Latest Industry News – Page 182
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NewsWorshipful Company of Butchers host Boar’s Head Ceremony
The Worshipful Company of Butchers’ annual Boar's Head Ceremony took place on 5th December in the City of London.Roger Kelsey, Graham Yandell, Rob Yandell and Bill Jermey bearing the boar's head for the WCB Boar's Head Ceremony.The event is held every winter and sees members of the court and livery ...
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NewsKepak Group acquires Moy Park Dublin plant
Kepak Group (Kepak) has announced that it is to acquire the Moy Park Poppintree facility in Ballymun, Dublin, with the acquisition expected to be completed by the end of December.The investment is Kepak Group’s fourth acquisition this year, following the JV investment in Greene Farm Fine Foods in Westmeath, and ...
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NewsUK ‘will not compete through a race to the bottom’, says Gove
Defra Secretary of State Michael Gove highlighted his desire to ensure that “there is no compromise” to the poultry sector’s high animal welfare and environmental standards during the British Poultry Council’s (BPC) annual awards.Addressing the gathering at the House of Commons, Gove described the poultry sector as a “real food ...
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NewsBoparan profits take hit in first quarter
Boparan Holdings, the parent company for 2 Sisters Food Group, has seen its operating profit drop by 57.6% at £8.4 million in its first quarter results for 2017-18.The drop is thought to be due to the temporary suspension of operations at 2 Sisters Food Group’s poultry cutting plant (Site D) ...
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NewsDefra appoints new chief veterinary officer
Nigel Gibbens is stepping down at the end of February 2018, having served as chief veterinary officer (CVO) for ten years, and will be replaced by Christine Middlemiss.Middlemiss will join Defra from her current high profile position in Australia, where she has been working as the CVO in New South ...
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NewsAmazonFresh partners with family butcher for festive meat offering
Online retail giant Amazon has teamed up with one of London’s oldest butchers, C.Lidgate, to offer consumers ‘Golden Geese’ and ‘Medieval Mince Pies’.C.Lidgate butchers and AmazonFresh have launched a Golden Goose for Christmas 2017. Photo: Simon Jacobs.By working with fifth-generation family butcher’s shop C.Lidgate in Holland Park, AmazonFresh is now ...
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NewsPhosphates in meat ‘not the most harmful chemical’
Fears that a potential ban on phosphates would lead to döner kebabs being banned across the continent have been dismissed by Dr Huda Al-Kateb, senior lecturer in Food and Nutrition Sciences, Birmingham City University.Dr Al-Kateb’s comments follow news that the European Parliament could veto an EU Commission proposal to allow ...
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NewsFarmers to promote British turkeys on social media ahead of Christmas
From 1st December, farmers will be posting messages, photos and videos on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using #BuyMyTurkey to remind the public to start thinking about the centrepiece of the Christmas dinner table – a traditional British farm fresh turkey.Shoppers can support British farmers and choose a bird that has ...
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NewsThe Black Farmer champions pork raised without antibiotics
Wilfred Emmanuel Jones, aka The Black Farmer, has launched what’s claimed to be the first range of pork products raised without antibiotics.The Black Farmer brand covers a range of gluten-free products ranging from sausages to cheese, and is based on the border of Devon and Cornwall.The company has worked with ...
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NewsNigel Barden to host Q Guild Smithfield Awards
Broadcaster and food expert, Nigel Barden, has been announced as host of the Q Guild’s annual Smithfield Awards.Run by the Q Guild of Butchers, the awards have been running for 30 years and will take place on 7th February 2018 at a luncheon at Stationers’ Hall in London.Nigel Barden.Barden is ...
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NewsGlobal animal protein production continues to grow
Animal protein production is expanding around the world, with increasing competition creating many areas of opportunity for both producers and processors, according to RaboResearch’s Animal Protein Outlook for 2018.Looking at production across species, beef joins pork as a strong contributor to global expansion, as global beef production is expected to ...
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News2 Sisters to create 100 jobs at East Anglian chicken operation
2 Sisters is ramping up production at its chicken processing facility in Flixton, announcing that it will create 100 jobs following an upgrade of the facility earlier this year, ahead of its Christmas period.The Flixton upgrade offers new career opportunities in the region.The Suffolk site has seen investment in new ...
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NewsPork sees strong retail performance
Meat, fish and poultry (MFP) volumes have remained static in the 12 weeks ending 5th November, compared to last year, with pork remaining the “star performer”, despite inflation hitting all three categories.Volume sales have increased by 1% in the overall grocery market and the primary MFP categories are “struggling”, with ...
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NewsEuropean meat sector would be ‘devastated’ in no-deal Brexit
The meat sector faces the highest tariffs of all industries under WTO rules, according to analysis by the European Livestock and Meat Trades Union (UECBV), with estimated average tariff rates close to 50% and exceeding 100% for some products, rendering it “uniquely vulnerable” in a no-deal situation.UECBV commissioned Red Flag, ...
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NewsMultivac takes over the slicer division of VC999
Packaging specialist Multivac Sepp Haggenmüller SE & Co. KG will take over the slicing activities of VC999, making a “strategically important” step in the direction of ‘better processing’.The acquisition will mean that Multivac will now be able to offer customers complete slicing and packaging lines in all output categories.Founded five ...
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NewsCranswick enjoys strong half-year results
Cranswick has posted increased revenue and operating profit, with growth having been supported by contributions from Crown Chicken and the Ballymena pork processing businesses that were acquired in the previous financial year.Reported revenue from continuing operations increased by 23% to £714.6 million, while like-for-like revenue was 18% higher, with corresponding ...
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NewsWelsh meat industry should ‘move with the times’
Welsh red meat can “thrive in the UK market by moving with the times and aiming at premium sectors”, according to the chairman of Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC), Kevin Roberts.In his opening address at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair in Builth Wells, Roberts explained that a ...
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NewsMajor UK retailers publish campylobacter results
The UK’s ‘top nine’ retailers have published their results on campylobacter contamination in UK produced whole chickens, covering July to September 2017, following the Food Standard Agency’s (FSA) changes to the campylobacter survey a few months ago.According to the results released by Aldi, Asda, Co-op, Lidl, M&S, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco ...
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NewsGovernment announces new Food and Drink Sector Council
The Government has reiterated its commitment to establishing “a new partnership” between itself and the food chain by launching a new Food and Drink Sector Council, which will be tasked with building on emerging proposals for a sector deal in food and drink manufacturing.Announced as part of the Government’s Industrial ...
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NewsGove clarifies: Sentience of animals will continue to be recognised after Brexit
Environment Secretary Michael Gove has been forced to clarify the Government’s position on animal sentience, following last week’s vote against New Clause 30 of the EU Withdrawal Bill, which included the specific mention.Since the vote, a number of campaign groups and industry representatives, including the British Veterinary Association, have called ...
