Latest Industry News – Page 262
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NewsBPC reveals antibiotic reduction in poultry sector
Results from data collected by the British Poultry Council has revealed that the use of antibiotics in the poultry sector reduced by 28% in 2015 compared to 2014.“Our sector has led the way, with real progress seen since the formation of our BPC Chicken Antibiotic Stewardship Scheme in 2011,” BPC ...
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NewsFirst meat vending machine installed in Paris
A meat vending machine has been installed outside butcher’s shop L’Ami Txulette in the French capital, causing mixed reactions over social media platforms.Picture courtesy of the L'Ami Txulette Facebook page.The vending machine is the first automatic chilled meat distributor in Paris, but not the first meat vending machine in the ...
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NewsWelsh Lamb sees shopper spend soar
Shoppers are splashing out on promoted prime quality PGI Welsh Lamb cuts, according to the latest independent data available to Hybu Cig Cymru-Meat Promotion Wales (HCC).Photo credit: HCC.Detailed analysis of HCC’s successful late season 2015 PGI Welsh Lamb marketing campaign shows spend way up on prime products like legs and ...
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NewsNew BDCI festival chairman announced
Chairman of Riverway Foods, Steve Crosby, is to take over from Ocado’s head of buying, Rose Price, as Butchers' and Drovers' Charitable Institution (BDCI) festival chairman for 2016.Steve Crosby with Rose Price at the BDCI handover.Steve has reportedly been a keen supporter of the Butchers' and Drovers' Charitable Institution for ...
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NewsAHDB Outlook Conference highlights the importance of red meat market development
The importance of AHDB market development work in helping to add value to the red meat sector in difficult times was underlined at Tuesday’s AHDB Outlook Conference in Westminster.Attendees heard from AHDB analysts how the current outlook for UK beef, lamb and pork prices is not likely to improve during ...
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NewsMeat manufacturers celebrate at Food Management Today Industry Awards
In the company of renowned chef Mark Hix, the 2016 Food Management Today Industry Awards Luncheon, hosted by Meat Management’s sister magazine, took place yesterday.The winners with their certificates and trophies.The event brought the top names of the UK food industry together to celebrate excellence and reward the best, as ...
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NFU calls industry summit on beef and lamb promotion
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is calling on processors, retailers and levy bodies to look at new and innovative ways of marketing beef and lamb.Relevant stakeholders from across the supply chain will sit down together for the first time at an industry summit, called by the NFU livestock board, to ...
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Scottish pig prices at an eight year low
With pig prices at an eight year low, NFU Scotland is working with other organisations across the supply chain to get more Specially Selected Pork on supermarket shelves to combat the current trend.The price has been dropping steadily from a record high in November 2013. At present for every pig ...
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NewsUK red meat production up during 2015
Beef production in the UK rose 0.6% and sheep meat production 0.5% during the 12 months of 2015, according to the latest market analysis by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC).Beef production in the UK rose 0.6% during the 12 months of 2015.Some 883,200 tonnes of beef and ...
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NewsIndependent AHDB board member appointed for second term
Independent board member, Will Lifford, has been appointed for a second, and final, three-year term to the board of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), with effect from 1st April 2016.Will Lifford.Lifford, a chartered accountant, is one of three independent members of the board and also chairs the AHDB ...
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NewsTesco invites British lamb farmers to take part in ‘cost of production model for lamb’ trial
Tesco is inviting 100 British sheep farmers from across its supply base to take part in a trial of an industry first, cost of production model for lamb.If successful, Tesco would become the first major UK supermarket to implement such a model, and help address some of the volatility in ...
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News??Scotch Lamb PGI initiative recognises innovation
The new Scotch Lamb PGI initiative by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has recognised the innovation and skills of 26 butchers from across Scotland.QMS has rewarded new Scotch Lamb products, including a Moroccan lamb burger, chilli halloumi kebabs, stuffed lamb noisettes and a hot and spicy lamb burger, with gold and ...
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Compassion’s Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards to recognise food service and manufacturing sectors
Compassion in World Farming’s Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards will this year present two new awards to recognise outstanding projects by manufacturing and food service companies.Applications are now open for entries into the Best Innovation Award 2016 and the Best Marketing Award 2016.The winner of the Best Innovation Award will ...
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NewsLoyd Grossman speaks at The Worshipful Company of Butchers' Court Luncheon
The Worshipful Company of Butchers hosted its February Court and Livery Luncheon at Ironmongers’ Hall yesterday.Loyd Grossman CBE.Anita Evans, Chas Bassett and Richard Griffiths were robed at the event and admitted as full Liverymen of the company.Dr. Loyd Grossman CBE was the Guest Speaker at the luncheon and voiced his ...
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NewsHCC celebrates Chinese New Year with Welsh Lamb recipes
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) will celebrate the start of the Chinese New Year and the passing of the Year of the Sheep on Monday by featuring Welsh Lamb on all of its digital marketing platforms.HCC's crispy Welsh Lamb with Chinese five-spice. Photo credit: HCC.During the whole ...
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Northern Irish lamb imports deeply concerning, says UFU
The Department of Agriculture’s (DARD) figures on the volume of lamb imported through Belfast port in 2015 are deeply concerning, says Ulster Farmers’ Union deputy president, Ivor Ferguson.Ferguson noted in particular the worrying volume of lamb imported from New Zealand and Australia.“Nearly 2500 tonnes of southern hemisphere lamb was imported. ...
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NewsChristine Walsh appointed managing director of MLCSL
Christine Walsh has been appointed managing director of Meat and Livestock Commercial Services Ltd (MLCSL), the commercially trading wholly-owned subsidiary of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), with effect from 1st February 2016.Christine Walsh, the new MD of MLCSL.The business is best known for the independent carcase classification and ...
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NewsFarmers to launch UK’s first universal food traceability scheme
Gloucestershire farmers, Matthew Rymer and Clifford Freeman, have devised the UK’s first universal food traceability scheme, Happerley.The scheme is designed to provide farm to consumer traceability, empowering farmers to control provenance at the point of production and consumers to unlock the provenance story of their food with a unique traceability ...
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BRF Invicta Ltd acquires Universal Meats (UK) Ltd
Global food company, BRF Invicta Ltd, has announced the acquisition of Universal Meats (UK) Ltd.Formed in 1989, Universal Meats specialises in importing and exporting meat and meat products.BRF has stated that the acquisition is in line with its strategic plan of globalisation by means of reaching local markets, strengthening BRF’s ...
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NewsEU pigmeat Private Storage Aid Scheme closes
After just three weeks, the European Commission has called a halt to a scheme to take surplus pigmeat off the European market.The latest round of the Private Storage Aid (PSA) scheme saw almost 90,000 tonnes, representing around 4.5% of the monthly EU slaughter taken off the market for up to ...
