Former owner to buy Hall’s of Broxburn site
According to a report in The Edinburgh Evening News, the beleaguered Vion plant, Hall’s of Broxburn, is set to become a new village with a little help from former meat and bus businesses. Former owner of Hall’s, Fred Duncan, who sold the Grampian Country Food Group to Vion for over ?350 million in 2008, is reported to have joined forces with the co-founder of the Stagecoach bus company, Ann Gloag to help fund the planned community...
Britain’s Premier Young Butcher 2014 champion
Chris Riley won the coveted Britain’s Premier Young Butcher 2014 title yesterday at the Foodex exhibition in Birmingham’s NEC by winning four of the six categories. 20 year old Chris beat four other 18 to 23 year old apprentice butchers in the five hour marathon, making and displaying Ready to Eat, Stuffed Roast, Seam Butchery, Barbeque and Kitchen Ready products. Chris who works for Walter Smith at Woodlands Farm Shop in...
Sunderland FC trusts the tractor on its red meat
Sunderland Association Football Club (SAFC) has become the latest Barclays Premier League club to become Red Tractor certified for its red meat products. The Red Tractor logo is a mark of quality assurance that shows that food or drink products have been independently inspected throughout the food chain and meet responsible standards of production as well as being traceable back to UK farms. The club chose the Red Tractor logo to show...
Census results indicate beef and sheep supplies will continue to be tight
The results of the Scottish December census published this week give a clear indication that supplies of beef and lamb look likely to remain tight for the foreseeable future, according to Stuart Ashworth, Head of Economics Services with Quality Meat Scotland (QMS). Declines were reported in the numbers of animals in the cattle herd and sheep flock, though there were some encouraging signs of some growth in sow and gilt numbers in the...
Dunbia outlines CSR commitments
Dunbia has launched its first ever Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report in partnership with Business in the Community. Committed to operating in a sustainable and responsible way Dunbia has embarked on a new CSR strategy under the direction of CSR Director David Farrell and the report outlines the company’s commitment to the planet, its people, the marketplace and its community which has been welcomed by a variety of...
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