Latest Industry News – Page 222
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NewsBritish Poultry Council publishes 2017 Antibiotic Stewardship Report
The British Poultry Council (BPC) has revealed its 2017 Antibiotic Stewardship Report, which found that 2016 was a year of ‘enormous’ progress for the UK poultry meat sector in its drive to ensure sustainable use of antibiotics.According to the report, over the period of 2012 to 2016, the industry reduced ...
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News2 Sisters Q3 profits slump despite increase in sales
Boparan Holdings, owner of 2 Sisters Food Group, has revealed a 39.4% drop in like-for-like operating profits, in what has been described as a “tough trading quarter for the business”, despite total sales rising by 4.8% to £812.9 million year-on-year.Ranjit Singh.Like-for-like operating profits for the group dropped to £13.1 million ...
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NewsMigrant labour dominates Brexit agenda
Theresa May has made an official offer to European Union leaders over the issue of future rights of EU citizens, proposing that those who arrive lawfully before Brexit obtain the chance to build up the same rights to work, healthcare and benefits as UK citizens.Prime Minister, Theresa May.The issue of ...
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NewsABP invests £3 million in Perth processing plant
ABP Food Group has announced a £3 million investment in its Perth processing plant that will be part funded by the Scottish Government’s Food Processing, Marketing and Co-operation Grant scheme.The investment is the first phase of a major upgrade aimed at transforming the site into a world-class facility.The site will ...
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NewsMichael Gove reinforces importance of a successful Brexit for agri-food
Michael Gove and around 80 parliamentarians, including the full ministerial team for Defra, attended the NFU’s Summer Reception at the House of Commons this week.Michael Gove.The event is said to be the first of its kind to take place since the General Election.Speaking at the event, Gove, the newly appointed ...
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NewsMeat industry reacts to Queen’s Speech
This year's Queen's Speech came just days after Brexit negotiations formally began and included information on a number of bills that will affect the food and farming industry.The Agriculture Bill aims to ensure an effective system is in place to support UK farmers, provide them with stability and protect the ...
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News2 Sisters strengthens red meat team
Prys Morgan has re-joined 2 Sisters Food Group as their head of livestock procurement at the Merthyr Tydfil plant, as the company aims to strengthen its relationship with producers. Prys Morgan.Morgan joins the company after a two-year service at Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales, which he had joined ...
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NewsFood Standards Scotland to increase hygiene inspection rates
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has advised the meat industry of increases to the current rates for all meat official controls work carried out by Meat Hygiene Inspectors and Official Veterinarians in Scottish slaughterhouses.Food Standards Scotland is increasing rates for all meat official controls work.The new amount that plants will now ...
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NewsJBS puts Moy Park up for sale
Troubled Brazilian meatpacker JBS has put Northern Ireland-based poultry processor Moy Park up for sale, as part of a wider plan to strengthen its financial position through net debt reduction.Moy Park has been put up for sale by Brazilian owner, JBS.JBS’s programme of divestment reportedly aims at raising about R$6 ...
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NewsWelsh Cabinet Secretary joins HCC in food origins awareness campaign
Welsh Government Cabinet secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths AM, joined Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) at its latest workshop designed to help secondary schools deliver the Food and Nutrition curriculum.HCC’s Elwen Roberts and Cabinet Secretary Lesley Griffiths AM show how to prepare food for ...
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NewsQuality Meat Scotland chairman awarded MBE
Quality Meat Scotland’s (QMS) chairman, Jim McLaren, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for his “outstanding contributions to Scottish agriculture and the rural economy”.Jim McLaren, chairman of QMS. [Photo Credit: Alan Richardson, Dundee].McLaren has been QMS’s chairman since 2011, after serving as president of the ...
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NewsLast chance to book your place at the meat industry’s biggest Awards event
With only one week to go until the Meat Management Industry Awards presentation event, organisers of the meat sector’s most prestigious awards dinner are urging members of the industry to book their place today.The Meat Management Industry Awards Dinner 2016.The annual Awards ceremony will see the best of the best ...
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NewsNFU president meets Michael Gove
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Meurig Raymond has met with the newly appointed Environment Secretary, Michael Gove, for the first time since the General Elections on 8th June.NFU president Meurig Raymond with Environment Secretary Michael Gove. [Photo credit: NFU].During the meeting, which took place at the Royal Three Counties ...
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NewsScottish red meat abattoirs take £36 million turnover hit
Licensed Scottish red meat abattoirs generated a total turnover of £818.5 million in 2016, £36 million less than the year before, according to Quality Meat Scotland’s (QMS) newly published Scottish Red Meat Industry Profile.Scottish red meat abattoirs took a turnover hit last year.According to the report, a total of 400,100 ...
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NewsFood sales growth boosts Tesco’s performance
Positive sales in food has driven Tesco’s UK like-for-like sales growth for the first quarter of 2017/18, marking the sixth consecutive quarter of lifted results.Tesco's positive sales performance marks the sixth consecutive quarter of growth.Tesco’s like-for-like sales in the UK were up 2.3%, buoyed by a 2.7% rise in like-for-like ...
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NewsEU-China food safety project to focus on food fraud
The Institute for Global Food Security at Queen’s University Belfast, the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) are set to spearhead a multi-million pound EU programme, along with technology partner arc-net, that aims to revolutionise the global approach to tackling food fraud.Professor Christopher Elliot, left, of Queen’s University Belfast ...
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NewsReduced levels of campylobacter in chicken revealed
FSA's research has shown a 9.3% reduction in fresh shop-bought UK-produced chickens tested positive for the highest level of campylobacter.A survey published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has revealed a 9.3% reduction in fresh shop-bought UK-produced chickens tested positive for the highest level of campylobacter, compared to the same ...
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NewsABP Food Group receives Carbon Trust triple certification for third time
ABP Food Group has become the first food processor in the world to achieve triple certification to the Carbon Trust Standard for the third consecutive time for reducing carbon emissions, water use and waste, driven by its “Doing More with Less” sustainability strategy.ABP Food Group is the first food processor ...
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NewsGeorge Eustice reappointed as Minister of State at DEFRA
Prime Minister Theresa May has announced further ministerial appointments following last week’s General Election, including the reappointment of George Eustice as Minister of State at Defra.George Eustice.Eustice’s previous responsibilities included food and farming, the Common Agricultural Policy, apprenticeships, exports and bovine tuberculosis policy, fisheries, better regulation, as well as science ...
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NewsNFU president calls for more clarity on Brexit ahead of negotiations
The National Farmers’ Union president Meurig Raymond has urged the Government to end the uncertainty over what Brexit will mean for UK farming and take a collaborative approach to negotiations to achieve the best outcome for the country.NFU president, Meurig Raymond.Raymond pointed out that there is still a number of ...
