Butcher in the Dragon’s Den wins £80,000 investment
Enterprising Aldershot butcher, Paul Turner of A Turner & Sons secured an £80,000 investment for his business following an appearance on the BBC’s Dragon’s Den programme. Entrepreneur, Peter Jones invested in Turner’s quality sausage range in exchange for 33% of the business. Paul will now be in a position to launch his own brand in supermarkets nationwide. Paul described being in the den as: “Terrifying… It is not an act. When...
Livestock carbon footprint shrinking
Performance improvements in the beef and sheep production sector in England have resulted in lower GHG emissions in almost every decade for the past 40 years. The figures were revealed at the EBLEX Annual Conference yesterday. The work, commissioned by EBLEX working with The E-CO2 Project, using historic performance and production data for beef cattle between 1970 and 2010, backed by estimated values based on E-CO2 models, shows the...
European protected status for Newmarket sausages
Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status has been granted to Newmarket sausages, meaning only businesses within a certain radius of the area can call their produce by that name. Powters Sausages together with Eric Tenant Butchers and Musk’s Sausages applied for the PGI and managing director, Grant Powter said: “I am delighted this regional food product has now gained the protection it deserves by virtue of the reputation and...
BPEX crown catering sausage of the year
Scan Foods UK has won the BPEX Foodservice Sausage of the Year Final with its Premium Pork Sausage with Chorizo and Olive Oil. The final, held at Butchers’ Hall, London on Friday featured 15 shortlisted finalists from 200 entries. Product development manager of Scan Foods, Ray Stannard said he felt, “absolutely elated” with the win. Ray added: “It’s a good sausage, and it’s healthy because of the olive oil.” Sausages provided by Scan...
Shoppers support Red Tractor logo
The National Pig Association (NPA) says it comes as no surprise that shoppers are in uproar over Sainsbury’s decision to stop using the British Red Tractor logo on its own-brand bacon and pork packaging. The NPA says the decision will confuse customers and blur the distinction between imported meat and ethically-produced British bacon and pork. In its Save Our Bacon campaign the NPA urges shoppers to look for the well-known Red...
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