Latest Industry News – Page 172
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News2 Sisters expresses ‘regret’ over Cambuslang site closure
Hundreds of poultry workers in Scotland are to lose their jobs due to the closure of the Cambuslang plant belonging to 2 Sisters Food Group.The supplier of supermarket chicken said it will shut the Cambuslang factory in South Lanarkshire in August. The site employs about 450 people.A 2 Sisters Food ...
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News2 Sisters pledges to use less plastic and recycle more
2 Sister Food Group has announced a wide-ranging initiative to lead the food processing sector in using less and recycling more plastic at its businesses.The Group is committing to massive reductions in plastic packaging by 2020 and is pledging to phase out its use of un-recyclable bottles and cups at ...
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NewsBacon and fresh poultry see strongest growth so far this year
While Kantar Worldpanel’s latest market report indicates a volume drop for Meat, Fish and Poultry (MFP), both bacon and fresh processed poultry show strong performances.According to Kantar, it has been a “difficult first quarter” for the MFP market with overall volumes dropping as shoppers move their spend into other markets.In ...
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NewsHolmesterne Foods doubles capacity
Holmesterne Foods, known for its raw and cooked meat products, has doubled its production capacity at two of its manufacturing sites.Head of operations, Shaun Bedford.The company, which has a £17m turnover, has installed a number of new generation blast freezer units at two of its manufacturing sites in North Yorkshire, ...
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NewsSpeculation grows over AHDB redirection
Following the announcement that AHDB is restructuring its market development team, Meat Management looked behind the scenes to consider what may be going on.The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) recently announced it is restructuring its market development team and admitted “a small number of redundancies” will be necessary. However, ...
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News2 Sisters Food Group reveals in-house apprenticeship scheme
Food manufacturer 2 Sisters is now running a team dedicated to apprentices, offering colleagues and new starters the chance to kick start their careers in the food industry.2 Sisters is launching its in-house apprenticeship scheme.With more than a 150 staff members already signed up, the team at 2 Sisters expects ...
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NewsBritish Poultry Council 'insulted' by US Trade Representative report
The recently published US Trade Representative report has incited a negative response from the British Poultry Council. The report lays out what the US sees as restrictions to trade all around the world.The 500 page report indicates that the US wants to ‘get rid of’ rules on everything from animal ...
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NewsNFMFT on the hunt for top meat products
The National Federation of Meat & Food Traders’ (NFMFT) National Meat Products Competition will be held on Tuesday 17th April and the judges are searching for some of industry’s top products.NFMFT is on the hunt for top meat products.The competition is open to independent butchers, farm shops and food processors ...
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NewsThe Black Farmer launches food business collaboration
Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, CEO and founder of The Black Farmer, has announced the launch of The Hatchery, an initiative that will see him working with other food entrepreneurs.Emmanuel-Jones described The Hatchery as a “collaborative incubator” that will see small food businesses working together to “challenge larger corporations” and ensure their own ...
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NewsABP acquires third anaerobic digestion facility
Beef processor ABP Food Group’s renewables division, Olleco, has announced the acquisition of an anaerobic digestion (AD) facility at Westcott Park, Buckinghamshire.ABP Ellesmere. (Photo: Stonehouse Photographic)The facility has capacity to process 96,000 tonnes of food waste each year and produce up to 3.2 Mw of green electricity and 4.8Mw of ...
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NewsAIMS welcomes new Livestock Information Service
The Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS) has welcomed DEFRA’s announcement that the new Livestock Information Service is to go ahead, working in partnership with the industry.The new service, set to be operational from 2019, will give farmers and processors accurate information about animals and their movements by providing the ...
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NewsNew livestock traceability system to be implemented in 2019
It's been announced that DEFRA is to go ahead with the development of a new Livestock Information Service in partnership with industry.The new service, the making of which has been described as a “landmark decision”, will be rolled-out in 2019 and will provide the means to identify and track animal ...
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NewsTrade visit to Thailand a win for British poultry
The British poultry industry has welcomed International Trade Secretary Liam Fox’s visit to Thailand as it is believed it will help boost the export of UK poultry genetics.The visit is also expected to help spur growth in the sector and bolster our competitiveness at home and abroad.The UK is one ...
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NewsHogg prices remain strong as demand for lamb peaks
Prime hogg prices in the UK are some 30% higher than last year, with Ireland, France and Spain also reporting farmgate prices 15-20% higher.Stuart Ashworth, head of economics services at QMS.“Auction market throughputs through March have been well above last year’s levels, while the UK weekly slaughter of prime sheep ...
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NewsEaster trading: beginning to look a lot like Christmas?
Easter is always a key trading season for the meat sector, and grocery researcher IGD has revealed which products and selling techniques were the winners at the major supermarkets this season.Turkey is becoming more and more popular at Easter in addition to lamb.According to IGD, retailers have learnt from what ...
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NewsRhug Estate granted Royal Warrant of Appointment
Organic meat produced on the Rhug Estate in Corwen in Wales is reportedly the first in the country to be granted a Royal Warrant of Appointment to HRH The Prince of Wales.As well as supplying organic meat (including Welsh lamb, bison, chicken and turkey) to Prince Charles, the farm can ...
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NewsKerry Taste & Nutrition enhances offering with acquisition of Hasenosa
Kerry Taste & Nutrition has confirmed the acquisition of Hasenosa, a Spanish food producer of added value coatings with a speciality in extruded and gluten free breadcrumbs and coatings systems.Kerry Taste & Nutrition has now acquired Spanish food producer Hasenosa.The longevity and foothold that Hasenosa has in the Spanish market, ...
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NewsTulip appoints Tommy Moelgaard as chief financial officer
Pork producer Tulip Ltd has appointed Tommy Moelgaard as its new chief financial officer. Moelgaard joined the business in February 2018 as part of the core executive team and will oversee all of Tulip’s financial operations across the company’s four businesses. He succeeds interim chief financial officer Helen Glennie.Tommy Moelgaard ...
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NewsPoultry sector calls on Government to help tackle consumer food poverty
The British poultry industry has called for a joined-up approach to tackling food poverty by ensuring everyone, including the most vulnerable, has access to safe, wholesome and nutritious food.The roundtable was attended by members of the poultry meat industry and MPs.Parliamentarians, members of the poultry meat industry and organisations working ...
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News2 Sisters unveils strategy to strengthen gender equality
2 Sisters Food Group has published its Gender Pay Gap report and unveiled a series of initiatives to improve diversity, gender, equality pay and opportunity across its business.At 2 Sisters, men and women are paid equally for doing equivalent jobs with equivalent experience and the gender balance and pay rates ...
