Lancashire butcher Honeywell Meats joins The Q Guild
Honeywell Meats, from Woodplumpton, near Preston in Lancashire, is the latest recruit to sign up to the national Butchers Q Guild. Honeywell’s was established in 1970 by the Gornall family as a small enterprise, selling their own hand-reared pork from a stall in their garage – and has gone from strength to strength. However, it has maintained its family traditions, with over 10 members still very much involved in all aspects of...
Butcher launches modern Scotch pie into Asda stores across Scotland
‘We hae meat’, an Ayrshire-based family butcher business, has launched its innovative Single Portion Pie range into all 62 Asda stores across Scotland in a £250,000 deal. The new range has been inspired by current flavour trends – including BBQ pulled pork, Balmoral chicken, BBQ pulled beef and chicken curry – as the company looks to shake up the traditional image of the Scotch pie. Brian O’Shea, regional buying manager...
Michelin starred chef Tom Kerridge to champion pulled pork in new BPEX campaign
Michelin starred chef and restaurant owner Tom Kerridge has been announced as the ambassador of BPEX’s 2015 Pulled Pork campaign. Kerridge will demonstrate the simplicity, ease and enjoyment of cooking pulled pork through a series of videos and online chats throughout the month of May. The videos will be available to view via the lovepork.co.uk website which, in addition, will also be hosting a range of new pulled pork recipes. The...
HCC searching for passionate individuals for its Livestock Scholarship
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) is offering individuals passionate about the red meat industry a chance to apply for its Livestock Scholarship. In order to qualify for funding of up to £3,500, applicants must work in the Welsh red meat industry and demonstrate a keen interest in a particular area of study which can be investigated anywhere in the world and which could contribute to the development of the industry in Wales....
Quality Meat Scotland secures €1.2 million grant from Europe
The Scottish red meat industry is set to benefit from a €1.2 million (£861,000) grant secured from the European Commission (EC) by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS). The grant will support activities to promote Scotch Beef PGI and Scotch Lamb PGI in Great Britain and five important European markets – Denmark, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands and Sweden. Uel Morton, chief executive of QMS, said: “The key to unlocking this European funding is...
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