Latest Industry News – Page 167
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NewsKarro Food Group acquires cooked meat manufacturer TS Bloor & Sons
British pork supplier Karro Food Group has acquired the Leicestershire cooked meats firm, TS Bloor & Sons, for an undisclosed sum.Karro Food Group's Malton site.North Yorkshire-based Karro said the sale was a “highly strategic move” and it plans to use TS Bloor’s skills and expertise along with its supply of ...
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NewsUK Sausage Week: product entry now open!
It’s time to enter your sausages into the annual UK Sausage Week competition ahead of the 10th September deadline.Calling all butchers, manufacturers and supermarkets! Do you think you've got award-winning sausages? Now is the time to nominate products and enter them into the UK Sausage Week competition before 10th September.UK ...
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NewsScottish pig industry aims to double value to £500m by 2030
A new strategy for the Scottish pig industry was recently launched at the Royal Highland Show, and has been developed with input from producers, processors and other stakeholders.It identifies three key qualities which describe how Scotland’s pig sector would like to be perceived by 2030 – which is profitable, responsible ...
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News2 Sisters Q3 results ‘in line with expectations’
Boparan Holdings Limited, the parent company for 2 Sisters Food Group, has announced its consolidated results for the 13 weeks ended 28th April 2018.The report shows continued revenue growth, and total sales up 1.8% to £836.7m.Like-for like sales are also up 1.3%, and the company states that a successful disposal ...
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NewsMulti million pound fund to support Welsh meat industry
More than £2 million has been allocated by the Welsh Government to help the meat sector prepare for Brexit.Announced by First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones, £2.15 million will be provided to support the development of the red meat sector in Wales.A Welsh lamb dish.The investment is said to aim ...
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NewsBritish Meat Processors Association reacts to CO2 shortage
Following the news that carbon dioxide gas shortages may affect the supply of meat and meat products to UK consumers, the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has voiced its concern.The shortages are said to impact the meat industry because of the knock on effects that can occur further back in ...
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News‘Trusting in Trade’ at the IMS World Meat Congress
The IMS World Meat Congress took place earlier this month and brought together beef, pork, lamb and veal industry leaders to discuss key issues affecting the international meat and livestock sector.Based on the theme of ‘Trusting in Trade,’ many professionals from around the world attended, including Livestock and Meat Commission ...
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NewsScottish red meat industry seeks Brexit clarity
Stuart Ashworth, head of economics services at Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), has expressed the need for Brexit clarity speaking at the launch of QMS's new Scottish Red Meat Industry Profile.Ashworth has said that two years on from the referendum there is now an urgent need for clarity to allow businesses ...
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NewsSlaughtering and meat packaging affected by carbon dioxide shortage
A food grade carbon dioxide (CO2) shortage is set to have a major impact on the UK meat processing and manufacturing industry.The UK has been hardest hit by the lack of food grade liquid CO2 - with only one major producer operating. According to the publication Gasworld the supply situation ...
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NewsCampylobacter reduction on track
Some of the UK's major retailers have published their January to March 2018 campylobacter results for fresh shop-bought UK-produced chickens, following tests run by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).Campylobacter is the most common cause of bacterial food poisoning. It is naturally occurring and is found in many animals, most notably ...
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NewsTulip reshapes graduate scheme for 2019
Tulip Ltd celebrated ten years of its graduate programme last week and has unveiled plans to reshape the scheme for 2019.The celebrations brought together 26 employees who joined the company through the graduate scheme, as well as members of Tulip’s Leadership Team and the HR department, to mark this milestone.Tulip ...
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NewsWomen In Meat Industry Awards nominations see strong response
The Women in Meat Industry Awards 2018 campaign is in full swing, with nominations open until 1st July and industry busy putting forward the names of those that they hope to see recognised.With the deadline fast approaching, organisers are urging those that know someone who has brilliant skills, masses of ...
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NewsIndustry attends Worshipful Company of Butchers Charity Gala
Liverymen of the Worshipful Company of Butchers (WCB) gathered with their guests in the impressive surroundings of London’s Guildhall on 15th June for the Master’s Charity Gala.Guests in the Great Hall during dinner.The annual event aims to raise funds for charity as well as to offer industry an opportunity to ...
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NewsIceland sales increase to more than £3 billion
Despite supply chain problems, Iceland sales have risen 8%. The grocer, which specialises in frozen foods, has also seen an increase in like-for-like sales by 2.3% in the 53 weeks to the end of March this year.However, it says these sales are ‘negative’ against the very strong comparative of 6.4% ...
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NewsUK Sausage Week: back with a banger!
UK Sausage Week is back and will be returning between 29th October and 4th November this year. Following on from 2017’s success, butchers, manufacturers, retailers and associations in the UK will once again host their own sausage events.A variety of events took place throughout the campaign, and the same will ...
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NewsABP turns ‘100% green’
ABP Food Group has announced that it has converted to green electricity at 100% of its UK beef and lamb processing sites.The energy sourcing has been underpinned by the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets’ Renewable Energy Guarantee of Origin scheme.ABP states that its UK business now produces more renewable ...
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NewsPositive growth for Tesco
Tesco UK and Republic of Ireland sales are up 3.5% as growth plans are on track, plus UK like-for-like sales are up 2.1% as performance has improved through the last quarter.Group like-for-like sales grew by 1.8% for the 13 weeks to 26th May 2018, representing a tenth consecutive quarter of ...
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NewsPhase one of cutting plants and cold stores review complete
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published an interim update on its cutting plants and cold stores review and outlined the priority areas for phases two and three.On 1st February 2018, FSA and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) announced they would be undertaking a UK wide review of cutting plants and ...
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NewsMoy Park announces multi-million pound investment programme
An investment of over £18 million has been announced for Moy Park’s Lincolnshire facilities.The investment forms part of the company’s ongoing strategic programme which is focused on enhancing operations across its agriculture and processing facilities.This latest announcement from Moy Park follows the opening of a £20 million state-of-the-art hatchery at ...
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NewsBurgers and chicken in major growth
All is looking positive for the meat, fish and poultry (MFP) market, with burgers dubbed the “star performer” of late, while primary and processed meat and poultry returns to growth.This is according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel, covering the 12 weeks to 20th May.The MFP markets have seen ...
