New international action plan to boost exports of UK food and drink announced
An ambitious new action plan to grow exports and bring a £2.9 billion boost to the UK economy has been launched today by Environment Secretary Andrea Leadsom at the world’s largest food trade fair in Paris.
The new International Action Plan for Food and Drink will see Government and industry working together to boost food and drink exports over the next five years.
The plan, launched today at SIAL, the world’s leading food and drink trade fair, identifies nine markets across 18 countries with the best potential for growth. It sets out new ways to tap into these markets, including targeting:
- An extra £185 million in exports to Japan through demand for classic British products like tea, jam and biscuits and new opportunities for British beef
- An additional £293 million of exports to Australia and New Zealand, where there’s a growing thirst for our beer and cider
A £215 million export boost in Mexico and Latin America through growing demand for a wide range of British products including our whisky and gin