The food and drink industry is the UK’s largest manufacturing sector by turnover, bigger than the aerospace and automotive industries combined. Last year, the government published its new Food Strategy, which sets out a vision to create a sustainable and affordable food sector that will secure high-quality produce for generations to come. From the farms
Industries across the UK and Ireland continue to grapple with the impact of inflation, and the agricultural sector is no exception. Unprecedented rises in the cost of fuel, feed and fertiliser are requiring farmers to adapt the way they operate. Add to this an increasing focus on sustainability and it is clear that farming life
The UK is home to a world-class agrifood sector, generating hundreds of billions in value, sustaining millions of jobs and providing much of the food that we consume every day. But with food shortages hitting supermarkets, an ongoing climate crisis impacting food production worldwide, and farmers facing unprecedented challenges, it’s clear we need to rethink
British and Irish farming has seen huge upheaval in recent years. From weathering the Covid-19 pandemic to navigating the transition away from EU payments, our agricultural sector has adapted quickly to meet the myriad of challenges facing the industry. As global gas, fuel and grain costs continue to rise, farmers are now also facing record
During a visit to the UN, Prime Minister Boris Johnson told other world leaders he was ‘increasingly frustrated’ that efforts to tackle climate change were ‘nowhere near enough.’ At McDonald’s we believe it’s never been clearer that now is the time for us all, including businesses, to match our words with action. We’ve been serving
