah Lovell or Rebecca Wilhelm on 020 7420 7132/31/40.
Note to Editors
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) is the voice of the food and drink manufacturing industry – the UK’s largest manufacturing sector. For more information about FDF and the industry we represent visit: www.fdf.org.uk.
Contact
| Name: Nicki Hunt |
| E-mail: Nicki.Hunt@fdf.org.uk |
| Web: http://www.fdf.org.uk |
| Company: Food and Drink Federation (FDF) |
| Address: 6 Catherine Street - WC2B 5JJ London |
| Country: UNITED KINGDOM |
| Phone: +44 (0)20 7420 7132 |
| Fax: +44 (0)20 7836 0580 |
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