Latest Industry News – Page 212
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News2 Sisters Food Group sees positive impact of automation
2 Sisters Food Group has seen positive results with the implementation of Robotic Process Automation (RPA), digital solutions and technology services company Zensar Technologies has reported.2 Sisters reacts positively towards Robotic Process Automation.According to Zensar, its RPA has helped the company realise visible and measurable outcomes by streamlining of the ...
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NewsMeat suppliers in £25m frozen food contract for Scottish councils
Eleven UK suppliers, including four Scottish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), have been awarded a place on a multi-million pound frozen food contract for Scottish councils, giving local authorities the option to source a range of products.Julie Welsh, director of Scotland Excel. (Photo Credit: Peter Devlin.)The new two-year Scotland Excel ...
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NewsUK Sausage Week judging wraps up on a roll
Day two of UK Sausage Week judging has concluded and the results will be announced on 30th October.The Ladies in Pigs judging team.A three day process to find the UK’s best sausages, including two full days of judging at the Regional Food Academy in Shropshire, is now complete. All roads ...
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NewsFSA responds to media reports over practices in slaughterhouses
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has clarified that staff do not allow contaminated meat to enter the food chain, following joint reports by ITV News and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, which allege that “poor hygiene and ineffective regulations have left consumers at risk”.FSA highlighted that “it is not the ...
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NewsGlobal poultry industry sees improved performance
The global poultry industry has reported a strong second quarter in 2017, with +5% increases in poultry prices, compared to the first quarter, due to improved demand and supply restrictions, according to research by Rabobank.Nan-Dirk Mulder, senior analyst - animal protein.Demand for poultry is reportedly “recovering”, with the industry currently ...
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NewsUK Sausage Week judging begins
The search to find the best UK sausages set off with sizzling success today as over 400 different bangers arrived at The Regional Food Academy at Harper Adams University for the first day of judging in the run up to UK Sausage Week. Judging gets underway at Regional ...
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NewsHCC appoints new industry development and relations manager
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has appointed John Richards as the new head of its industry development team, in a bid to strengthen its work with farmers and processors.HCC industry development and relations manager, John Richards.Trained as an agricultural economist, Richards has long experience of working in ...
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NewsJBS board of directors elects José Batista Sobrinho as global president
The board of directors of Brazilian processor JBS has unanimously elected José Batista Sobrinho, founder of JBS, as its president, a week after the arrest of his sons, former JBS chief executive Wesley Batista, and former chairman of the company Joesley Batista, amid allegations of insider trading.José Batista Sobrinho founded ...
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News'No-deal' Brexit could mean sharp beef price increases, says BRC
New analysis by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has revealed that leaving the EU without a tariff-free trade deal could mean an estimated increase of 5% to 29% in beef prices.According to BRC, as over three quarters of the food that the UK imports comes from the EU, failure of ...
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NewsAubrey Allen increases Apprentice Butcher intake for 2017
Coventry-based butchers Aubrey Allen has held an Apprentice Welcome day at its academy, after having added five new apprentices this September.Aubrey Allen apprentices.Showcasing its increased apprentice butcher intake for the year, Aubrey Allen welcomed the five new students who were added into its business this September.Michael Perkins, European Butchery Champion, ...
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NewsBDCI to unveil new initiative at Festival Dinner
The Butcher’s and Drovers’ Charitable Institution (BDCI) will be revealing a new initiative for the charity at this year’s annual Festival Dinner.Brian Conley.The Festival Dinner will be taking place on 20th October in The Great Room at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel.Compering on the night will be all-round entertainer, Brian Conley, ...
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NewsCommon Hall ceremony elects new Master for WCB
Geoff Gillo has been elected as the new Master of the Worshipful Company of Butchers (WCB) at the annual Common Hall ceremony in London. He will fulfil his duties over the coming year heading up the meat trade’s livery company. The outgoing court and Master gathered outside Ironmongers' Hall ahead ...
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NewsNFUS discusses post-Brexit needs for Scottish farming
The National Farmers Union Scotland (NFUS) recently met with political parties in Westminster to discuss the issues regarding Scottish farming post-Brexit.NFUS President Andrew McCormick.With the UK Government’s flagship European Union (Withdrawal) Bill passing one of its first hurdles in the House of Commons, NFU Scotland returned to Westminster to meet ...
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NewsUK Sausage Week competition deadline extended due to demand
The organisers of UK Sausage Week are making a final call to all butchers, manufacturers and supermarkets to enter their products into its sausages competition.With so many meat businesses wanting to put their products forward, YPL Exhibitions & Events has made the decision to extend the deadline to this Friday ...
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NewsHilton Food Group boosted by uplift in international operations
International meat packing firm Hilton Food Group has reported strong growth in volume for the 28 weeks to 16th July, driven by growth in Ireland, Sweden, Australia and Portugal.Hilton Food Group burger.Volume increased by 8.7% for the particular period, while revenue peaked at £690.7 million, marking a 9.3% increase compared ...
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NewsBirmingham halal meat processor fined for hygiene offences
Adam Halal Foods Ltd of Nechelles, Birmingham, has been ordered to pay more than £68,000, after being convicted of five charges relating to failures of hygiene controls at its premises.Heather Hancock.Birmingham Magistrates Court fined the company £60,000, ordering it to pay the Food Standard Agency’s (FSA) costs of £8,043.74, plus ...
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NewsTulip takes over UK pig producer Easey Holdings Ltd
Tulip Ltd, part of the Danish Crown group, has announced its acquisition of UK pig producer Easey Holdings Ltd.Jais Valeur, CEO of Danish Crown. Foto: Morten Fauerby // Montgomery morten@montgomery.dkThe takeover was completed on Friday 8th September and Tulip is seeking regulatory approval from the Competition & Markets Authority.Family-owned pig ...
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NewsMoy Park acquired by Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation
American food company Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation has announced it has acquired Moy Park from JBS S.A., in a deal valuing the equity interest of Moy Park at approximately $1 billion (£790 million) and implying an enterprise value of approximately $1.3 billion (or approximately £1.0 billion).Moy Park's Dungannon Factory.The move will ...
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NewsPig prices return to seasonal pattern in 2017
Pig prices have returned to what has been described as a more “normal” seasonal pattern in 2017, according to Iain Macdonald, senior economics analyst with Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).Having opened the year at 151.2p/kg deadweight tonnage (dwt), the Standard Pig Price (SPP) cooled slightly through January and February, before turning ...
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NewsFood fraud cases dent public confidence in food chain
The NFU Mutual Food Fraud Report 2017 has revealed that UK food confidence has been affected by high profile food fraud cases, with 63% of respondents being most likely to blame producers, compared with retailers, distributors and farmers.The new research has found that nearly three quarters of people surveyed, or ...
