date:Dec 14, 2012
Britain is facing a dessert deficit to rival the economic deficit, claimed Owen Paterson MP, secretary of state at the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs.
Paterson made the quip at last nights Food and Drink Federation (FDF) presidents reception.
Urging industry to flag the flag for British goods, he said it was disappointing that the UK imported 150,000T of ice cream a year, triple the amount it exports.
We need to persuade people to buy British products, he said. Not only is