UK food and drink manufacturers have shown their resilience by launching more than 8,500 new products this year, despite the toughest economic trading conditions in decades, the latest Business Confidence Survey from the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has revealed. Its third-quarter survey showed that this year’s product launches had increased by about 500, signalling that the sector is on course to its growth target of 20% by 2020.

Angela Coleshill, FDF director of competitiveness, said: ...
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