Latest Industry News – Page 147
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NewsSheep farming wrongly blamed for climate change, says NSA
NSA says it welcomes the need for measures to reduce global warming and address species decline, as outlined from the Committee for Climate Change and the UN nature report. However, it is concerned that some of the recommendations relating to agriculture and food are unbalanced, based on inadequate science, and ...
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NewsKatie Derham to host 2019 Women In Meat Industry Awards
Broadcaster, newsreader, journalist, music aficionado and 2017 Strictly Come Dancing Christmas champion, Katie Derham has been confirmed by Meat Management magazine as the celebrity host for the next Women In Meat Industry Awards dinner and ceremony.Taking place in London on 15th November this year, broadcaster and Strictly Come Dancing star, ...
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NewsTyson Foods boss warns arrival of African swine fever a real threat
The US meat processing giant, Tyson Foods, has expressed fears around the real threat of African swine fever coming to the United States.In a report in The Financial Times, Noel White, Tyson’s chief executive, said: “This is an unusual, perhaps unprecedented time for the protein industry.“In my 39 years in ...
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NewsTeam UK's young butchers return from IFFA with success under their belts
The International Young Butcher Competition held at IFFA, Frankfurt, saw Team UK’s James Gracey out performing other elite European young butchers from Austria, France, Germany, Holland and Switzerland, finishing in the top three in the Roast’s category.Twenty-three-year old James Gracey (right) and nineteen-year-old Lennon Callister underwent months of preparation for ...
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NewsPrime pork market trends influenced by complex factors
Recent movements in the prime pork market highlight the complexity of the red meat industry and how international trade, animal health and consumer demand all interrelate with each other.All these factors have impacted on the European pig industry over the past few years. Initially, outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF) ...
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NewsIFFA 2019 prepares to open its doors and celebrate its 70th birthday
IFFA, where the world meat industry meets. Source: Messe Frankfurt GmbH / Marc Jacquemin.IFFA 2019 is opening its doors in Frankfurt am Main with 1,039 exhibitors from 49 countries, including all market leaders, and significantly more exhibition space. The global meat industry will meet at its leading trade fair ...
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NewsUpcoming Four Nations Butchery Championships in October
L-R: Pamela Ballantine with Garyth Quigley, key account manager, Cutting Edge Services and Rhonda Montgomery, CEO of Butchery Excellence International.Dedicated to the food manufacturing, retailing and butchery industries, Meat2Trade will be home to the first-ever Four Nations Butchery Championships which will see butchers from Team Ireland pitted against the very ...
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NewsAldi and Scotbeef launch Scotch Wagyu Gourmet burger
As part of Aldi’s 25th anniversary in Scotland, the supermarket is launching a gourmet burger made using one of the world’s most expensive meats.Produced in partnership with Scotbeef the Specially Selected Scotch Wagyu Gourmet Burger will retail at £3.49 per pack. The premium PGI-certified Scotch Wagyu Gourmet Burgers will be ...
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NewsTeam UK ready to take on Europe in International Young Butcher Competition
Team UK James Gracey and Lennon Callister fly out this Friday to challenge other elite European young butchers in the finals of the International Young Butcher Competition taking place next weekend at the IFFA exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany.Photo: Jochen Günther/Messe FrankfurtTwenty-three year old James working for M A Quail in ...
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NewsScholarship open to ambitious individuals in red meat sector in Wales
The Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) Scholarship is now open for applications from ambitious individuals who are working in the red meat sector in Wales to gain a study trip of a lifetime.The 2018 Scholarship being awarded at the Royal Welsh Show. L-R: Gwyn Howells, HCC; Peredur ...
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NewsGlobal figures on water use in agriculture meaningless in water-rich Wales, say HCC
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has described claims made as part of ‘Water Saving Week’ that consumers could save water by eating less red meat as ‘misleading nonsense’.As part of the campaign, the UK NGO Waterwise cited global estimates of the amount of water required to produce ...
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NewsYoung Manager of the Year judging day a great success
The judging panel for the Meat Management Industry Awards’ Young Manager of the Year category gathered at the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington, London yesterday, for a full day of interviews with four finalists.L-R: Judges chief executive of IoM Keith Fisher, Meat Management publisher Graham Yandell, UK market director of ...
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NewsCutting Edge in new partnership with NOCK for UK & Ireland
Cutting Edge has established a new partnership with German manufacturer, NOCK GmbH, to provide its range of innovative skinning, de-rinding and slicing solutions for meat, poultry and fish products.Sam Tinsley, managing director at Cutting Edge, said: “We are tremendously proud and excited to enter into this new partnership with one ...
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NewsNew SAMW president warns FSS its members will not pay more for official controls
The Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers' (SAMW) new president is Andy McGowan, supply chain manager, Quality Pork Ltd. McGowan runs the Brechin pigmeat plant.Andy McGowan runs the Brechin pigmeat plant.Speaking at the recent SAMW conference McGowan made a sharp call for SAMW members not to be asked to pay more ...
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NewsSecret shoppers found some meat labelling ‘misleading’
NFU Scotland’s secret shoppers visited 40 shops, with individuals counting the packs of fresh pork products including joints, chops, steaks, bacon and sausage, looking to record the country of origin information for the products.Shoppers found product labels often made identifying the country of origin of the pigmeat very difficult to ...
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NewsQMS reports ‘impressive’ results
Quality Meat Scotland’s (QMS) has reported its recent campaign to raise awareness of the versatility and health benefits of specially selected pork, has produced impressive results.The campaign, which kicked off on the 21st January, received a major boost in the form of additional funding of £125,000 from the Scottish Government ...
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NewsPoll reveals people may be cutting back on red meat more than recommended
An exclusive opinion poll, commissioned to market research specialists BMG Research by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) , has suggested that most people in Britain are mistaken about how much fresh red meat they should be eating.Official government guidelines on healthy diets say that adults can eat ...
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NewsHistoric Smithfield Market’s new site set to be Barking Reach
The preferred choice for the new location for Smithfield Market has been revealed as Barking Reach in East London.The 800 year old meat market, along with Billingsgate and Spitalfields will move under the proposals presented by the Court of Common Council, which is the City of London Corporation’s decision making ...
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NewsInstitute of Meat visits British Veterinary School's commercial working abattoir
Members of the Institute of Meat (IoM) recently undertook a private visit and tour to the commercial abattoir and research facilities at Bristol Veterinary School at Langford, part of the University of Bristol.At the invitation of Claire White, the abattoir's FBO (food business operator), the group was shown around the ...
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NewsHCC set to inspire younger generation
Two staff from Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) have joined a nationwide campaign to inspire Welsh youngsters to pursue rewarding careers in the food industry.HCC’s ‘Tasty Ambassadors’ Kate Patten and Kirstie Jones.Kate Patten and Kirstie Jones have signed up as ‘Tasty Ambassadors’ in a schools and colleges ...
