Latest Industry News – Page 13
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NewsSliced cooked meat spending up 17% as school starts
In its latest grocery market share data, Worldpanel by Numerator has found that cooked poultry is “becoming more popular” as a packed lunch choice for schoolchildren.
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NewsRichard Watson appointed Bizerba UK managing director
Equipment supplier Bizerba UK has appointed Richard Watson as its managing director as the company looks to “expand its footprint”.
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NewsLMC finds consumer perception of beef “overwhelmingly positive”
Research from the Livestock and Meat Commission has revealed that awareness of the Northern Ireland Farm Quality Assured scheme remains “extremely high”, with 84% of consumers aware of NIFQA beef.
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NewsUK exporters showcase British beef in the US
British beef exporters exhibited at the Americas Food and Beverage Show following the agreement of the Economic Prosperity Deal with the US earlier this year.
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NewsWCB elects new Master at annual Common Hall ceremony
Gwyn Howells has been elected as the new Master of the Worshipful Company of Butchers at the meat industry Livery Company’s annual Common Hall ceremony.
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NewsBPC reports 83% reduction in poultry antibiotic use since 2012
The British Poultry Council has published its 2025 Antibiotic Stewardship Report, finding that the poultry meat industry prioritised the safe use of antibiotics.
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NewsAHDB appoints new pork sector director
Mark Haighton has been appointed as the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board’s sector director for pork.
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NewsDemand for cheap meat is “fuelling illegal imports” finds EFRA
The EFRA Committee has published its new report, ‘Biosecurity at the Border: Britain’s Illegal Meat Crisis’, which has warned that Defra’s approach to personal meat imports has been “unnecessarily lax”.
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NewsEmma Reynolds appointed as Defra Minister
Following a cabinet reshuffle, Emma Reynolds MP has been appointed Minister of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
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NewsIrish beef prices rise above GB for the first time in three years
Data analysis has found that Irish prime beef prices are now higher than those in Great Britain, driven by a “tightness in supply”.
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NewsReforms to HCC “urgently needed” claims Senedd Committee
The Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee in the Senedd has called for reforms to the Welsh meat trade body Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales.
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NewsIsla Délice acquired by A&M Capital Europe
European private equity investor Perwyn has announced that it will sell its holding in halal meat company Isla Délice to A&M Capital Europe.
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NewsHilton reports “strong” retail meat performance despite drop in profit
Protein producer Hilton Food Group Plc has published its interim results for the 26 weeks to 29th June 2025, reporting that retail meat has delivered “above-market” volume growth.
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NewsWomen In Meat Industry Awards finalists confirmed for 2025
Voting for this year’s Women In Meat Industry Awards has been completed, with votes counted and checked, and finalists confirmed. Category winners will be announced at the ceremony on Friday 21st November in London.
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NewsQMS launches 2025/26 Meat Voucher Scheme for schools
Quality Meat Scotland has announced the return of its Meat Voucher Scheme for the new academic year, offering schools the chance to apply for up to £180 worth of vouchers to spend with their local butcher.
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NewsSPS agreement welcomed by Dunbia
Meat processor Dunbia met with Food Security Minister Daniel Zeichner to discuss Government’s new sanitary and phytosanitary agreement with the EU.
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NewsWaitrose meets higher welfare standards across all own brand chicken
UK supermarket Waitrose & Partners has introduced the Better Chicken Commitment across its own brand chicken, as it urges Government to make animal welfare labelling mandatory.
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NewsChicken prices up 2.24% due to hot weather and holidays
The Association of Independent Meat Suppliers has published its meat and poultry inflation tracker for August 2025, finding that overall prices across the month rose by 0.25%.
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NewsEnglish red meat sector contributed £5.5bn to UK economy in 2023
The English red meat sector has delivered around £5.5 billion in Gross Value Added (GVA) to the UK economy in 2023, new data analysis has found.
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NewsTesco to introduce animal welfare incentives
Tesco will reward British farmers across its pig, lamb, beef and dairy sustainable farming groups as part of an incentive to achieve environmental and animal welfare goals.
