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Pork mince

AHDB observes 36.6% rise in pork mince volume

2025-11-17T08:30:00+00:00

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board has analysed red meat retail data from Worldpanel by Numerator, finding that primary pig meat saw a 5.1% volume increase over the 12 weeks to 2nd November.

Dover Port

EFRA Committee urges Government to implement biosecurity recommendations

2025-11-14T12:02:00+00:00

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has warned that a delay in the implementation of its recommendations to Government on biosecurity will allow “alarming amounts” of illegal imports to cross the border.

Woman holding clipboard

QMS finds roles in meat sector “align closely” with jobseeker needs

2025-11-14T11:23:00+00:00

Quality Meat Scotland has unveiled the results of research into perceptions of working in the red meat sector, revealing “significant opportunities” to attract new entrants into a range of roles.

Livestock cattle

UK meat sector hosts milestone event at COP30 in Brazil

2025-11-13T08:00:00+00:00

A joint panel led by the British Meat Processors Association and Harper Adams University will take place at the COP30 summit in Brazil to discuss the role of ruminant livestock in nutrition and the environment.

Hilton Foods factory

Hilton Foods reports “more cautious” trading outlook for 2026

2025-11-13T08:00:00+00:00

Protein producer Hilton Food Group has announced its third quarter trading update for the period from 30th June to 19th October 2025.

Chickens

Wales introduces compulsory bird housing measures

2025-11-13T07:20:00+00:00

The Welsh Government has announced that poultry and captive bird keepers in Wales must house their birds as measures are introduced to “combat the heightened risk” of avian influenza.  

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Raw turkey

Worldpanel predicts record Christmas spend at supermarkets

2025-11-11T12:43:00+00:00

The latest Worldpanel by Numerator grocery market share update showed that prices continued to rise fastest in the fresh meat market as retailers anticipate record Christmas spend.

Somme Group Shot

Moving group tour to the Somme battlefield

2025-11-11T12:32:00+00:00

The Worshipful Company of Butchers undertook its second battlefield tour in October following a successful inaugural trip to Ypres in 2024.

Shepherd's pie

University of Aberdeen team creates tool to tackle food fraud

2025-11-11T09:51:00+00:00

Scientists at the University of Aberdeen have developed a tool to identify multiple meat species in a single processed food sample.

Graeme Rolinson portrait

Rolinson Group announces partnership with Peschl Hygiene

2025-11-11T07:00:00+00:00

Rolinson Group, which launched its business in the UK back in April, has announced another new and exclusive agency agreement adding Peschl Hygiene to its growing portfolio.

John Allton Jones, WCB Master

Master’s Chain stolen from Butchers’ Hall

2025-11-10T12:52:00+00:00

In an announcement from the Worshipful Company of Butchers, it was revealed that the Master’s Chain of Office had been stolen from Butchers’ Hall in London.

Porky Whites at the 2025 Lady Mayor's Show

British butchery spotlighted at Lady Mayor’s Show

2025-11-10T12:04:00+00:00

As part of the Lady Mayor’s Show, Porky Whites Ltd joined more than 7,000 people in the procession to spotlight British butchery and the City’s historical roots.

The Master Gwyn Howells with Wicks Manor canapes at the November 2025 WCB Court Lunch

UK Supreme Champion Sausage served at Court Lunch

2025-11-07T12:53:00+00:00

This year’s UK Supreme Sausage Champion winning banger was served to delighted Liverymen and guests at the Worshipful Company of Butchers November Court Lunch at Butchers’ Hall in London.

LMC Red Meat Skills Workshop 2025

LMC delivers red meat workshops to teachers

2025-11-07T10:34:00+00:00

The Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland has delivered its latest Red Meat Skills Workshop, bringing together GCSE and A-Level Food Science teachers from across the region for a day of learning, collaboration, and creativity.

Vet with clipboard

Report finds Defra and APHA “not prepared” for disease outbreak

2025-11-06T16:00:00+00:00

A report from the Public Accounts Committee has looked at the UK’s resilience to animal diseases such as bird flu, which it says pose a “significant threat” to the UK’s health, communities, wildlife, economy, trade and agriculture.

Cows in a field

EU votes to recognise UK BSE status as negligible

2025-11-06T09:37:00+00:00

EU Member States have voted in favour of recognising the UK as having negligible status for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy.

Chicken behind fence

Housing order to cover England as avian influenza cases rise

2025-11-05T10:51:00+00:00

The UK Chief Veterinary Officer has ordered a mandatory housing order to cover the whole of England from Thursday 6th November 2025, following the escalating number of confirmations of avian influenza in kept and wild birds.

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