Latest Industry News – Page 211
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NewsNew H5N8 avian flu case confirmed in Lincolnshire
A new case of H5N8 avian influenza has been confirmed in a flock of turkeys at a farm in East Lindsey, Lincolnshire.This follows confirmation of the disease in a flock of turkeys on a nearby farm on 16th December 2016. According to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ...
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NewsGreggs bakery trials delivery service
Bakery chain Greggs is currently trialling a delivery service called Gregg’s Delivered in the City of London and two locations in Newcastle.The free delivery service to businesses and homes by Greggs is to become available in cities across the country.Orders (of a £20 minimum spend) of products like sausage rolls, ...
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NewsUK exporters trained on US beef and lamb import requirements
A group of UK meat exporters received training on meeting US regulatory requirements for beef and lamb imports during a visit to Washington DC recently.Organised by AHDB Beef and Lamb, Hybu Cig Cymru, Quality Meat Scotland, Livestock and Meat Commission Northern Ireland and the British Embassy in the US, the ...
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NewsChristmas drives volume growth in meat categories
The latest Kantar Worldpanel Meat, Fish and Poultry (MFP) figures for the 12 weeks ending 1st January 2017 have revealed volume growth in all macro categories. According to MFP, beef and chicken volumes continue to grow, with beef volume sales recording a 6.7% year-on-year change and chicken volumes seeing a ...
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NewsTheresa May confirms UK exit from single market
Speaking during a long-awaited speech on 17th January, Theresa May stated the UK must not remain within the European single market.Prime Minister Theresa May.The Prime Minister described staying within the single market as “not leaving the EU at all” but stressed that she will be pushing for the “greatest possible ...
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FSA and FSS warn consumers about ‘potentially unsafe’ MDA products
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) are warning consumers to not eat a number of food products supplied by MDA Products Ltd as the products have been repackaged in unapproved premises and are therefore potentially unsafe.The warning applies to all products of animal origin packed and ...
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NewsTrump wants quick US-UK trade deal after inauguration
President-elect Donald Trump has promised a quick trade deal between the US and the UK following his inauguration this Friday.Speaking about a potential US-UK trade deal in an interview to The Times and German newspaper, Bild, Trump said: “We’re gonna [sic] work very hard to get it done quickly and ...
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NewsFrance passes bill ordering CCTV in slaughterhouses
France has passed a bill ordering slaughterhouses to install CCTV cameras, to tackle lawbreaking in the nation's abattoirs.The new bill requires slaughterhouses to install CCTV cameras across all areas, including in lairages and on the killing floor, by 2018.A trial will take place this year to inform how the technology ...
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NewsNew GCSE to improve knowledge of food provenance
Teachers from across north Wales gathered in Menai Bridge this week for a training event to discuss a comprehensive new food qualification and methods on how to teach pupils about where their food comes from.The course was organised by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Production Wales (HCC) and education consortium ...
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NewsBernard Matthews acquisition cleared by CMA
The Competitions Market Authority (CMA) has cleared the acquisition of Bernard Matthews by Boparan Private Office.In a statement on its website the CMA said: “The CMA investigated and cleared the completed acquisition by enterprises conducted by Ranjit Boparan and Baljinder Boparan of the business formerly carried on by Bernard Matthews ...
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NewsDetails announced for AHDB Beef & Lamb Halal Seminar
The AHDB Beef & Lamb Halal Seminar 2017 will take place on 22nd February at the Crowne Plaza in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, to shine a light on consumer needs in the halal sector.The major industry event will provide a platform to discuss the key issues and opportunities for the halal trade ...
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NewsTesco reports successful Christmas
Tesco has reported like-for-like sales growth of 1.4% in its UK & ROI business for the 19 weeks to 7th January 2017. This represents a fourth consecutive reported period of growth for the multiple retailer.Photo: Richard Eaton.In this period UK volumes rose by 1.1% and transactions were up 2.1%. The ...
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NewsCountdown begins for Q Guild Smithfield Awards
Anticipation is beginning to build ahead of the Butchers Q Guild’s Smithfield Awards, which will be presented on Wednesday 1st February.The annual awards ceremony will be staged in Ironmongers Hall in London.Tom Parker-BowlesThis year the event has attracted a record entry of almost 600 individual products, an increase on the ...
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NewsMeatup visitor promotion in full swing
The meat industry’s very own dedicated biennial exhibition has confirmed that it is organising one of its most extensive promotional campaigns to date, designed to encourage quality visitors to visit the show on 24th and 25th May this year.Meatup 2017 will take place over two days on 24th and 25th ...
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Multivac acquires share in TVI
Multivac’s German business Multivac Sepp Haggenmüller SE & Co. KG has acquired a 49.9% share in machinery company TVI.The companies will place focus on integrating and linking TVI’s products and Multivac’s packaging machines into complete lines.Multivac has described the acquisition as a “strategically important step in being able to offer, ...
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NewsPoultry firm ordered to pay over £24,000 in costs and damages
Bradford based Halal abattoir and poultry supplier, Yorkshire Poultry Products, has been ordered to pay over £24,000 in costs and damages for using bread baskets belonging to bakery equipment company Bakers Basco without its permission.Bakers Basco's bread baskets.District judge Hickinbottom ruled at a hearing in the County Court in Bradford ...
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NewsJohn Vernon dies aged 82
Third generation butcher John Vernon has died aged 82, passing away at the end of 2016.John Vernon died on 28th December 2016.John was part of the meat industry from a young age. From pottering about in his family’s shop after school and on weekends, John began full time at J ...
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NewsNick Allen to leave AHDB for BMPA chief executive role
Nick Allen, AHDB’s market development director, is leaving to take up a new role as chief executive of the British Meat Processors’ Association (BMPA).Nick Allen, ADHB's market development director, has been appointed chief executive of the BMPA.Allen, who currently heads up AHDB’s export, marketing and education teams, has spent almost ...
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NewsFood industry triples support for action on antibiotics
A recent study shows that funding for the Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture (RUMA) Alliance has more than tripled this year.The funding comes in support of a new business plan that will help UK farming play its part in the global drive to reduce antibiotic use across animal and ...
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NewsButchers and multiple retailers enjoy a buoyant Christmas
Christmas meat sales for 2016 offered up some promising results for many butchers up and down the country, as well as the major retailers.Roger Kelsey, the National Federation of Meat and Food Traders’ chief executive, told Meat Management: “Christmas trade was very good with sales around the same as last ...
