Moy Park launches poultry development house
Moy Park has invested in a poultry development house allowing it to capture and analyse data to deliver improvements in its poultry rearing and welfare processes. The development house, located in Co. Down close to where Moy Park is headquartered in Northern Ireland, is over 18,500 square feet in size and is split into 36 individual pens, which will hold 500 birds. Justin Coleman, Moy Park agriculture development manager said: “This...
Dunbia and the Co-operative Food win Supply Chain Excellence Award
Dunbia and the Co-operative Food have won the Supply Chain Excellence Award at the Northern Ireland Food and Drinks Awards (NIFDA) 2015. Dunbia supplies all of the Co-operative Food’s own-brand premium ‘Truly Irresistible’ fresh beef, which is all British, as part of the Co-operative Food’s farming groups. Ciara Gorst, the Co-operative food senior agricultural manager, said: “Together with Dunbia, we work tirelessly to develop a...
ABP to support SME exporters
The Irish Exporters Association (IEA) is partnering with ABP Food Group and a number of other leading companies, in collaboration with the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Enterprise Ireland and Bord Bia, to launch a new initiative for aspiring exporters from the SME sector. The initiative includes the National Export Campaign (NEC) and National Export Hub (NEH), which are both aimed at helping smaller businesses export to...
Dawn Meats celebrates 10 years at its site in Wales
Dawn Meats is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the opening of its Cross Hands site in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The retail and foodservice packing facility officially opened its doors in March 2005 and produces a range of premium beef, pork and lamb products as well as fully cooked convenience red meat and poultry products for retail and food service customers. Following significant investment over the last ten years in Cross Hands,...
Government backs long term future for food production in the UK
The Government has recognised the strong desire of the British public to buy British food and the need to secure a long term future for food production in this country, according to the NFU. The NFU’s comments are in response to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) report ‘Food security: demand, consumption and waste.’ The government has promised to work with the industry to make it easier for consumers to buy British...
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