Pasty perfection at the South West Butcher Roadshow
Pasties are a favourite in the South West, so it was fitting that a ‘Pork and Apple Pasty’ was crowned Overall Champion at the latest stop on the BPEX Pork Product Excellence Awards tour 2012-2013. The pasty from Tim Potter Son & Daughter Ltd, Wellington triumphed from more than 130 product entries at the event, held at the Sandy Park Conference Centre in Exeter. Also celebrating were double category champions Pyne’s of Somerset...
JBS in USA to take over controls at XL Foods in Canada
The USA arm of Brazilian based JBS has signed an agreement with XL Foods to manage one of its Canadian operations following the outbreak of E.coli contamination last month. JBS USA says it will manage the XL plant but will not be assuming debt or liabilities of XL Foods, which is one of the largest producers of beef in Canada. Brian Nilsson, co-chief executive officer of XL said in a company statement: “This action is another...
Asda acquires meat suppliers
Asda has taken control of two of its locally based Yorkshire suppliers. This means that Asda should now be able to participate in decision-making and strategy at sliced cooked meat supplier Forza Foods and fresh meat producer Kober. Both companies are run by Max Smith-Hilliard, the well-known UK pigmeat industry entrepreneur. Forza has recently reported that its sales had risen by around 70 tons per week to approximately 800 tons a...
Cattle prices at historic high as supply remains tight
Prime cattle prices have continued to edge forward over the past month and remain at historically high levels, according to Stuart Ashworth, Head of Economics Services with Quality Meat Scotland (QMS). The Scottish steer average moved forward 1.5p/kg deadweight (dwt) over the past four weeks while the England and Wales price has moved forward by 8p, most notably in the past week. “Closer examination of prices in England and Wales...
Small price increase for bacon will ward off massive hikes next year
Shoppers could be forced to fork out up to 60p more for a packet of eight sausages, 70p more for a standard pack of bacon or a whopping £2.50 extra for a pork roasting joint within months if mounting losses force more pig farmers out of business, according to BPEX. ‘The Impact of Feed Costs on the English Pig Industry’ report explains how small increases now in the price shoppers pay for pork, bacon, sausages and ham will...
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