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NewsChicken and pork dinners are Christmas winners as turkey sales declined
According to data analysts, Kantar, both chicken and pork were the winners over the Christmas period, covering 12 weeks to 25th December 2022, while turkey sales declined.Fresh primary meat and poultry grew 9.7% over the last 12 weeks an improvement on last month’s 7% growth. Kantar said this was due ...
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News730 jobs at 2 Sisters Anglesey plant under threat
The 50-year old chicken plant, now owned by 2 Sisters Group, at Llangefni on Anglesey is to face closure with around 730 jobs at risk.The company has stated that the age of the plant would mean significant further investment would be required to bring it up to similar levels at ...
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NewsMoy Park wins deal with Asda
Moy Park has secured a contract to list an additional nine product lines to all Asda stores across Northern Ireland.Pictured (L-R) Cathy Elliott, NI local buying manager at Asda and Chloe Gill, brand marketing manager at Moy Park.The stores current offering is now bolstered by nine new breaded lines from ...
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NewsMoy Park unveils new emission reduction scheme
In its drive to reach net zero, UK food company Moy Park has unveiled a pioneering new scheme that will monitor and track greenhouse gas emissions in real time at individual farm level, across its entire farming base. Moy Park's Orchard Farm, in Lincolnshire.The business says the project is the ...
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NewsMoy Park director appointed honorary professor at Queen's University
Ursula Lavery, technical and R&D director Europe at Moy Park, Northern Ireland’s largest private-sector employer and one of Europe’s largest chicken processors has been made an honorary professor at Queen's University, Belfast.L-R: Professor Ciaren Graham, deputy head, School of Biological Sciences; Prof Nigel Scollan, director, IGFS; Ursula Lavery, technical and ...
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NewsMoy Park secures £4m funding for smart factory projects
Poultry processor, Moy Park has secured £4m for sustainable manufacturing research as part of a consortium, known as Project Butterfly. Dr Anne Richmond, head of research and development, Moy Park; Prof Simon Pearson, University of Lincoln; Paul Gardiner, head of process development, Moy Park.Dr Anne Richmond, head of research and ...
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NewsMPs call for change to “unfair” bird flu compensation rules
MPs on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee have called for “fundamentally unfair” rules on farmers’ compensation for bird flu to be changed.In a letter to the Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Rt Hon Dr Thérèse Coffey, MPs have called for a revision of the ...
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NewsAnimal protein companies must pivot in 2023 to secure future – Rabobank
Animal protein companies face an “inflection point” with a need to respond to structural changes in the market even with production levels and prices likely to remain elevated next year, according to Rabobank.Producers and processors of meat, poultry and seafood approach 2023 after a year marked by rising input prices, ...
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NewsMoy Park kick off World Cup with on-pack promotion
Moy Park, is giving consumers a chance to win football related prizes to celebrate the World Cup, through a ‘Scan to Score’ on pack competition.Shoppers who purchase a pack of Moy Park breaded chicken products at participating retailers can enter through a ‘peel to reveal’ sticker on the pack, where ...
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NewsFDA gives green light to 'cultivated chicken'
The cultivated meat, poultry and seafood company, Upside Foods is the first company in the world to receive a "No Questions" letter from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for cultivated meat, poultry, or seafood. Noodle bowl with Upside Chicken.The letter signals that the FDA has accepted Upside's conclusion ...
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NewsMoy Park to downsize Ashbourne plant
Moy Park’s Derbyshire plant in Ashbourne is to reduce its workforce from around 860 to 175 rather than closing the site altogether, which was first proposed back in September.The GMB Union welcomed the news saying the move comes after weeks of negotiations and campaigning requesting the manufacturer to re-consider closing ...
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NewsUSDA releases latest forecasts for global meat markets
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reported its latest forecast for world markets and trade in red meat and poultry.BeefGlobal production is forecast fractionally lower in 2023 as falling North America and EU production offsets gains in Brazil, China and Australia.The report indicates that Brazil production is expected ...
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NewsNew housing measures introduced to protect poultry from bird flu
From Monday 29th November, it will be a legal requirement for bird keepers in the UK to house their birds indoors and follow strict biosecurity measures to prevent the spread of avian influenza.Cases of H5N1 avian influenza have been confirmed across the UK in recent days, including Norfolk, North Yorkshire, ...
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NewsAIPZ declared across GB to tackle cases of bird flu
The chief veterinary officers from Wales, England and Scotland have announced an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) across the whole of Great Britain to mitigate the risk of the disease spreading amongst poultry and captive birds.It is now a legal requirement for all bird keepers in Great Britain to follow ...
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News2 Sisters boss warns of “less choice and higher prices” for consumers
Ranjit Singh Boparan, founder of 2 Sisters Food Group said “rampant inflation” combined with the continuing lack of labour will ultimately result in higher food prices.Ranjit Singh Boparan, founder and president of 2 Sisters Food Group.According to Boparan, British shoppers today are facing a ‘Great Food Reset’ with less choice ...
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NewsNando’s shuts restaurants due to supply chain issues
The restaurant group has had to shut around 50 outlets temporarily due to issues with supply of their peri-peri chicken.In response to customer outcry online, Nando’s tweeted that the UK supply chain is “having a bit of a [night]’mare right now.”The tweet continued: "This is having a knock-on effect with ...
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NewsRed Tractor revise farm standards for meat producers
Ahead of the publication of its full report in August, the food assurance scheme has outlined what is changing in its revised farm standards from November 2021.Red Tractor CEO, Jim Moseley.Red Tractor said the consultation followed a rigorous three-staged process adhering to the gold standard recommendations of the British Standards ...
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NewsM&S first major retailer to sell only fresh higher welfare chicken
M&S will be the first major retailer to sell only slower-reared, higher welfare, chicken across its full range of fresh chicken products.M&S food managing director, Stuart Machin said: "M&S has a long history of leading on animal welfare standards, working with our M&S Select farmers we know and trust. We ...
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NewsSoanes Poultry invests in training hub to combat labour shortage
East Yorkshire-based Soanes Poultry has invested in a training facility at its factory to address the supply threat posed by a national shortage of workers.(L-R) Soanes Poultry's managing director Nigel Upson with Sandra Pfeifere and Graeme Sutton from Sutton Recruitment.The training hub at the Middleton on the Wolds factory is ...
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NewsAvara creates 130 new roles at Dudley factory
Chicken and turkey supplier Avara Foods is currently recruiting for 130 new permanent roles after seeing big increases in production capacity and demand.Production capacity has leapt by 30% at the company's Dudley plant, with the factory producing hundreds of thousands more units of product than in 2020. The site now ...
