British Turkey Retailer of the Year

Posted on Sep 30, 2014

British Turkey Awards winner of the top Retailer of the Year  is Morrisons.   The title was clinched as judges felt their everyday range of fresh turkey portions looked “very fresh and appealing with some attractive marinades to bring consumers to the fixture”, and offered a “huge choice in range and lots of small sizes that can be tried out any day of the week”. Morrisons was the unanimous winner during the judging day where the...

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Over 400 entries for British Sausage Week competition

Posted on Sep 29, 2014

Staff from Harper Adams University have tasted and rated more than 400 products in search of Britain’s best pork sausages. British Sausage Week’s  annual competition, organised by BPEX, calls on butchers and farm shops to enter their best home-produced sausages in either the ‘best traditional pork sausage’ or ‘best innovative pork sausage’ category.   Staff from across the university were invited to join the official judging...

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Italian sales push for PGI Welsh Lamb

Posted on Sep 26, 2014

A reception for more than 100 existing customers and potential customers of Welsh Lamb was held in Italy this week. The sales push was organised by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales, who invited representatives of Italy’s retail and food service sectors to the Villa de Grecis in Bari, southern Italy. “Italy is a prime market for Welsh Lamb, particularly light lambs, and we were there to further investigate sales opportunities with...

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John Reed re-elected as BPC chairman

Posted on Sep 25, 2014

The British Poultry Council has re-elected John Reed as its chairman, following the BPC Annual General Meeting. This will be his third term following his first election in 2010. Reed has worked for over 35 years in the industry and is currently the Agricultural Director of Cargill’s European poultry business. He is also a Board member on the Assured Foods Standards (AFS) Poultry Sector Group, as well as Chairman of the Poultry Health...

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Miss Scotland ‘Chillaxes’ to launch Scotch Butchers Club ‘Comfort Food’ campaign

Posted on Sep 25, 2014

Miss Scotland 2014, Ellie McKeating, was more than willing to take some time out of her hectic schedule this week to ‘chillax’ and launch a new ‘Comfort Food’ campaign from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS). Relaxing in huge ‘50s style pink rollers, Miss McKeating – who will be attending Miss World in London and Dressed to Kilt in New York in the coming weeks – rustled up a selection of “Comfort Food” dishes...

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