Dunbia chief wins national Institute of Directors Award
Jim Dobson OBE, group chief executive of Dunbia Group has been named UK Director of the Year (Large Company) by the Institute of Directors in London, beating off competition from across the UK to scoop the prestigious national title. Jim, who co-founded the company with his brother Jack in 1976, won the award because judges felt that “he is a very innovative and focussed leader with a strong understanding of the market and...
West Lothian butcher inspires youngsters at Skills Scotland event
A West Lothian butcher joined Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) to increase awareness amongst younger people of the wide range of career options available in the Scottish red meat industry. QMS, along with four other organisations, is exhibiting at three Skills Scotland events in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow – the biggest skills and careers events series for 14-19 year olds in Scotland. At the Glasgow event, which has an...
Trichinella testing comes in at the end of the month
A new testing regime comes in at the end of this month as part of EU control on trichinella. All pigs from non-controlled housing must be tested before they can go into the human food chain. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is still working on guidelines for producers to identify whether or not pigs come from non-controlled housing. The FSA estimates 3 per cent of the total pigs sent to slaughter will be in the category of...
Product judging for FMT Food industry awards complete
The product judging for the Food Management Today Industry Awards was completed at Harper Adams University last week with over 400 products cooked, tried and tested by the judging panel. Meat Management and Food Management Today editor, Pamela Brook was amongst the judging panel and said: “The response to the Awards has been tremendous. We have had entries from all the major multiples, food manufacturers, the foodservice and...
EBLEX helps students get to grips cooking with lamb
More and more students are heading back to the kitchen to cook up a lamb dish with a little help from EBLEX. With the new university term underway, EBLEX’s student-style society ‘LambSoc’ has already attracted nearly 8,000 people to its community through online channels such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. Since its launch back in July, the online LambSoc community has grown by 130 per cent. Through a number of social...
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