Representatives from produce giant G’s met David Cameron and environment secretary Liz Truss at Number 10 yesterday (11 May) as part of a trade event to boost the campaign for staying in the EU.
The news comes as this week former London mayor Boris Johnson visited Cornwall and brought British asparagus into the debate for leaving the EU.
Head of G’s exports to the EU, Dorota Szafalowicz, managing director for G’s chilled convenience foods, Graham Forber, and marketing director, Anthony Gardiner, spoke to Cameron and Truss at the event about some of the company’s European exports, including Fenland celery and radishes.
Speaking at the event, Cameron said he was “proud” to host some of the finest food and drink producers from across Britain. “Their products are popular across Europe and many of them do significant amounts of trade with the continent. But leaving the EU will rob them of the level playing field and the free access to trade that they currently have,' he said.
Gardiner said Cameron visited the G’s stand during the event, where he asked about the impact of recent frosts in Oxfordshire, among other topics. After the event, Truss tweeted that she was 'with G's Growers and their fab veg inc Fen celery & radishes at No 10.'
NFU president Meurig Raymond was also at the event, as well as other British companies that export to the EU, including Loch Fyne, Yorkshire Tea, and drinks compay Adnams.
“It was a mixture of large producers with a pro-EU stance,” said Gardiner. “Liz Truss did the opening speech and facilitated the event. We export about £4 million of produce to the EU.”
