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News[IN DEPTH LOOK] 'WASTE NOT!': an insight into meat waste across the industry
'The UK wastes 10 million tonnes of food and drink per year' ... The task of reducing food waste is immense.Twenty years ago, the Policy Commission on the Future of Farming and Food advocated a rethink on food waste. The 2001 report spoke of 200,000 tonnes per year of compostable ...
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NewsVoting now live for the 2020 Women in Meat Awards
After receiving a wide range of nominations for this year’s Women In Meat Industry Awards, from right across the UK meat industry, voting for the finalists is now live at the official website womeninmeatawards.com.Voting for the Women In Meat Industry Awards is now open.The process is quick and easy. To ...
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NewsNew report asks ‘Why is the WHO Anti-Meat?’
Tim Rees, a registered nutritionist (BSc mBANT rCNHC) has published a report entitled ‘Why is the World Health Organisation (WHO) Anti-Meat? When the evidence against it is simply not good enough.’In his report, which does not appear to have been widely publicised Rees said: “Red meat, until recent times the ...
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NewsImportant message from the BDCI during Coronavirus pandemic
The Butchers' & Drovers' Charitable Institution (BDCI) chairman, Ian Kelly, has written to many meat industry organisations and colleagues to highlight the role the industry charity may be able to play in this time of need for some.The Butchers' & Drovers' Charitable Institution (BDCI) chairman, Ian Kelly at a recent ...
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NewsUK Sausage Week winners 2019 revealed
This year’s UK Sausage Week launched in style with a celebration lunch at the newly refurbished Butchers’ Hall, London. The winners of the 2019 UK Sausage Week competition were revealed during a ‘sizzling’ occasion attended by winners, finalists and Award partners.Chef Lesley Waters, known for regular TV appearances on programmes ...
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NewsMinister admits ASF outbreak likely within a year – NPA demands more urgency
The National Pig Association has called for a more robust approach from Defra and the UK port authorities to keeping disease out of the UK, after a Government Minister admitted an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) is likely within a year.The startling admission came from Farming Minister George Eustice ...
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NewsTulip Ltd sold to Pilgrim's for £290 million
The Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation has announced that it has signed a contract to acquire Tulip Limited, including its 12 fresh and value-added operations in the United Kingdom, from Danish Crown. The deal is set to create one of the largest integrated prepared foods businesses in the UK with a portfolio ...
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NewsIndustry reaction to IPCC report
In response to the IPCC report on land use across the world and its impact on the climate, NFU president Minette Batters said: “Having gone through the report in detail, it is clear that the IPCC recognises the important role animal products play in a balanced diet, and when produced ...
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NewsSparks fly as SBA calls for immediate rise in farm gate prices
Sparks flew at the Scottish Beef Association (SBA) AGM in Stirling last week as beef producers and finishers pointed the finger directly at the lack of competition between processors, and the lack of promotion within the retail sector for the Scotch brand, as the reason for the continued drop in ...
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NewsPerfect storm of supply and demand for farm gate beef prices
The recent collapse in the farm gate beef price has caused great consternation in the industry and prompted producers to call on the processing industry to take on some of the responsibility.BMPA's chief executive, Nick Allen talked to Meat Management to give his view on all the factors up and ...
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NewsMPs vote leaves confusion and chaos
MPs inflicted two defeats on Theresa May at Westminster last night, rejecting the idea of Britain leaving the EU without a deal and clearing the way for Brexit to be delayed. The Prime Minister said there was a clear majority against a no-deal Brexit, but that the legal default was ...
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NewsIsolated BSE outbreak confirmed in Scotland
A case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been confirmed on a farm in Aberdeenshire, Scotland and The Animal Health Agency (APHA) has confirmed it is now investigating the source of the outbreak.A case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy has been confirmed in Aberdeenshire.In line with the normal disease prevention response ...
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NewsChina lifts ban on exports of British beef
China has lifted its longstanding ban on exports of beef from the UK, in a landmark move for British producers estimated to be worth £250 million in the first five years alone.This is more than 20 years after the Chinese government first imposed the ban in the wake of the ...
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NewsRussell Hume investigation continues
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has ordered meat supplier Russell Hume to stop all production at its plants and detain all products, while JD Wetherspoon and Jamie Oliver restaurants have confirmed the cancellation of their contracts with the business. Wetherspoon reintroduced sirloin steak, rump steak and gammon steak in its ...
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NewsMeat and poultry enjoyed ‘biggest ever Christmas’
Fresh processed meat and poultry were described as the “real winners” for the 12 weeks to 31st December, in what has already been claimed to be a record festive period in shoppers’ spending.According to Kantar Worldpanel, fresh and primary meat and poultry grew in both value and volume, along with ...
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Women in Meat Industry Awards launched by Meat Management
Meat Management magazine has confirmed the launch of a brand new Awards initiative recognising the immense contribution to the success of the meat industry made by women right across all sectors. The Women in Meat Industry Awards will highlight seven categories and the presentations to recipients will be made at ...
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NewsIndustry predictions for the meat sector 2018
Meat Management asked experts across the meat sector about what they believe 2018 has in store for the industry.The British Meat Processors Association’s (BMPA) chief executive, Nick Allen, is foreseeing a Brexit-full 2018, with a number of issues that the Government will still have to resolve.BMPA's chief executive, Nick Allen.He ...
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NewsGlobal poultry shows 'promising' outlook for 2018
The outlook for the global poultry industry in 2018 is promising, with relatively positive fundamentals, according to Rabobank’s Poultry Quarterly Q1 2018 report.However, Rabobank is cautioning that a “disciplined supply growth strategy” will be needed as “uncertainties are rising”.The analyst cites the return of avian influenza (AI) during the northern ...
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NewsMeat Management partners Team GB for World Butchers’ Challenge 2018
Meat Management magazine has announced its partnership of Team GB for the World Butchers’ Challenge 2018 (WBC).The market leading meat industry publication will provide financial support and publicity to Team GB, known as the British Beefeaters, and will be backing the team online and in print as the official trade ...
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NewsTesco takeover of Booker given provisional green light
The UK’s competition regulator has provisionally cleared Tesco’s £3.7bn takeover of Booker.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has stated that the deal could in fact increase competition in the wholesale market and mean reduced prices for consumers.CMA added that Tesco and Booker do not directly compete in most activities – ...
