Latest Industry News – Page 159
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NewsAddo Food Group COO moves to EDME
Food ingredient company EDME has a new managing director. Mark Hodson was previously chief operating officer (COO) at Addo Food Group which produces chilled savoury products for Wall’s, Bowyers and Pork Farms.Mark Hodson, new EDME MD.His experience in the food industry includes strategic and operational roles with RF Brookes (suppliers ...
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NewsFarmers take centre stage in campaign to promote British meat
Britain’s farmers will be showcasing their quality food in national press over the next four weeks as the NFU partners with Colman’s to promote British meat.Livestock farmers and the NFU’s Back British Farming message will take centre stage in The Sun newspaper every Saturday throughout November, reaching nearly 1.5million people ...
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NewsWelsh Lamb and Welsh Beef receive accolades for marketing work
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC), has scooped four awards at the recent 2019 CIPR Cymru Wales Pride Awards ceremony in Cardiff for its work promoting PGI Welsh Lamb and PGI Welsh Beef.Tours to Wales for food writers to show them the story behind Welsh Lamb and Welsh ...
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NewsM&S Food shows growth in half year results
M&S has released its half year results for the period ending 28th September 2019. They show its food business' like-for-like sales growth is up 0.9% driven by volume. Food revenue increased 1.2% to £2.85bn from last year.Marks and Spencer CEO, Steve RoweSteve Rowe, chief executive said: "Our transformation plan is ...
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NewsHRH The Princess Royal officially opens new Butchers' Hall
HRH The Princess Royal officially opened the newly refurbished Butchers' Hall last Friday with the unveiling of a special plaque to mark the occasion.Welcomed by The Master, Tim Dumenil, HRH The Princess Royal said: "For the whole company it is a real achievement. I hope what is represents now allows ...
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NewsPork producers remain cautious on expansion says Rabobank Q4 report
Rabobank's latest report indicates that the risks of expansion outweighs the rewards for pork producers. The report says pork prices have hit record highs in some regions, while trade barriers continue to limit the upside in the US and Canada. Prices will continue to increase through Q4 2019 and into ...
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NewsQMS reports changing balance of trade for red meat
Exports of fresh and frozen beef saw an increase of 18% from January to August this year, with sheepmeat exports up 20% year on year, according to the latest market analysis by Quality Meat Scotland.Stuart Ashworth, QMS director of Economic Services, said that amongst all the confusion that is Brexit ...
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NewsA Royal occasion plus UK Sausage Week at Butchers’ Hall
As part of ongoing 2019 UK Sausage Week celebrations, this year’s UK Supreme Sausage Champion sausage was served during a drinks reception as canapés today [November 1st] before a very special Worshipful Company of Butchers (WCB) Court Lunch. The event took place at the newly refurbished Butchers’ Hall, attended by ...
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NewsWales takes aim at ‘unbalanced coverage’ of meat-free lifestyles
A body representing Welsh lamb, beef and pork producers has called for a more balanced debate around the issue of diet choices in the media.This comes as more anti-meat organisations prepare to ramp-up publicity around ‘World Vegan Day’ on November 1st,Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has emphasised ...
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NewsNSA launches toolkit to prepare businesses for the future
With significant changes to agriculture imminent, the National Sheep Association (NSA) has launched a ‘Business Readiness Toolkit’ to help UK sheep producers ensure they’re prepared for changes in the coming months and years.NSA chief executive, Phil Stocker.NSA chief executive Phil Stocker said: “NSA has long been aware our exit from ...
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NewsEssentia Protein Solutions marks golden anniversary
West Midlands based ingredients specialist Essentia Protein Solutions has eyes on future markets as it celebrates 50 years at its Tipton manufacturing base.Staff at Essentia Protein Solutions celebrate 50 years in Tipton.Originally founded in 1969 as a manufacturer of pork scratchings, the Ramsay Road company has evolved and since 2015 ...
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HCC conference to address how industry fights back
Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) is to host a conference on 14th November after raising concerns over dilemmas, disruptions and potential disasters heading towards the red meat sector. It will focus on how the sector can fight back.[gallery columns="2" type="slideshow" ids="https://d34wkqkcvmkqx1.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/ymg-library/web/images/2019/10/HCC19091-The-Welsh-Way-the-premium-path-to-supply-chain-sustainability-1.jpg|Lord Mark Price former trade minister and ...
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UK Sausage Week Supreme Champion appears on ITV's This Morning
The winner of the UK Sausage Week Supreme Champion Award, Morgan’s Country Butchers, has featured on ITV’s This Morning with Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield showcasing its winning sausage.[gallery type="slideshow" ids="https://d34wkqkcvmkqx1.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/ymg-library/web/images/2019/10/also-with-ha-nd-p.jpg|,https://d34wkqkcvmkqx1.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/ymg-library/web/images/2019/10/this-morning-banner.jpg|,https://d34wkqkcvmkqx1.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/ymg-library/web/images/2019/10/morgans-2-.jpg|,https://d34wkqkcvmkqx1.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/ymg-library/web/images/2019/10/make-u-p-room.jpg|"]Butchers Darren Morgan and his daughter Lauren appeared together with their winning Traditional Shropshire Pork Sausage, which was given a ...
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News2019 UK Sausage Week Awards – film and photo gallery now online
Recording the start of this year’s UK Sausage Week (UKSW) a brand new film of the UKSW Awards is now live online, together with a photo gallery of all the winners.[vimeo 369817365 w=640 h=360]Meat Management’s editor Pam Brook said: The short film provides a taste of how Meat Management is ...
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Change at Columbus UK
Managing director of Columbus’ UK business, a global digital advisor and solution provider to the meat and food industry has been appointed group chief people officer and will head the development of people, culture, and career growth globally. Her role will start in January 2020.[gallery type="slideshow" ids="https://d34wkqkcvmkqx1.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/ymg-library/web/images/2019/10/Chris-Mean-Columbus.jpg|Chris Mean will take ...
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Welsh lamb showcased in Italy
An award-winning butcher from Wales linked up with one of the most famous names in Italian craft butchery this month, all in the name of raising awareness of PGI Welsh Lamb among Italian food writers.[gallery type="slideshow" ids="https://d34wkqkcvmkqx1.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/ymg-library/web/images/2019/10/HCC19090-Eccellente-–-Butchers-Unite-to-Promote-Welsh-Lamb-1.jpg|Giorgio Pellegrini and Mark McArdle demonstrate Welsh Lamb butchery to Italian food writers.,https://d34wkqkcvmkqx1.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/ymg-library/web/images/2019/10/HCC19090-Eccellente-–-Butchers-Unite-to-Promote-Welsh-Lamb-2.jpg|Mark McArdle ...
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NewsFarmers give Morrisons shoppers a taste of Scotch Lamb PGI
A sheep farmer from Aberdeenshire has swapped her fields for the aisles to support a campaign promoting Scotch Lamb PGI.QMS Brand Ambassador Megan Leask (left) and local farmer Michelle Stephen (right) with customer 9-year old, Darcey Wallace.Michelle Stephen of Meikle Tillyeve Farm near Udny was recently in Morrisons in Inverurie ...
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NewsNFU Scotland says enough is enough, Brexit decisions are needed now
Speaking at last week's NFU Scotland autumn conference president, Andrew McCornick, said: "Solid outcomes determined now will define the successful future for Scotland’s farmers, producers and crofters post Brexit."He added: “We are at the end of yet another very turbulent week for UK politics and still we await resolution to ...
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NewsUK Sausage Week winners 2019 revealed
This year’s UK Sausage Week launched in style with a celebration lunch at the newly refurbished Butchers’ Hall, London. The winners of the 2019 UK Sausage Week competition were revealed during a ‘sizzling’ occasion attended by winners, finalists and Award partners.Chef Lesley Waters, known for regular TV appearances on programmes ...
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NewsSix sites to export British trotters to China
Six sites in Britain have been given official approval to export trotters to China in a new agreement announced this week. The sites were confirmed to meet Chinese requirements and exports will be able to commence shortly. It will be the first time these sites in Britain, which belong to ...
