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A survey of 100 indigenous Irish food & drink companies about IP and the cost of regulatory & legislative compliance in relation to labeling & packaging. For the IP Conference 2014: http://ipconference.ie/conference-review.php
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IP Survey Results
Gerard O’Neill Chairman, Amárach Research
B Background
o Growing consumer demands for food related transparency o Increasing political pressure for action and change o Rising levels of legislative & regulatory requirements
o Survey of 100 senior decision makers in Irish food & drink
companies in September 2014
B How do Food/Drink Regulations Compare to Other Industry Sectors?
B
Base: All who believe food/drink will be subject to more regulations/legislation
Why will Food/Drink Manufacturers be Subject to more Regulatory/Legislative Changes than Other Sectors?
B Incidence & Type of IP Held by Businesses
B Incidence of Experiencing Financial Outlay for Legislative Compliance
B Awareness of Potential Legislative/Regulatory Changes
B Awareness of Possible Packaging/Labelling Changes
B Who Should have the Most Say in Debates about Packaging, Labelling & Behavioural Taxes?
B To what extent will legislative and regulatory changes impact the following aspects of your business?
B The IP Challenge
o Ireland’s food sector faces rising costs from compliance o There is a risk some will ‘divest’ from IP, reversing industry trend o Industry prepared to respond flexibly to change, but wants
to be partners with government in introducing changes
