Latest Industry News – Page 166
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NewsBob Carnell appointed CEO of ABP UK
Bob Carnell is to be the new chief executive officer of ABP Food Group's UK Division. He joins from Kerry Foods Consumer Brands Business in the UK and Ireland and will replace Tom Kirwan, who will step down from October 2019.Bob Carnell to be ABP UK's CEO from October.Carnell is ...
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NewsNFU gets behind campaign to promote British lamb
The NFU and its members are this week encouraging shoppers, foodservice and retailers to back British lamb, as well as showcasing the journey behind one of the nation’s most iconic products.Love Lamb Week, led by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), encourages producers, butchers, retailers, restaurants and the public ...
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NewsPast WCB master and meat manufacturer, Henry Tattersall dies at age of 84
Former past master of the Worshipful Company of Butchers and retired meat manufacturer, Henry Tattersall has died at the age of 84.Former past master of the Worshipful Company of Butchers and retired meat manufacturer, Henry Tattersall.Born in 1935 in Haslingham, Lancashire to the then highly successful JH Birtwhistle textile family, ...
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NewsScottish Venison day fillip as Scottish Government pledges research funding
The Scottish Government has confirmed today, 4th September, as Scottish Venison Day and has said it will fund baseline research to help Scotland’s venison producers and processors better understand the UK venison market, its challenges and opportunities.One year on from the launch of Beyond the Glen, a strategy for Scottish ...
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NewsUK Sausage Week 2019 competition judging underway
The first day’s judging for the search to find the UK’s best sausages is underway at The Regional Food Academy at Harper Adams University as the clock ticks down to this year’s UK Sausage Week (28th October to 3rd November).Judging is now underway for the UKSW competition.The two-day judging takes ...
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NewsStill time to enter meat products in FMT Food Industry Awards
Meat and poultry manufacturers still have one last opportunity to enter their innovations in the 2019/20 Food Management Today Industry Awards. Due to high demand the entry deadline has been extended until Thursday 12th September.The 2019 Food Management Today Industry Awards winners.Meat Management and Food Management Today editor, Pamela Brook, ...
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NewsFarmers and Butchers better equipped to 'Meat the Market'
Butchers and farmers may now feel better equipped in their livestock and carcase selection to meet the demands of consumers and processors after the Meat the Market workshops hosted Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).The meetings held in August were the first of the 2019 ‘Meat the Market’ events and since the ...
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New recruits to AHDB's pork technical team
Two new recruits have joined the pork technical team at the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).[gallery type="slideshow" ids="https://d34wkqkcvmkqx1.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/ymg-library/web/images/2019/09/Jen-Waters.jpg|Jen Water, AHDB.,https://d34wkqkcvmkqx1.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/ymg-library/web/images/2019/09/Grace-Whitlow.jpg|Grace Whitlow, AHDB."]Jen Waters has returned after an eight year hiatus as Senior Knowledge Exchange (KE) manager, while Grace Whitlow has taken up the role of Environment and Buildings Knowledge ...
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NewsSpecially Selected Pork promotion to Lidl shoppers
An Aberdeenshire pig farmer has joined Quality Meat Scotland’s Specially Selected Pork brand ambassadors at Lidl in Aberdeen to inspire and encourage Scottish consumers to try adventurous new pork dishes which are perfect for mid-week family meals.Customers Gillian Gove and daughter Billie Gray joined Aberdeenshire farmer Lynn Argo (far right) ...
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NewsNFU calls for trade and standards commission to uphold food values post-Brexit
With only two months to go until the UK leaves the EU, the NFU is urging the government to back up its assurances to uphold British farming’s high production standards post-Brexit with firm actions.Theresa Villiers, Secretary of State for the Environment has been asked by the NFU for a clear ...
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NewsScotch Beef showcased to over 10 million Japanese consumers
Scotch Beef PGI is set to make its Japanese screen debut to over 10 million people ahead of the rugby calendar’s most important event.QMS's Tom Gibson talking to Japanese TV in Edinburgh.A team from Nippon TV, a Japanese broadcaster, were in Edinburgh to find out more about Scottish Rugby and ...
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NewsBritish Game Alliance secures trade agreement for 250,000 game birds
The British Game Alliance (BGA) has secured its first major overseas trade agreement for 250,000 birds to be exported for use in retail and high-end restaurants in Hong Kong and Macau this season.High end restaurants and hotels in Hong Kong and Macau set to have British Game on their menus.The ...
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Supermarket support for Scottish lamb stronger than 2018
The biggest ever shelfwatch by NFU Scotland has revealed plentiful volumes of Scottish and UK lamb available, but ASDA has been found wanting. NFU Scotland members and staff have visited almost 60 Scottish supermarkets this week, to identify which retailers are supporting Scottish sheep farmers during peak season.Its secret shoppers ...
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NewsSAMW urges Scottish Government to guarantee beef finisher returns
The Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers (SAMW) has written to the Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy, Fergus Ewing, urging him to put measures in place to ensure Scotland’s beef farmers are guaranteed a return of above £3.60 per kilo for all properly finished and marketed cattle.Rural economy secretary Fergus ...
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NewsTop Yorkshire chef champions nose-to-tail lamb use
Yorkshire farmer’s daughter and Great British Menu chef, Stephanie Moon calls cooks to make better use of the lamb carcase as the country prepares for Love Lamb Week.Sharing her dish, ‘Lamb Feast,’ a simple barbecue dish designed to make cooking with lesser used lamb cuts such as breast, kidney and ...
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NewsBettcher Industries celebrates 75 years in business
Bettcher Industries, one of the world's leading manufacturers of cutting and trimming tools for the meat processing industry, recently celebrated its 75th anniversary at the company’s headquarters in Birmingham, Ohio, USA.Gregor Thomalla, managing director of Bettcher GmbH, and Russ Stroner, head of Worldwide Sales at Bettcher.Bettcher Industries was founded in ...
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NewsTulip Ltd sold to Pilgrim's for £290 million
The Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation has announced that it has signed a contract to acquire Tulip Limited, including its 12 fresh and value-added operations in the United Kingdom, from Danish Crown. The deal is set to create one of the largest integrated prepared foods businesses in the UK with a portfolio ...
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NewsLMC and UFU returning to Belfast with Love Lamb Week
This Love Lamb Week, the Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland (LMC) and the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) are returning to the heart of Belfast to encourage consumers to support Northern Ireland Farm Quality Assured (NIFQA) lamb.Pictured launching Love Lamb Week 2019 are, front row, from left, Scott and ...
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NewsFarmers call for clarity on cause of low beef price
British beef farmers are calling for clarity as to why the farm-gate beef price remains so low, after 12 weeks of falling prices. According to the latest figures from AHDB, the farm-gate price is now 22p/k below the five year average.NFU livestock board chairman Richard Findlay said: “Farmers are now ...
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NewsRetailers sign up for ‘Love Lamb Week’ Promotions
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has said that many of Britain’s largest retailers and wholesalers have signed up to take part in activities to promote PGI Welsh Lamb over the next few weeks, around the UK-wide celebration of ‘Love Lamb Week’ on 1st-7th September.Love Lamb Week sees ...
