Food and Drink

Introduction to Food and Drink

Help with marketing

Help with exporting/importing

Eggs and poultry

Milk and milk products

Beef labelling

Food Chain Group

Competition

Regional and Local Foods

Food sponsorship

Organic food production

The UK food and drink manufacturing and retailing industries contain many world leaders, but the need to secure competitive improvement has never been more important. Defra as sponsor department for these industries continues to work closely with individual sectors and key businesses to foster and promote greater competitiveness and to remove obstacles to growth. The Food and Drink pages on our site have been divided into the following subject areas:

Help with marketing - describes the incentives which Defra offers to improve marketing at home and abroad

Help with exporting/importing - covers exports and trade in various products and services, including Services to Exporters and other export promotion work of Defra's Agri-food Exports Division. Also Illegal Imports.

Eggs and poultry - provides general guidance and reference information for the eggs and poultry sectors, including regulatory and market information, and links to other poultry-related organisations

Milk and Milk Products - provides information on milk production and marketing policy

Beef labelling - provides guidance and information for the new compulsory EU beef labelling system

Regional and Local Foods provides information on the regional and local food and drink sector as well as guidance on European Union regulations for the protection of food names on a geographical or traditional basis

Food Chain Group - information about the Food Chain Group

Competition - information on competition in the grocery retailing sector

Food Sponsorship - information for the Food & Drink Manufacturing Industry (including alcoholic drinks)

Organic production - information on the organic sector, including certification and imports

Food safety and standards issues are now the responsibility of the Food Standards Agency. Food information previously held on this site can now be found on the Food Standards Agency website at www.food.gov.uk