Singapore spotlight for Quality Standard beef

Posted on Jan 28, 2015

Demand from the foodservice sector in Singapore could present significant opportunities for UK beef exports to the region, according to EBLEX. EBLEX highlighted the versatility of Quality Standard Beef to the foodservice sector at an event with local and international chefs cooking different recipes, giving their take on traditional and new cuts. Guest of honour His Excellency British High Commissioner Antony Phillipson gave the...

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‘Pies’ not just the limit for Scottish butcher

Posted on Jan 28, 2015

At this year’s annual Scotch Pie Awards one local pie maker made off with a haul. While others picked up the one award – occasionally two – Tom Courts trod the path to the stage more than anyone else in the 250 strong audience, with a seven-strong series of wins. At the Scotch Pie Club Awards he picked up one major award, two category championships and no fewer than four more awards giving confirmation, if it was...

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More meat produced in 2014

Posted on Jan 28, 2015

UK production of sheep, beef and pig meat increased during 2014, according to the latest figures released by Defra. This was due to a combination of factors including a rise in both slaughterings and carcase weights. The total production of UK sheep meat in 2014 increased by three per cent on the previous year to 298,200 tonnes, despite a downward turn of 13 per cent in cull ewe and ram slaughtering. Last year’s large lamb crop led to...

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Phil Vickery MBE to host top food awards

Posted on Jan 28, 2015

Ex-England and international rugby star and winner of Celebrity MasterChef, Phil Vickery MBE, will be hosting the Food Management Today Industry Awards in London tomorrow at Plaisterers Hall. Food Management Today is Meat Management’s sister magazine and its awards will be honouring the best in the UK food manufacturing and processing sector as voted for by the magazine’s readers. Included in the awards will be winning...

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Finalists revealed for ‘Britain’s Best Sirloin Steak’

Posted on Jan 26, 2015

The ‘Britain’s Best Sirloin Steak’ competition, run by EBLEX, has disclosed its finalists. The competition, which recognises and rewards quality, innovation and excellence in beef and lamb production, has been narrowed to nine finalists. EBLEX food-service project manager, Hugh Judd, said: “We are delighted with the level of interest in this new competition. With steaks rating as one of the nation’s favourite...

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