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NewsFSA highlights progress for 2 Sisters Food Group
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published its six month review for 2 Sisters, which is also opening its doors to the public to promote the poultry industry.This comes following the news in September 2017, where workers at 2 Sisters had allegedly tampered with slaughter dates to extend its meat’s ...
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NewsNew CEO for 2 Sisters Food Group
2 Sisters Food Group has confirmed the appointment of Ronald Kers as its new chief executive officer, officially joining on 1st June.Ronald Kers, the new CEO of 2 Sisters Food Group.Kers is the former Global CEO of Muller and he brings with him more than two decades of experience at ...
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NewsEarly May heatwave saw red meat sales rise
With warm weather hitting the UK, sales of red meat are on the rise and Kantar Worldpanel has suggested this could be the start of barbecue season.The latest Meat Fish and Poultry (MFP) results are in, covering the 12 weeks up to 22nd April, and the sales of beef are ...
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NewsPoultry sector calls on Government to help tackle consumer food poverty
The British poultry industry has called for a joined-up approach to tackling food poverty by ensuring everyone, including the most vulnerable, has access to safe, wholesome and nutritious food.The roundtable was attended by members of the poultry meat industry and MPs.Parliamentarians, members of the poultry meat industry and organisations working ...
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News2 Sisters unveils strategy to strengthen gender equality
2 Sisters Food Group has published its Gender Pay Gap report and unveiled a series of initiatives to improve diversity, gender, equality pay and opportunity across its business.At 2 Sisters, men and women are paid equally for doing equivalent jobs with equivalent experience and the gender balance and pay rates ...
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NewsPoultry industry welcomes updated Defra welfare code
The British Poultry Council (BPC) has welcomed Defra’s updated statutory code of practice for enhanced welfare of meat chicken keepers and meat chicken breeders.The British Poultry Council has welcomed the new code of practice by Defra for enhanced welfare of meat chicken keepers and meat chicken breeders.BPC has played a ...
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News2 Sisters Food Group total sales up 2%
The latest results unveiled by Boparan Holdings, parent company of 2 Sisters Food Group, show that “major challenges” during the period had an impact but action is being taken.The company’s consolidated results for the 13 weeks ended 27th January 2018 reveal some revenue generation with total sales up 2.0% to ...
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NewsChicken outperforms all other meat
Chicken is currently the star of the show in terms of consumer meat purchasing with demand “seemingly untouched”, according to Kantar Worldpanel.Data for the 12 weeks to 25th February reveals that fresh processed meat and poultry have seen growth. However, chicken leads the category while beef, lamb and pork are ...
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NewsMajor UK retailers publish campylobacter results
The UK’s ‘top nine’ retailers have published their results on campylobacter contamination in UK produced whole chickens, covering July to September 2017, following the Food Standard Agency’s (FSA) changes to the campylobacter survey a few months ago.According to the results released by Aldi, Asda, Co-op, Lidl, M&S, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco ...
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News2 Sisters responds to undercover ITV/Guardian investigation
An undercover reporter working at a 2 Sisters Food Group site in the West Midlands has allegedly witnessed a series of food safety breaches. The supplier, which works with most of the UK’s major supermarkets, has stated it is “viewing these allegations extremely seriously”.Ranjit Singh Boparan, owner of 2 Sisters ...
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NewsNine retailers agree to publish campylobacter results
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is making changes to its campylobacter retail survey of fresh shop-bought UK-produced chickens.The top nine retailers have agreed to publish their own campylobacter results on their consumer websites.Following discussions with the industry on an FSA initiative, the top nine retailers have agreed to publish their ...
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NewsPoultry keepers urged to take action against avian flu
As autumn begins, the chief vets of Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the UK are encouraging keepers of chickens to take action now to reduce the risk of avian influenza during the winter.Poultry keepers are urged to take action against bird flu this winter.Simple measures have been outlined by the ...
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NewsChicken takes top spot in latest meat and poultry figures
The latest Meat, Fish & Poultry (MFP) figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks ending 13th August 2017 indicate a 1.5% growth in chicken sales.The versatility of what is reported to be the nation’s favourite meat is also reflected in the performance of fresh processed poultry, which is growing ...
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NewsReduced levels of campylobacter in chicken revealed
FSA's research has shown a 9.3% reduction in fresh shop-bought UK-produced chickens tested positive for the highest level of campylobacter.A survey published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has revealed a 9.3% reduction in fresh shop-bought UK-produced chickens tested positive for the highest level of campylobacter, compared to the same ...
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NewsSausages and burgers top 2016’s barbecue season
Beef burgers and sausages came first at people’s barbecuing preferences last summer, with each taking a 27% share of barbecue occasions, according to figures provided by Kantar Worldpanel.Beef burgers and sausages topped people’s barbecuing preferences last summer.Last year’s barbecue occasions marked, however, a dramatic decrease in chicken consumption, which saw ...
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NewsNew figures reveal decline in cases of campylobacter
Recent figures from UK surveillance bodies show a 17% decline in the number of laboratory reports of human cases of campylobacter in 2016.The Food Standards Agency has used laboratory reports, as well as other factors, to estimate what level of decline in human cases could be achieved through work to ...
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NewsBritish Pie Week product judging underway
This week marks British Pie Week, and preparations are underway for the ninth annual British Pie Awards, which is being held at Melton Mowbray – the rural food capital. British Pie Award event organiser Stephen Hallam and head judge Ian Nelson inspect some of the entries to this ...
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NewsNew bird flu case confirmed in Suffolk
A new case of H5N8 avian influenza has been confirmed by Defra at a poultry premises near Redgrave in Suffolk.The case was confirmed on 14th February after laboratory analysis identified the presence of H5N8, the same highly pathogenic strain which has been found in a number of wild and farmed ...
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NewsBeef and poultry volume growth slows, figures reveal
Beef and chicken volume growth has slowed, the latest Meat, Fish and Poultry (MFP) figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks ending 29th January has revealed.According to the market update from MFP, beef and chicken volume growth has slowed due to smaller baskets and lower prices in the market.According ...
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News‘Deeply disappointing’; Unite on job cuts at Bernard Matthews
The threat to up to 155 jobs at Norfolk turkey producers Bernard Matthews has been described as ‘deeply disappointing’ by trade union Unite.Bernard Matthews announced this week that it plans to cut up to 90 jobs at the production factory in Great Witchingham in Norfolk as well as around 50 ...
