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    Minister tells producers supermarket presence is "two-sided"

    Efforts to increase the amount of money the Island's food and drink industry generates have to be "two-sided". 

    That's according to the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture which has appointed a new food business development manager. 
     
    Ex- Tesco employee Andrew Lees will help deliver the Food Matters Strategy - however Minster Richard Ronan says that doesn't give us an automatic buy in to the retailer:
     
     
    Concerns have been raised in the past about the lack of Manx produce available on many supermarket shelves - Mr Ronan says the industry itself has to help change that: 
     

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