The latest Food Statistics Pocketbook was recently released, showing the number of people employed in this world-leading industry now accounting for 13% of national employment in the UK, totalling more than 3.6 million people.
Studies quoted in the Pocketbook from 2012 and 2013 also show consumers saying British origin was the most important factor when choosing their food.
Other statistics published show:
“Britain’s food industry is an economic powerhouse driving growth and jobs,” said environment secretary Elizabeth Truss. “We want more people to buy British both at home and abroad.
“We have some brilliant success stories like Step Farm in Oxford, part of an organic dairy co-op that sold a staggering 40 million pints of cheese, milk and cream to America and Europe last year, or Suma in Yorkshire who sell our organic veg to Hong Kong. We want to see more businesses like this striking deals and trading our high quality produce abroad.”
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