Latest Industry News – Page 208
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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 ...
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NewsUK to ship pig trotters to China
The UK has been given the green light to ship pork products to China, AHDB has announced, following a successful inspection by Chinese authorities and following last August’s agreement between the two countries over market access for pork products.One of the country’s largest food producers has received official notification to ...
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NewsMeat industry reacts to Autumn Budget 2017
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, has delivered the Autumn Budget 2017, which sets aside £3 billion over the next two years to prepare the UK for Brexit.The Budget also includes a sharp cut to the UK’s growth forecast, along with funding in research and development (R&D) and skills.Philip ...
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NewsPhilippines tops surge in meat exports growth
Higher demand for pork in the Philippines has been driving the UK’s export growth to the country, which topped the list of the five fastest growing export markets by value on year-to-date, according to the Food and Drink Federation’s (FDF) Exports Snapshot.Export growth to the Philippines by value on year-to-date ...
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NewsMaelor Foods to open £20m Wrexham poultry plant
Poultry processor Maelor Foods is opening a £20 million poultry plant at Wrexham, which was assisted by a £3.15 million grant from the Food Business Investment Scheme, designed to provide support to businesses that are involved in first and/or second stage processing activities.The company is set to begin processing poultry ...
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NewsKellyBronze processing plant granted full USDA licence
KellyBronze turkeys will be sold throughout the US, following the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision to grant the Virginia processing plant a full licence.Until now, turkeys from the Crozet plant have only been allowed to retail in the state of Virginia, while last year the plant was given ...
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NewsScotbeef owner boosted by ‘strong UK sales’
Scottish processor of beef and lamb and owner of Scotbeef, J W Galloway, has seen turnover and profits increase for the 12 months to 26th February, according to its annual report.Total turnover was £320 million, up 2.8% on the previous year, driven primarily by “strong UK sales volumes” and strong ...
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NewsBaroness Neville-Rolfe appointed chairman of Assured Food Standards
Assured Food Standards (AFS), which owns and operates Red Tractor Assurance, has appointed Baroness Lucy Neville-Rolfe as its new chairman, filling the role left vacant following Jim Moseley’s move from non-executive chairman to chief executive of Red Tractor Assurance.Baroness Neville-Rolfe is taking her post on 20th November, with the appointment ...
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NewsAdam Halal Foods’ transport licence suspended
Birmingham poultry firm Adam Halal Foods Ltd has had its transport licence suspended for two weeks by the West Midlands Traffic Commissioner, after previous illegal vehicle operations were uncovered.West Midlands Traffic Commissioner, Nick Denton.Traffic Commissioner, Nick Denton, has found that the company flouted a 2014 decision revoking its previous licence ...
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NewsEuropean Commission clears Cargill and Faccenda merger
The European Commission (EC) has approved the creation of a joint venture by Cargill and Faccenda, which will combine Cargill’s fresh chicken business in the UK with Faccenda’s fresh chicken, turkey and duck business.The commission has found that the remainder of the transaction would raise no competition concerns, as the ...
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NewsEversfield Organic takes over The Well Hung Meat Company
Family-run organic farm, Eversfield Organic, is acquiring organic meat business, The Well Hung Meat Company, in a bid to position itself in the top three organic box delivery businesses nationwide.By joining forces, the two businesses will extend their offering of organic meat and other organic produce, thereby providing a better ...
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NewsParliamentary Committee lambasts 2 Sisters
The “problems identified” at the 2 Sisters plant at West Bromwich, are “not a one-off”, according to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Commons Select Committee’s first conclusions report, after an inquiry into allegations made in an exposé by ITV and The Guardian.Adding that "the past record of the 2 ...
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NewsBrown Brothers receives round of public funding
Dumfries and Galloway based meat processing company, Brown Brothers Manufacturing Ltd, has been awarded more than £800,000 as part of the Food Processing, Manufacturing and Co-operation grants.The support will allow the company to extend its premises and purchase new equipment, while safeguarding 567 full-time posts and creating 50 new jobs.Rural ...
