Latest Industry News – Page 21
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NewsUK red meat exports surpassed 2022 record levels
Global appetite for beef helped the value of UK’s red meat exports hit a record level, worth £1.77 billion in 2024.
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NewsNFU calls for Government to reset relationship with British farming
NFU used its conference to call on Government to set a new course for British food and farming, starting with a reset in the relationship with the nation’s food producers.
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MM AwardsPete Firman to host 2025 Meat Management Meat Industry Awards
Comedian and celebrity magician Pete Firman will take to the stage to host the 2025 Meat Management Meat Industry Awards at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole on Thursday 18th September.
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NewsTeam GB Butchery reveals full team ahead of 2025 World Butchers’ Challenge
Team GB Butchery has announced its full team for the World Butchers’ Challenge in Paris, which will take place on 30th-31st March 2025.
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NewsFSA webinar to assess bird flu risk in UK beef
The Food Standards Agency is set to host an online seminar covering the risks of bird flu in beef and dairy.
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NewsOSI Group acquires Karnova Food Group
Private equity firm Endless LLP has sold Karnova Food Group to global value-added food supplier OSI Group.
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NewsPork market to “remain stable” despite “geopolitical uncertainties”
AHDB said it expects UK pork production to “remain steady” in 2025.
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MM AwardsMeat industry awards receiving record product nominations
This year’s Meat Industry Awards, the sectors biggest, longest established and most successful awards initiative, is receiving record product entry nominations.
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NewsFood inflation rose by 0.9% in January
The latest consumer price inflation figures from ONS show that meat had the largest upward contribution to food inflation in January.
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NewsRetail beef spend up on the year as purchase volumes increase
Spend on beef products has increased by 5.8% year-on-year, as reported by AHDB in its review of red meat retail performance.
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NewsGovernment will “reap what it sows”, says NFU
NFU has declared that the “devastating impacts on food security from the family farm tax sit squarely on Government’s shoulders” following a meeting with the Treasury.
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NewsBoparan poultry feed mill purchase provisionally approved by CMA
The CMA independent inquiry group has provisionally cleared Boparan’s proposed purchase of ForFarmers’ Burston and Radstock feed mill sites.
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NewsBird flu housing order comes into force in Northern Ireland
DAERA has initiated disease control measures across Northern Ireland following suspicion of a HPAI case at a commercial poultry premises in County Tyrone.
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NewsSheep meat production to see “modest increase” in 2025
AHDB has forecast that UK sheep meat production will grow by 2% in 2025 to reach 272,000 tonnes.
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NewsBidfresh report identifies cultural meat dishes as 2025 trend
Bidfresh has published a report looking at consumer trends for 2025, highlighting cultural fusion meat dishes as a key trend.
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NewsHCC to showcase PGI Welsh Lamb at Gulfood
Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales is set to exhibit PGI Welsh Lamb at Gulfood tradeshow, and will host an event at the British Embassy in Dubai.
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NewsBird flu housing measures extended further
According to Defra, the avian influenza housing measures will be extended to “mitigate the risk of further outbreaks of the disease”.
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NewsBrakes enhances own brand chicken welfare standards
Foodservice wholesaler Brakes has introduced enhanced welfare standards for its own brand fresh primary chicken range.
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NewsMagnavale completes expansion of Chesterfield facility
Cold storage provider Magnavale has announced the completion of the expansion of its Chesterfield temperature-controlled food storage facility.
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NewsNFU responds to report on UK food resilience
NFU has urged Government to act on the recommendations of the National Preparedness Commission following its warning that the UK’s food security is in a “precarious state”.
