NFU backs Great British Beef Week
The NFU is calling on more people to eat British beef as it supports Great British Beef Week. The annual campaign organised by Ladies in Beef launches today on St George’s Day. The UK is the fourth largest producer of beef in Europe, but production has fallen by around four per cent in recent times. To reverse this trend the NFU is calling for consumers, retailers and Government to back British farming and play their part. The...
Packing help for processors
Marel is to host a packing, labelling and dispatch event at its new state-of-the-art demonstration centre Progress Point in Copenhagen specifically to help processors optimise their processes. Interactive Innova displays and presentations from experts will feature along with a number of new machines and systems including: * Traytrack: An automatic system for the distribution of trays for wrapping and labelling * MCheck 2: Marel’s new...
Q Butchers set to sizzle in national BBQ contest
Q Guild butchers nationwide are set to sizzle in the final of their annual BBQ competition. All participating regions of the Q Guild, which represents 110 elite butchers from the Scottish Highlands to Cornwall, have now staged their respective local heats. The champions from each area will now fire up their barbecues and go head to head in six product categories at the national final at the Weber Grill Academy in Oxford, next Tuesday,...
EBLEX highlights butchery training to French visitors
Butchery training developed in the UK has been showcased to industry experts from France during a mission organised by EBLEX. Laurent Courte, from the National French Butchery School (ENSMV) in Paris and Louis Besnier, from the training committee of the Confédération Française de la Boucherie et de la CharcuterieTraditionnelle (CFBCT) were invited to visit the UK to look at some of the training currently in place for butchers and how...
Ishida Europe receives Queen’s Award for Enterprise
Weighing and packaging equipment specialist, Ishida Europe has won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise, the UK’s highest accolade for business success. The company has received its award for International Trade. “This is an outstanding achievement and is the result of the hard work and dedication of all our employees,” comments Ishida Europe’s managing director Graham Clements. “From our establishment in 1984, we have always...
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