THE barriers to competition in the retail food sector identified by Competition Authority chairman John Fingleton are not linked to price inflation, according to IBEC’s Food and Drink Federation.

THE deputy director general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has called on European businesses to put pressure on their governments to proceed with the next round of negotiations.

THE European food industry has came out largely in support of mid-term reforms, particularly moves to open up the CAP to market forces.