Latest Industry News – Page 186
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NewsOwen Taylor & Sons welcomes students ahead of UK Sausage Week
Combining UK Sausage Week and the end of half term, catering butchers Owen Taylor & Sons have welcomed students from David Nieper Academy to show them how sausages are made on an industrial scale.To celebrate the Great British banger and UK Sausage Week, which kicks off on Monday 30th October, ...
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NewsEU funds leveraged for €10 million lamb promotion
AHDB has announced a €10 million campaign to boost lamb consumption over the next three years, after it successfully bid for European money.(L-R) Peter Hardwick, head of exports at AHDB, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar and AHDB Beef and Lamb board chair Adam Quinney.The campaign is a joint venture between ...
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NewsButcher launches beef sausage recipe competition for UK Sausage Week
Taylors of Sale, a butcher’s shop in Greater Manchester, is marking UK Sausage Week (30th October-5th November) by inviting consumers to create a new sausage recipe.Budding chefs have until 3rd November to submit their entries. The only rule is that the sausage must be made from beef. Anyone is welcome ...
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News2 Sisters boss apologises for mistakes at Commons committee hearing
Owner and CEO of 2 Sisters Food Group, Ranjit Singh Boparan, has apologised for the mistakes that appeared on footage recorded during an undercover investigation by the Guardian and ITV almost four weeks ago, while appearing in front of the Commons environment, food and rural affairs committee inquiry.Ranjit Singh Boparan.Boparan ...
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NewsLadies in Pigs looking for new chairperson
Ladies in Pigs (LIPS) is searching for a new chairperson, as Sue Woodall, who has been chairwoman for ten years, has decided to step down.(L-R) Judy Simpson, Sue Woodall and Jill Piercy.The chair’s role is described as varied and includes all aspects of admin, as well as coordinating staff for ...
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NewsMacsween’s haggis becomes first to launch in Canada in 46 years
Macsween of Edinburgh is the first Scottish haggis manufacturer to be allowed to export to Canada in almost 50 years, after developing a new recipe that meets Canadian regulations.Macsween export range.The development follows the lift of the Canadian ban on red meat imports from Europe in 2015, and since then, ...
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NewsEuropean Livestock and Meat Trades Union AGM discusses Brexit
Brexit was among the key topics of the 66th European Livestock and Meat Trades Union (UECBV) AGM, which took place in Bucharest on 20th October.UECBV president, Philippe Borremans, urged the negotiators to decide soon on transitionary agreements protecting businesses, noting that “while heads of state and chiefs of Government are ...
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NewsUK Sausage Week about to begin
UK Sausage Week kicks off next week – Monday 30th October – and butchers, manufacturers and retailers are being reminded of the numerous way to get involved.Six UK Sausage Week business tips: Display the UK Sausage Week poster and label your products with the logo: The campaign’s official poster and ...
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NewsBluetongue virus detected in cattle imported from France
The UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer has urged farmers to remain vigilant for signs of bluetongue virus, after the disease was picked up in a number of cattle imported from France.The Animal and Plant Health Agency identified the disease in cattle, after they were brought to Preston and Kendal in England, ...
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NewsDales Traditional Butchers unveils UK Sausage Week celebration plans
A Lonsdale butcher’s shop is celebrating UK Sausage Week (running from 30th October to 5th November) by giving away free samples and making donations to its local girl guiding group. Mark Duckworth.Dales Traditional Butchers, in Kirkby, will be donating 50p from every KG of sausages it sells to the Girl ...
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NewsPast NFMFT president Michael Beaumont passes away
Past president and life honorary vice president of the National Federation of Meat & Food Traders (NFMFT), Michael Beaumont, sadly passed away on 22nd October.Born in 1944 in Colne, Huntingdonshire, Michael began training as a butcher when he was 20 years old.Local butcher, Richard Whitmore, helped him open his shop ...
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NewsMultivac launches ‘next generation Thermoformer’ at open day
Multivac has unveiled its recently developed X-line RX 4.0, the next generation in thermoforming technology, during an open day event at its Swindon showroom.Visitors across the industry were invited to the company’s newly modernised showroom on 26th and 27th September for an exclusive viewing of the X-line Thermoformer.Billed as a ...
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NewsPigmeat production on the rise
Pigmeat production increased by 7.5% between the end of July and mid-October, as farmgate pig prices returned to a traditional seasonal pattern in 2017.According to data from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), carcase weights also rose by 2.5%, while also remaining “well above 2016 levels”.Consequently, the 9% annual increase in per ...
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NewsCMA launches Cargill / Faccenda merger inquiry
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced an investigation into the joint poultry venture recently announced by Cargill and Faccenda.The ‘phase 1 investigation’ has been launched following the European Commission’s decision to refer the case to the UK, under Article 4(4) of the EC Merger Regulation.The regulator said it ...
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NewsEU leaders agree to begin internal discussions on Brexit trade
EU leaders have decided to start internal trade talks with the UK, in preparation for the second phase.The move paves the way for the possible start of formal talks on the future trade relationship between the UK and the EU in December.Prime Minister, Theresa May. (Photo Credit: Policy Exchange.)In a ...
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NewsMoy Park donates 150,000 meals to charity
Moy Park has reached a milestone with FareShare, the UK charity fighting hunger and food waste, by contributing over 150,000 meals.Paddy Molloy, Moy Park, with Rowen West-Henzell, FareShare. (Photo Credit: Ian Hodgkinson / Picture It.)Moy Park joined forces with FareShare in March 2015 and has provided more than 68 tonnes ...
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NewsDiscounter retailers popular with 77% of richer households
Better off British consumers have outraced lower income households in visiting food discounters, with as many as 77% of British customers with household income of £50,000 or more visiting the outlets, compared to 73% of those with a household income of £15,500 or less.Figures revealed by Mintel’s Food and Non-food ...
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NewsCampylobacter levels continue to drop
Campylobacter levels have continued to fall in the last period of the third annual Food Standards Agency (FSA) survey, with chickens positive for the bacteria at any level being down to 54% in 2016/17, from 73.2% in 2014/15 when the surveys began.The survey, which was based on a total of ...
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NewsSausage survey launched ahead of UK Sausage Week
Ahead of UK Sausage Week, which runs from 30th October to 5th November, the Q Guild of Butchers has created an online survey to discover consumers’ thoughts “on all things sausage related”.The short survey could give butchers a better idea of how consumers buy sausages, what are their preferred outlets ...
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NewsQuality Meat Scotland seeks industry views on DNA testing
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) is exploring the potential to introduce a DNA testing programme to further underpin the existing measures to guarantee the authenticity of Scotch Beef PGI.Speaking at this week’s NFU Scotland Livestock Roadshow, QMS’s chief executive Alan Clarke said the body is seeking feedback from all parts of ...
