Latest Industry News – Page 14
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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.
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NewsRed meat exports reach value of £966 million
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board has revealed that there was a near 10% increase in the value of red meat exports in the first half of 2025, which it said was driven by stronger prices.
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NewsSamworth Brothers achieves “strong” sales growth in 2024
Food manufacturer Samworth Brothers Holdings has filed its accounts for the year ended 28th December 2024, with its profits moving out of the red for the year.
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NewsFour men found guilty of placing unfit meat back in food chain
Four men have been given custodial sentences for diverting meat not fit for human consumption back into the human food chain.
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NewsM&S Food to open £340m facility and create 2,000 jobs
UK retailer Marks & Spencer has invested £340 million in a new distribution facility, as it aims to double the size of its M&S Food business.
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NewsCampbell Brothers publishes sustainability report
Wholesale meat supplier Campbell Brothers has unveiled its ‘Responsible Sourcing’ guide as part of its journey to improve supply chain transparency.
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NewsWomen In Meat Industry Awards voting deadline is today
The deadline to vote in the 2025 Women In Meat Industry Awards is today [Tuesday 26th August], with organisers reporting record levels of engagement.
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NewsNSA welcomes “first steps” towards a new SPS agreement
The National Sheep Association has responded to the UK Government’s decision to ease border control measures on meat products, urging caution to protect the UK’s livestock sector.
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NewsUK Sausage Week competition judging a great success
Judging for the 2025 UK Sausage Week competition has concluded, with organisers reporting a record entry and an exceptionally high standard.
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NewsRed Meat Snapshot finds a lower US dollar could affect meat exports
QMS has released its Summer 2025 Red Meat Snapshot, as US tariffs introduce “complexity” to global trade.
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NewsMeatable acquires UK-based Uncommon Bio’s assets
Cultivated meat company Meatable has acquired Uncommon Bio’s cultivated meat platform, including key technology, intellectual property assets, cell line and staff.
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NewsSausage competition judging off to a flying start
Judging for this year’s UK Sausage Week competition has commenced at the test kitchens located in Milton Keynes College, with organisers reporting a significant increase in entries this year compared to last year.
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NewsFresh meat prices on the rise as grocery inflation hits 5%
According to Worldpanel by Numerator, prices continued to rise fastest in the fresh meat category as grocery sales increased by 4%.
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NewsFortifi to acquire processing solutions provider Provisur
Fortifi Food Processing Solutions has revealed that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Provisur Technologies, a provider of further processing solutions to the protein industry.
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NewsGovernment cancels extra border checks to make meat trade “cheaper and easier”
Government has suspended the introduction of extra border checks on live animal imports from the EU and on specific animal and plant goods from Ireland ahead of its new SPS deal with the EU.
