Goatober comes to the UK for the first time
Goatober, a month long festival and campaign celebrating the billy goat meat industry, is coming to the UK this October for the first time. This festival is already well established in the USA and has been taking place each October for several years now. The celebration sees goat dairy and meat producers working together to highlight and promote this underrated and under-valued meat. Much like the USA’s version of the campaign, the UK...
McDonald’s UK urged to cut antibiotics use in its meat
A campaign has been put together by ShareAction calling on fast food chain McDonald’s to stop using antibiotics across its entire livestock supply chain. ShareAction is a registered charity that aims to improve corporate behaviour on environmental, social and governance issues. The latest campaign calls for action by asking people to email McDonald’s chief executive Steve Easterbrook to urge the company to stop what it calls “the...
The Dow Chemical Company eyes up the European meat market
The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) is looking to expand the presence of Methocel MX products in European meat. Methocel MX solutions are used as thickeners in a number of food products and Dow has completed an expansion that will more than double the capacity for its Methocel MX food grade product line. According to Dow, Methocel improves emulsion stability and enhances texture in products like sausages and hot dogs, as well as...
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