NFU urges retailers to set out clear commitments to sourcing British lamb

Posted on Jun 24, 2015

The NFU has urged all major retailers to strengthen their commitments to sourcing peak season British lamb, sending letters Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Marks & Spencer, Waitrose, the Co-operative, Aldi, Brakes, Sodexo, Whitbread, Lidl and Compass. The NFU has asked retailers for: Transparency and a commitment to deliver on British lamb sourcing, specifically clarity on when retailers season starts and finishes. Direct...

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Clougher Valley Meats butcher wins Irish heat of WorldSkills UK butchery contest

Posted on Jun 23, 2015

Dylan Gillespie of Clougher Valley Meats, Clougher, Tyrone, has won the Northern Ireland heat of the Butchery WorldSkills UK National Competition. Dylan Gillespie in action on his way to winning the heat. Winner Dylan Gillespie (second from right) with (L-R) Southern Regional College’s chief executive Brian Doran and judges Chris Jones and Viv Harvey, Gillespie overcame four rivals in the closely contested heat hosted by...

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Moy Park sold for $1.5 billion

Posted on Jun 22, 2015

Brazilian busness, JBS is to purchase chicken giant, Moy Park in a $1.5billion deal, giving the world’s biggest meat company a significant presence in Europe. Moy Park has been owned by Marfrig since 2008 and employs more than 8,000 staff in Craigavon, Ballymena and Dungannon. The move also sees JBS diversifying from its core beef market.

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Quality Meat Scotland initiative sees sausage-making world record set

Posted on Jun 22, 2015

Subject to official verification by Guinness, Alistair Paul from A&I Quality Butchers in Inverness is set to be crowned the world record holder for most sausages produced in one minute. Alistair successfully cased and linked 36 sausages at Quality Meat Scotland’s (QMS) stand at the Royal Highland Show. Paul went head to head against Nigel Ovens from Mearns T McCaskie butchers in Wemyss Bay in an initiative organised by QMS to...

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Robertson’s Fine Foods secures bacon deal with Aldi

Posted on Jun 19, 2015

Pork processor, Robertson’s Fine Foods from Ardrossan has agreed a deal to supply its Ayrshire quality assured bacon to Aldi stores across Scotland.   Produced under the Specially Selected Pork scheme the bacon is now available across Aldi’s 60 Scottish stores under the supermarket’s MacAulays brand. Business development manager at Robertson’s Fine Foods, Barry Robertson said: “To have our Ayrshire bacon as a permanent fixture on...

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