Food and Drink Federation
| Abbreviation | FDF |
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| Legal status | Non-profit organisation |
| Purpose | Umbrella group, with subgroups, representing the UK and drink manufacturing industry |
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Region served
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UK |
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Membership
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UK food and drink manufacturers |
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Director General
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Ian Wright |
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Main organ
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FDF Council |
| Affiliations | SFDF |
| Website | Food and Drink Federation |
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) is a membership organisation that represents and advises UK food and drink manufacturers.
Its members are companies of all sizes as well as trade associations and groups dealing with specific sectors of the industry.
The food and drink manufacturing industry employs around 400,000 people and as many as 1.2 million in ancillary services; it accounts for 15% of the UK's total manufacturing sector by value; it buys two-thirds of what farmers produce.
The Federation is responsible for communicating to and from a range of audiences including the UK government (particularly the Department of Health; the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills), regulators, consumers and the media.
The Federation tackles a range of issues on behalf of its members under the three core areas of health and wellbeing; food safety and science; and sustainability and competitiveness; readiness and calorific contribution; it also aims to highlight the work industry conducts under these areas. For example, its Five-fold Environmental Ambition sets out where manufacturers are looking to make a difference to the environment through reducing CO2 emissions; sending zero food and packaging waste to landfill from 2015; reducing the level of packaging reaching households; improving water efficiency to reduce water use; and embedding environmental standards in their transport practices to achieve fewer and friendlier food miles.
Product reformulation has also been another major focus for the Federation, highlighting the industry’s ongoing work to reduce salt, trans fats, fat and sugar in food products. The industry’s efforts have been supported by the UK's Food Standards Agency, the UK Government and others.
Selection of members:
• Biscuit, Cake, Chocolate and Confectionery Group - is a member of the CAOBISCO European association • Frozen Food • Ice Cream • Meat eWG • Organic eWG • Yogurt & Chilled Dessert eWG
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