Third generation butcher crowned president of SFMFT
Perth butcher Beaton Lindsay has been given the title of president of the Scottish Federation of Meat Traders. Beaton will be the third generation of his family to have worn the presidential chain. He follows his grandfather, also Beaton, who was president from 1966 to 67 and his father David who was president in 1988. Beaton is the third generation of the Lindsay family to be proposed for the position of president of the Federation....
Supply chain links crucial in securing future of Welsh Beef
A major study commissioned by HCC into the state of the beef sector has concluded that close cooperation between all links in the supply chain, coupled with a fully coordinated partnership between the industry and the Welsh Government, is the best way to secure a viable future for the Welsh Beef industry. The independent report was commissioned by HCC earlier this year when a fall in market prices led to very low profitability. The...
Scotch Beef PGI to showcase at FMT food awards
Quality Meat Scotland has confirmed its support of the Food Management Industry Awards lunch and presentation ceremony this coming January. Scotch Beef PGI which will be supplied by ABP, will be in pride of place as the main course choice selected for the prestigious Awards ceremony at Plaisterers Hall when around 250 guests are expected to celebrate excellence in 15 food categories. Editor of Food Management Today Pamela Brook...
New online Campylobacter resource for consumers
A website giving consumers the ability to track the fight against the campylobacter bacterium has been launched by the Joint Working Group (JWG). Under new chairman Richard Macdonald CBE, former NFU director general, the JWG is committed to increasing awareness and transparency of the work the group is undertaking and its progress in tackling Campylobacter. The website provides outlines of the UK’s current research work and the...
EBLEX prepares beef and lamb sector for future US market
EBLEX has been helping ensure the industry is in the strongest position possible should a trade agreement be reached between the UK and the US for beef and lamb. It has worked with Defra, Food Standards Agency (FSA), the UK Export Certification Partnership (UKECP), the Devolved Administrations and other red meat levy bodies to organise a series of USDA-style advisory inspections of processing plants. The aim was to help processors...
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