Latest Industry News – Page 155
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NewsTulip Ltd partners with pork snacks company
Pork producer Tulip Ltd has teamed with pork snacks company, Snaffling Pig, to bring a new range of gammon steaks to the UK market.Snaffling Pig founders Nick Coleman and Udhi Silva.The new chilled products are Snaffling Pig’s first venture into uncooked meats, created to offer a quick and easy meal ...
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NewsRange of factors impacting prime cattle price
Scottish prime cattle prices have started the year 4% lower than at the start of 2018, with the wider European beef market also down around 3% in Euro terms, according to the latest market commentary from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).Stuart Ashworth, Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) director of Economics Services.“Within this ...
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NewsMeat sector urged to ‘stand up’ to veganism
The chief executive of the Food & Drink Federation (FDF) has encouraged the meat industry to “stand up” to veganism and launch a well-resourced, informative campaign.Ian Wright CBE addressing guests at the WCB Court Lunch.Addressing Liverymen and guests at a recent Worshipful Company of Butchers (WCB) Court Lunch, Ian Wright ...
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NewsIt’s time to enter products and vote in the MM Meat Industry Awards
A highlight of the meat calendar – the Meat Management Industry Awards 2019 ceremony – will take place in June, and now is the time to nominate products and cast votes for the winners.The 2018 Meat Management Industry Awards winners.With the final deadline of 4th March for product nomination and ...
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NewsNew markets for Welsh meat
The news that Japan is to lift its old restrictions on importing beef and lamb from the UK is set to provide a significant boost to the Welsh red meat sector in developing export markets outside the EU.Lesley Griffiths AM and Shane Williams join to promote Welsh Lamb at last ...
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NewsFlanders bans ritual animal slaughter
The Flanders region of Belgium has banned Halal and Kosher animal slaughter, with the law being put into place on New Year’s Day 2019.Ritual animal slaughter has now been banned in Flanders.Despite apparent outcries from leaders in the Jewish and Muslim communities, ritual animal slaughter has now been banned in ...
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NewsMeat Management editor steps down
Yandell Media Group has confirmed that Emily Ansell Elfer, who has been editor of the Meat Management and Food Management Today magazines and supporting websites for just over three years, is to leave her position on 1st February.Emily Ansell Elfer is to leave Yandell Media Group next month.Emily said: “I ...
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News‘Local abattoirs should be recognised as a public good’
Without small abattoirs the UK would not have local and traceable meat production. This is the message that experts at the recent Oxford Farming Conference asserted to delegates.Delegates at the Oxford Farming Conference. Photo credit: Oxford Farming Conference.Speaking at last week’s conference, the experts considered how the future of the ...
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NewsSuccessful Christmas trading for butchers
With the New Year now upon us, Meat Management looks back on the Christmas period and offers exclusive insight from the Q Guild and National Craft Butchers on 2018’s festive trading for independent retailers.Callaghans Butchers were one of many reporting successful trading with 330 turkey orders over Christmas.Claire Holland, manager ...
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NewsWhole turkey festive sales down 7%
Whole turkeys experienced a drop of 7% at the multiple retailers over Christmas, but smaller joints flourished while consumers spent an extra £450 million on groceries compared with this time last year.Whole turkey sales experienced a drop of 7% over Christmas.The latest figures and insight from Kantar Worldpanel, published for ...
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NewsInstitute of Meat to receive Royal visit
The Institute of Meat has announced that Her Royal Highness (HRH), Anne, The Princess Royal, will be attending the organisation’s Annual Prize-giving, to be held in conjunction with The Worshipful Company of Butchers (WCB), on 21st February 2019.HRH Anne, The Princess Royal, will be attending the organisation’s Annual Prize-giving. Photo ...
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NewsVegan diet may have severe consequences warning
Professor Chris Elliott, Queen's University Belfast academic, has warned that a vegan diet could be potentially fatal, stating that a lack of essential micronutrients could have severe consequences. Professor Chris Elliott, Queen's University Belfast academic.Poor bone health, lower omega-3 and iodine levels, plus a vitamin B12 deficiency are among those ...
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NewsBMPA cuts staff in major reorganisation
The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has confirmed that it has completed a major reorganisation of the long established trade body.BMPA chief executive, Nick Allen.Meat Management understands that this includes releasing all members of its five strong permanent team, but that changes exclude its CEO Nick Allen who will remain ...
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NewsHealthcare professionals recommend red meat
A survey has shown that 95% of healthcare professionals who attended a medical conference in Cardiff would recommend red meat as a key part of a healthy and balanced diet.The survey showed that nurses were able to identify that Welsh red meat contains a variety of additional nutritional benefits.The survey, ...
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NewsIMS link up with Meat Business Women
The trade body Meat Business Women has announced a partnership with The International Meat Secretariat (IMS), a non-profit organisation that represents the global meat and livestock sector.IMS promotes the sustainable supply of safe, healthy, high-quality and nutritious animal protein.Secretary General of IMS, Hsin Huang.IMS is also the powerhouse behind the ...
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NewsGovernment challenged to ensure a smooth Brexit
Speaking at the Oxford Farming Conference on 3rd January, both Environment secretary Michael Gove and National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Minette Batters spoke about the risks of leaving the EU without a deal.Environment secretary, Michael Gove.Environment secretary Michael Gove told the Oxford Farming Conference: “It’s a grim but inescapable fact ...
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NewsFood Waste Champion appointed by Defra
Environment Secretary, Michael Gove has appointed Ben Elliot as the government’s first Food Surplus and Waste Champion. Mr Elliot is tasked with helping to promote awareness of food waste.The appointment is a key part of the government’s new Resources and Waste Strategy launched in December, and will support the commitment ...
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NewsCall for nitrites reduction in processed meats
A cross-party group of politicians are calling for nitrites to be removed from processed meats including bacon, claiming that nitrite-free alternatives are safer and should be more widely used.Responding to the claim, Nick Allen of the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) said that nitrites are authorised additives and that they ...
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NewsCall for taxes on ‘unhealthy food’
Professor Dame Sally Davies, the Chief Medical Officer, has called for taxes to be applied to so called unhealthy ‘junk food’ in her annual report.The new report outlines plans to create a more healthy nation by 2040, with an emphasis on improving the environment and making it easier for people ...
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NewsDominic Blakemore to speak at City Food Lecture
The 2019 City Food Lecture will be held on Tuesday 26th February 2019 at the Guildhall, London, with the key note speaker announced as Dominic Blakemore, Group CEO of Compass.Dominic Blakemore, Group CEO of Compass.The invitation only event has become a well-established feature of both the City of London and ...
