< PreviousFood and Drink diaryOnce more Food & Drink International provides your ultimate guide to the industry –making sure you’re informed on what’s going on and looking closer at what’s happening.Don’t forget to keep up to date via www.fdiforum.net!ONLINEthis monthwww.fdiforum.net is the best place to go forup-to-date food and drink industry news. Here isa sneak peak of a story that took place recently.A new report part-funded by the FreightTransport Association (FTA) proves that lowerpetrol and diesel prices throughout 2015 havegiven the UK economy a huge boost.The study commissioned by FairFuelUK andpublished this week by the Centre for Economicand Business Research (CEBR) confirms that low forecourt prices raised UK GDP by0.6%, stimulated an extra £11.6 billion of economic activity, created 121,000 jobsand boosted government tax revenues.FTA – a founder member of FairFuel UK - has written to Chancellor GeorgeOsborne twice in recent months to stress the importance of keeping fuel duty low inhis Budgets to support the logistics industry and stimulate the economy. The newresearch confirms that the suspension of the Government fuel duty escalator hasincreased tax revenues to the Exchequer by a net gain of £1.3 billion – had it been inplace, the extra cost to the economy would have been £4.9 billion.The Association’s submission to the Chancellor ahead of his AutumnStatement, which was submitted earlier this month, calls for a 3p per litrereduction in fuel duty to ease cost pressures on domestic road freight, stimulateeconomic growth and create jobs. FTA welcomed the Chancellor’s freeze on dutyin his July Budget and is urging him not to heap pressure on operators by puttingup prices. Stay in touch with Food & Drink InternationalFor more up to the minute information from the food and drink industry, visit Food & Drink International online at www.fdiforum.net. Keep up to date with Food & Drink International, and let us know what you think, by following us on Twitter at @fdiforum, atwww.facebook.com/FoodandDrink International or by searching for fdiforum on LinkedIn.50 Food & Drink Internationalwww.fdiforum.netDIARYFoodandDrinkInternational@fdiforumcompany/fdiforumJanuary 201612-15, Steps to sustainable livestock,University of Bristol21, London Health Show 2016,London Olympia31-2(feb), BITAC® Food & Beverage2016, Arizona31-3(feb), Pro Sweets/ISM, CologneFebruary 2016 16-18, ACR Show, NEC Birmingham,21-25, Gulfood, Dubai World TradeCenter 24-25, easyFairs packaging, NECBirmingham 29-3(mar), Hotelypmia, ExCelLondonMarch 20168-10, LogiMAT, New Stuttgart tradefair centre8-10, CFIA, Parc Expo, RennesAirport16-17, IntraLogisteX, Ricoh Arena,Coventry Pick up a copy of Food & DrinkInternational at this eventJames HookhamDeputy Chief Executive,FTA50_Layout 1 23/11/2015 12:45 Page 1RELIABLE SOLUTIONS FOR A SAFE FOOD CHAINTransparency, information and control in the entire supply chain is vital. SICK is a single source for processing, packaging and distribution automation. Whether you need hygienic solutions for food processing, or reliable track and trace delivering total reliability without compromising on SURGXFWLRQHIÀFLHQF\6,&.SURYLGHWKHDQVZHUWe think that’s intelligent. www.sick.co.uk51 IBC_Layout 1 23/11/2015 11:54 Page 152_Layout 1 23/11/2015 11:55 Page 1Next >