Latest Industry News – Page 208
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NewsPoultry research unit opens at Nottingham Trent University
A new poultry research unit, said to be one of just a handful of its kind in Europe, has opened at Nottingham Trent University and will focus on improving the nutrition, welfare and sustainability of poultry production.The unit, part of the university’s School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences, will ...
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NewsVaughans Family Butchers runs sausage eating competition for UK Sausage Week
Vaughans Family Butchers in Penyffordd, Wales, took part in UK Sausage Week by running a sausage eating competition.Sausage eating competitors at Vaughans Family Butchers.The competition challenged local residents to see how many sausages they could eat within 60 seconds.Competing in the challenge were Brett Hanekom from South Africa, and Gareth ...
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NewsDales Traditional Butchers raises £325 for Girl Guides through UK Sausage Week
Mark Duckworth from Dales Traditional Butchers raised £325.15 for the Girl Guides during UK Sausage Week and will present the donation along with a new kind of sausage.“UK Sausage Week generated a lot of interest for us, and it was of course aided by Twitter and the fact that we ...
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NewsBradford butchers show support for UK Sausage Week
Shoppers in Bradford, Yorkshire, celebrated UK Sausage Week last week with a special sausage tasting event in the Bradford Council-run Oastler Shopping Centre on Wednesday 1st November.Butchers from the market donated ten varieties of sausages for people to try for free, including award winning sausages, a special halal sausage and ...
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NewsUK Sausage Week: Nation’s perfect sausage sandwich revealed
The nation has spoken. Britain’s favourite sausage sandwich calls for a grilled Cumberland sausage in a buttered plain white bap with ketchup and fried onions.A grilled Cumberland sausage in a buttered plain white bap with ketchup and fried onions is the nation's favourite sausage sandwich.This is according to new research ...
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NewsMorrisons launches foot-long sausage during UK Sausage Week
Morrisons has unveiled a Bonfire Night 12-inch sausage and a foot-long freshly baked roll to match, which will be available until 5th November, coinciding with the end of UK Sausage Week.The retailer expects to sell around 6.5 million sausages in the run-up to Bonfire Night during the period of UK ...
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NewsEagle Radio marks UK Sausage Week with Alf Turner
Sausage manufacturer Alf Turner & Sons appeared on Surrey and Hampshire’s Eagle Radio on Wednesday (1st November) to celebrate UK Sausage Week.Paul Turner on Eagle Radio.The business was established as an Aldershot butcher’s shop in 1956 by Alf Turner. Now run by his grandsons Paul and Kevin, it operates from ...
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NewsThree charities share £9,000 support from Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers
Three charities have shared gift support totalling £9,000 from the Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers (SAMW), drawing on funds raised during a charity auction at the association’s 2017 conference and dinner, held in Glasgow.MND Scotland, for people affected by Motor Neurone Disease, Kidney Kids Scotland, which helps children with renal ...
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NewsSausages take centre stage at Worshipful Company of Butchers court lunch
UK Sausage Week was celebrated by liverymen of The Worshipful Company of Butchers with sausage canapés yesterday (2nd November) at the prestigious Ironmongers Hall in the city of London.Master of The Worshipful Company of Butchers Geoff Gillo enjoying the sausage canapés.Andrew Rook of J C Rook & Sons supplied the ...
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NewsUK Sausage Week crosses The Channel
UK Sausage Week celebrations have extended as far as France – with a special fete dedicated to British bangers taking place in Le Breuil aux Gittons.Residents of central France celebrating UK Sausage Week.Based in a small village in central France, the event was organised by John and Maureen Hindhaugh who ...
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NewsButchers across Norfolk use UK Sausage Week to fundraise for Marie Curie
A collection of Norfolk-based butcher’s shops have come together to raise money for Marie Curie through sausage sales, and the fundraising is taking place throughout UK Sausage Week (30th October – 5th November).The butcher’s shops include J & D Papworth Farms which has four shops in the county, Icarus Hines ...
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NewsNFU Scotland calls for clear labelling on pork, bacon and gammon
NFU Scotland (NFUS) has urged supermarkets and brands to “clearly label the origin of all their pork, bacon and gammon products”, after its latest shelfwatch found that consumers might “struggle” to identify where the meat has come from.Marks & Spencer, Co-op and Waitrose were found to be the only supermarkets ...
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NewsPig industry raises Brexit labour concerns
The National Pig Association (NPA) has warned that the UK pig industry faces a labour crisis unless the Government takes steps to preserve access to EU workers in a post-Brexit future.Publishing the results of a survey of members from across the sector, NPA revealed that two-thirds of businesses employing EU ...
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NewsUK Sausage Week judge Claire Holland interviewed on BBC Radio 2
UK Sausage Week awards judge Claire Holland was interviewed on BBC Radio 2 yesterday (1st November) in celebration of sausages.Broadcaster Chris Evans talked to Claire, who is also general manager of the Q Guild, on day three of UK Sausage Week about her role as a professional sausage taster and ...
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NewsQuality Standard Mark scheme valued at £300 million
The market value for the Quality Standard Mark (QSM) scheme was revealed at the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS) 2017 conference in Leeds.Responding to a question in a debate around eating quality at the conference, AHDB’s strategy director for Beef & Lamb, Laura Ryan, revealed that the levy payer’s ...
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NewsNFMFT’s first National Festive Meat Products Competition declared a success
Butchers and industry representatives recently gathered to mark success at the National Festive Meat Products Competition organised by National Federation of Meat and Food Traders (NFMFT).Paul Swain (left) of Owen Taylor & Sons accepting the Festive Product of the Day award from Steve Derrick of Lucas Ingredients (sponsors).More than 60 ...
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NewsOfficial Veterinarians’ decisions to be appealed in two stages
The Food Standard Agency’s (FSA) chief executive, Jason Feeney, announced during the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS) conference a two-stage appeal system, which will be provided when slaughterhouse operators are unwilling to voluntarily surrender carcases that Official Veterinarians have declared unfit.FSA chief executive Jason Feeney.The procedure unveiled by Feeney ...
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NewsButchers’ sausages top consumers’ preferences
An overwhelming 63.59% of sausage consumers prefer to buy their bangers from a high street butcher’s shop, according to the latest Q Guild Sausage Survey that came out just as UK Sausage Week commenced.Supermarkets came second, at 29.03%, while only 0.46% of respondents prefer to order their sausages online.Traditional sausages ...
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NewsChris Evans celebrates UK Sausage Week on BBC Radio 2
UK Sausage Week featured on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2 during the campaign’s opening day – 30th October.Chris Evans discussed UK Sausage Week on BBC Radio 2. Image: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00p2d9wFamous broadcaster Evans discussed his favourite sausages live on air – selecting a “good solid pork snorker” as ...
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NewsSAMW appoints new executive manager
The Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers (SAMW) has appointed Martin Morgan, former head of livestock policy for the Scottish Government, as its new executive manager, replacing Ian Anderson, who is retiring after ten years in the post.SAMW's new executive manager Martin Morgan (left) with SAMW president Frank Clark.Having joined the ...
