Source:
The Guardian
Manufacturers of everything from stilton to smoked salmon hope to cash in on the chancellor's bid to expand UK export markets, helped by a new coalition initiative
January 27 2012 --- When the chancellor trumpeted his "march of the makers" as the means to pull the British economy out of the doldrums in last year's budget, he neglected to say that the makers would be carrying picnic baskets brimming with stilton, sausages and relish.
But today the Conservative agriculture and food minister, Jim Paice, will argue that the country's cheese and sausage-makers can help drive economic growth as he announces a government-sponsored scheme to unleash the export potential of UK food and drink producers.
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