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British turkey rules the roost at Christmas, with close to nine million gracing the dinner tables...
This is Brexit: Labour
In a previous post I outlined the minimum actions we need from Government in order to give us a...
British poultry meat industry looks ahead to Christmas workforce
Industry bodies collaborate to organise webinar featuring Defra and Home Office officials After...
Covid-19: Where the poultry industry stands on testing and vaccination
As the Covid-19 vaccination programme rolls out across the country it is worth reflecting on the...
Exemption granted for industry’s Christmas food heroes
The British Poultry Council welcomes Government’s decision after seeking an exemption for...
Britain urgently needs its Christmas food heroes
The British Poultry Council is seeking an urgent exemption for non-UK seasonal poultry workers...
Oral evidence to the EFRA select committee on labour supply
British Poultry Council Chief Executive, Richard Griffiths, was invited to give oral evidence in...
Forcing poultry meat plants to shut down will threaten Britain’s food supply
The British poultry meat industry is working incredibly hard to protect our food heroes who have...
National Food Strategy: Putting quality British food on every table
British poultry meat industry welcomes the recommendations made by the National Food Strategy’s...
A force for good: Britain’s Food Heroes
Right now, it is what would normally be considered ‘Graduation Season.’ It is a time of huge...
Poultry meat industry doing everything it can to protect its people
British poultry meat industry is doing everything possible to minimise the risk to key workers who...
The Immigration Bill must not undervalue Britain’s food heroes
The Immigration Bill is likely to penalise poultry meat businesses already facing the consequences...
Building a sustainable and socially just nation
The British Poultry Council has joined up with the The UK Stakeholders for Sustainable Development...
Immigration Bill undervalues Britain’s food heroes and threatens food security
The Home Office’s Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination Bill labels ‘key workers’ in food...
COVID-19: BPC’s evidence to EFRA select committee
The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the value and purpose of food and demonstrated the resilience...
Protecting our people
People are our most vital asset. Therefore, the safety, health and wellbeing of our key workers is...
Duke of Edinburgh recognises our key workers
The Duke of Edinburgh has made a public statement today, recognising key workers tackling the...
Industry partners with the Food Standards Agency in response to COVID-19
The British Poultry Council has partnered with the Food Standards Agency and other representatives...
Letter from the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
We are delighted to receive a public letter of appreciation to key workers in our sector from the...
Healthy workers can ensure food for the nation
As the nation adjusts to life under lockdown, the British Poultry Council calls on the Government...
COVID-19: Government must support everyone working in the food supply chain
At a time of a national emergency, British Poultry Council calls on the Government to consider...
Can technology ease the labour shortage?
Every time I talk to poultry meat business leaders and ask what their biggest challenges are,...
COVID-19: Keeping the food supply chain moving
The coronavirus crisis is beginning to pose a number of challenges for British poultry meat...
Home office immigration proposals to have a crippling effect on British food security
British Poultry Council, the trade association representing Britain’s £7.2 billion poultry meat...
