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NewsNFU announces Welsh lamb supporting plan
NFU Cymru has announced an eight point action plan calling on all retailers to show their commitment to Welsh lamb, ahead of the NSA event in Talybont-on-Usk.NFU Cymru has announced an eight point action plan to support Welsh lamb.Through its manifesto, the union is aiming to provide a clear and ...
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NewsDawn Meats achieves Business Working Responsibly Mark
Dawn Meats has become the first Irish food manufacturing company to attain the Business Working Responsibly Mark at its Carroll’s Cross site in Waterford, joining a group of only 25 companies in the country to have reached the standard.Pictured: Dawn Meats chief executive, Niall Browne, and Business in the Community ...
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NewsTulip to take on 580 apprentices
Food producer Tulip has shown its commitment to apprenticeships, as the firm will be employing around 580 young learners across its four sites over the next few years.Hannah and Justine, apprentices at Tulip Foods, currently being trained by Remit Food.Currently working with around 152 apprentices, Tulip is being supported by ...
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News2 Sisters invests £10 million in Welsh site
Food manufacturer, 2 Sisters Food Group, has invested £10 million in new technology and innovation in order to ramp up the capabilities of its prepared meals facility in South Wales.The company’s Rogerstone site now has a dedicated Oriental foods ‘pod’, which was completed ahead of the Chinese New Year. This ...
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NewsHCC updates Welsh vets on red meat issues
A course hosted by the Wales Veterinary Science Centre (WVSC) in Aberystwyth updated a group of vets on a number of red meat related issues, with the aid of Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) that was invited to participate. HCC’s James Ruggeri looks at ideal sward grazing ...
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NewsCattle prices continue to strengthen
The cattle trade has recorded its strongest weekly price increase since September 2016, continuing its upward trend throughout April, according to analysis by AHDB Beef & Lamb.The cattle trade has recorded its strongest weekly price increase since September 2016.In the week ended 6th May, the GB all-prime average was lifted ...
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NewsHCC to promote Welsh Lamb and Beef exports
HCC Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) is set to meet a wide range of clients from across Europe and the Middle East, as part of its attempt to promote PGI Welsh Lamb and PGI Welsh Beef at various international exhibitions this month.HCC aims for major export push this ...
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NewsRed Tractor campaign to promote barbecue season
Following the success of last year’s promotion, Red Tractor will again be offering promotional packs throughout the summer months to get the nation barbecuing.Red Tractor logoResearch has shown that the barbecue season starts as early as April for many Brits, and therefore Red Tractor is urging retailers to get behind ...
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NewsLast chance to enter National Meat Products Competition
Organisers of the National Meat Products Competition, taking place at the Meatup on 24th May at ArenaMK, Milton Keynes, are gearing up for the event and reminding butchers across the UK that time is running out to enter their products.National Meat Products Competition Champion 2016 Craig Finch.This year’s competition, hosted ...
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NewsNew speaker joins Meatup seminar line-up
The organisers of the UK meat sector’s only dedicated trade show, Meatup, have announced that a new industry expert has joined the line-up of seminar speakers at the show, which takes place in two weeks’ time.Meatup, the UK's only meat industry exhibition, will take place on 24th and 25th May.Henrietta ...
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NewsDr. Phil Hadley to spearhead AHDB’s exports work
AHDB has appointed Dr. Phil Hadley to the new post of International Market Development director.Dr. Phil Hadley.Dr. Hadley joined AHDB in 2004 as regional development manager for the south west and has since worked in several roles within the organisation. He is currently head of Global Supply Chain Development.In his ...
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NewsGeorge Payne Butchers marks anniversary by slashing prices of beef
Tyneside-based George Payne Butchers is set to mark its 30th anniversary by offering prime beef roasts at the same price they were sold when the company first opened in 1987.(L-R): George Payne Butchers shop manager Alex Daley, 24-year-old up and coming butcher Anthony Cunningham and owner George Payne.As the shop’s ...
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NewsNSA grieves loss of chairman Samuel Wharry
The National Sheep Association’s (NSA) chairman and Country Antrim sheep farmer, Samuel Wharry, sadly passed away on 5th May, aged 56.NSA chairman Samuel Wharry.Wharry represented NSA Northern Ireland Region as a trustee of the UK-wide association in 2012 and was elected national chairman in January 2015.In a statement announcing his ...
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NewsMeat and poultry market sees volume growth
Beef and chicken have enjoyed volume growth for the 12 weeks ending 23rd April, despite a reversal in trends during the Easter weekend that saw declines in lamb and turkey.A reversal in trends during the Easter weekend that saw declines in lamb and turkey.Figures obtained by the Kantar Worldpanel revealed ...
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NewsWorld Butchers’ Challenge Team GB selection at Meatup
It has now been announced that butchers in the running for a spot in the Team GB butchery team will put their skills to the test at Meatup, the dedicated exhibition for the UK meat industry, later this month. Separate from the main Competition Arena at the show, taking place ...
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NewsMeat industry golfers unite for charity
The Butchers’ and Drovers’ Charitable Institution (BDCI) has called for keen golfers in the meat industry to help raise funds for the charity by attending a golf day at the Surrey Downs Golf Club in Kingswood on 21st September. The Butchers’ and Drovers’ Charitable Institution's golf day.The annual event promises ...
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NewsSainsbury’s profits drop despite Argos merger boost
Sainsbury’s has warned of “uncertain” impact of cost pressures, as it unveiled its preliminary results in the year to 11th March that saw its profits before tax slip by 8.2% to £503 million.Sainsbury's profits before tax slipped by 8.2% to £503 million in the year to 11th March.The supermarket retailer ...
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NewsAvian flu case confirmed in Lancashire
The UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer, Nigel Gibbens, has announced that an H5N8 avian flu case was confirmed in a small backyard flock of chickens at a farm near Thornton, Wyre, Lancashire.The flock is estimated to contain around 30 birds, with a number of them having already died from the disease.The ...
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NewsHCC looks to make lamb more popular with young people
Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) marketing executives have met with representatives of Wales’s food innovation centres and leading training providers in the catering sector to discuss new ways in which lamb could boost the red meat industry.According to research, developing new convenient options for customers could be ...
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NewsRed Tractor appoints new chief executive
Red Tractor Assurance has appointed its current chairman, Jim Moseley, as chief executive, replacing David Clarke when he retires later this month.Red Tractor's first chief executive, David Clarke.Clarke was the assurance scheme’s first-ever chief executive and has held its reins for 19 years.Under his leadership, the scheme saw more than ...
