Latest Industry News – Page 113
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NewsNSA warns of 'damaging consequences' of Australia FTA
The National Sheep Association (NSA) says there is still time for the UK Government to ensure the Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) avoids causing market disruption and undermining animal health and welfare standards.Without proper scrutiny into the terms of the Australia FTA, damaging consequences for the UK sheep industry will ...
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NewsProduct judging starts for Meat Management Awards
All roads lead to the Regional Food Academy test kitchens, located at Harper Adams University, Shropshire, where this year’s product judging for the Meat Management Industry Awards is underway.Judging is underway at Harper Adams University.Hundreds and hundreds of products have been delivered by companies large and small from right across ...
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NewsNFU urges PM to reveal plan for farming's future
The Government must provide a 'comprehensive strategy' to manage the impact of imports and build a strong export platform for British produce, says the NFU.Large-scale tariff liberalisation and significant increases in imports could lead to severe pressure on farmgate prices and potentially cause significant harm to farm businesses, the organisation ...
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NewsFinalists revealed for Scotch Butchers Club Challenge
Fourteen independent butchery businesses from across Scotland will do battle to win the inaugural Scotch Butchers Club Challenge.Managed by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), the competition will require finalists to create a counter display of Scotch Beef PGI, Scotch Lamb PGI and Specially Selected Pork. The international panel of judges - ...
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NewsSupermarket visits are up but average spend is down
New grocery sales figures from Kantar for the 12-week period to 13th June 2021 show that consumers are heading to the shops more often but are spending less each time.The data reveals that the average spend per trip is down 13.6% compared to last year. Take-home grocery sales fell 1.6% ...
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NewsWarning that Brexit labour crisis likely to slow meat production
Members of leading trade organisations are warning that unless things improve, the Brexit labour crisis means they will have to start slowing down production.For abattoirs this will mean delay taking livestock off farms, which has the potential to create animal welfare issues.The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) CEO, Nick Allen, ...
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NewsMorrisons shares rise after rejecting £5.5bn takeover bid
Supermarket chain Morrisons has reportedly seen shares surge by up to 33% since turning down a takeover proposal from private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice.Morrisons received a "highly conditional" cash offer at 230p per share on June 14 and rejected it three days later. The Financial Times reports that ...
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NewsEasy and quick online reminder ahead of FMT Awards ceremony
The Food Management Today Industry Awards ceremony takes place on Thursday 1st July and organisers are offering a free email reminder service to viewers.Alexis Conran will host the FMT Awards ceremony.This unique ceremony is scheduled to be broadcast online at 4.30pm when viewers will discover the winners of the various ...
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NewsBritish shoppers bring retail boom for red meat
Consumers across Britain spent a significant total of £4.1 billion on beef, lamb and pork in 12 months alone, according to the latest data released by Kantar, the consumer-insight experts.Covering the 52 weeks to 16 May 2021, this is an impressive increase of 12.6% when compared to the previous year. ...
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NewsNSA raises concerns over availability and capacity of UK abattoirs
The second Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill launched by the UK Government last week was welcomed by many. However, the National Sheep Association (NSA) is now questioning the capability of meeting some of the wider implications of the Bill, particularly concerning the suggested ban on live exports.NSA chief executive, Phil ...
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NewsLamb and mutton exports to EU fall nearly 15% since 2019
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) reports that export values for all the UK's top ten products exported to EU have dropped from 2019 to 2021.Exports of UK food and drink products to the EU fell by 47% in the first quarter of this year, compared to Q1 2020. Lamb ...
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NewsKerry Group to sell meats and meals business for €819m
Kerry Group plc has reached agreement to sell its Consumer Foods' Meats and Meals business in the UK and Ireland to Pilgrim's Pride Corporation.The sale will include brands such as Fridge Raiders, Richmond and Denny.The deal will be worth €819 million and is expected to close in the last quarter ...
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NewsFurther concerns raised over UK/Oz trade deal
More trade organisations, including the BMPA and AIMS, amongst others, have raised additional concerns regarding the recent Free Trade Agreement with Australia. Peter Hardwick has worked in the international meat sector for 40 years.The BMPA said that whilst it welcomed freer trade the new tariff-free quotas are concerning for meat ...
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NewsWorld Butchers' Challenge to return in 2022
The global battle of the butchers has been rescheduled to take place in California in September next year.The Golden 1 Centre in Sacramento, California, will host the World Butchers' Challenge.After falling victim to Covid-19 disruption in September 2020, the World Butchers' Challenge will now be hosted by the Golden 1 ...
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NewsIndustry response to proposed UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement
It has emerged that the trade deal between the UK and Australia, announced this week, could lead to an immediate nearly ten-fold increase in tariff-free imports of Australian beef, and a potential doubling of lamb imports in the first year of the deal.The overall changes to Australia’s tariff-free access to ...
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NewsUK secures access to Japan's poultry meat market
The Government has announced that UK producers now have access to Japan to export poultry meat, in an agreement estimated to be worth up to £13 million per year.The agreement reduces tariffs on frozen chicken cuts to zero over a number of years.Negotiations between the UK and Japan, the world's ...
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NewsFinal deadline for meat awards product nomination
The organisers of the Meat Management Industry Awards are encouraging anyone who has not yet nominated products to do so by this week's final deadline of Thursday 17th June.Product judging takes place at the Regional Food Academy located at Harper Adams University.Following substantial demand, the deadline for product nominations was ...
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NewsAntibiotic use in pigs fell by 5% in 2020
A further 5% reduction in the use of antibiotics in pigs on UK farms last year has taken the total reduction since 2015 to 62%, the AHDB reports. This reduction was achieved despite pigs spending more time on farms than usual, due to problems posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and ...
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NewsMLCSL and Kepak agree deal to boost independent carcase classification
Carcase classification specialist Meat and Livestock Commercial Services (MLCSL) has announced a seven-year contract to provide Kepak Group with three automated carcase classification machines in two of its UK plants. David Peace, MLCSL chairman.MLCSL, which was acquired by Vorenta Limited - which also owns Hallmark Veterinary Compliance Services – from ...
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NewsFSS addresses knowledge gaps in microbial quality of beef mince
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has published a new report to look at knowledge gaps around the microbial quality of beef mince sold in Scotland.The levels of microbiological quality in beef mince were "encouraging."Conducted in 2019 with 1,009 samples of beef mince on retail sale across the country, the report had ...
