Latest Industry News – Page 267
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NewsRandall Parker Foods shortlisted for apprenticeship award
Meat supplier Randall Parker Foods has been shortlisted in the medium-sized Employer of the Year category at the Apprenticeship Awards Cymru 2015.Jessica Bradley, human resources manager at Randall Parker Foods, with apprentices at the company’s Dolwen abattoir.The Awards recognise companies which show a dynamic approach to training and demonstrate enterprise, ...
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QSM beef and lamb to go on show at Anuga 2015
AHDB Beef and Lamb will showcase home-produced Quality Standard Mark (QSM) beef and lamb to visitors at Anuga 2015, from 10th to 14th October in Cologne, Germany.Anuga 2015 will feature 6,800 exhibitors, including 850 meat sector firms, with approximately 155,000 delegates from 200 countries expected to visit.AHDB Beef and Lamb ...
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NewsUK farming unions put beef and sheep sectors under the spotlight
There is call for a European task force to address market transparency in the sheep sector.Livestock board chairmen from the UK farming unions have met in Brussels to discuss some of the most pressing issues facing the beef and sheep sectors. The discussions followed Monday’s protests when around 5,000 farmers ...
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NewsMinister supports Red Tractor week
George Eustice: "By choosing food labelled with the Red Tractor, shoppers are showing their support for our hard-working farmers.”Minister of State at DEFRA, George Eustice MP, has pledged his support for this year’s Red Tractor Week which begins on Monday 14th September.This year’s promotion involves on-pack stickers giving shoppers the ...
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NewsKarro Food Group back in the black
The Karro management team.British Pork suppliers, Karro Food Group, has posted a pre-deductions profit of £8m for the year ending 31st December 2014.This figure represents an £11m improvement on the previous year and the group’s first profit for many years.To support its focus on future growth, Karro has secured a ...
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NewsAHDB Beef and Lamb conference stresses importance of innovation
AHDB Beef and Lamb’s A World of Innovation conference took place at the Tower of London attracting delegates from across the industry.The foodservice sector can benefit from new cuts and global influences says Hugh Judd.“We need to understand the market, what the market wants and then we can build on ...
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News'Love Scotch Lamb Weekend' helps raise profile for Scotland
Quality Meat Scotland’s Love Scotch Lamb Weekend, which took place on September 5th and 6th as part of their on-going marketing and PR campaign, saw activities around the country help raise the profile of the simplicity and versatility of the product.Farmers Andrew and Pat Wilson of Carskerdo Farm, Cupar and ...
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NewsHCC urges shoppers to look for the PGI mark
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) is advising shoppers to look for the logos to get assurance on the quality of meat they are buying.HCC chairman Dai Davies: "We are encouraging everyone who wants a quality, authentic product to look for the logos."Any product containing authentic Welsh Lamb ...
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NewsScotch lamb gets slap in the face from Tesco
The Scottish signage and the imported lamb at Tesco’s Hermiston Gait store.Detail of imported lamb on display at the Tesco store.Scottish sheep farmers say they have been given a big slap in the face by the UK’s largest retailer, Tesco, by selling significant quantities of imported lamb underneath a banner ...
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Morrisons to close 11 supermarkets and sell M stores as profits plummet
Morrisons is to close 11 of its supermarkets and will also sell 140 M local convenience stores for a consideration of around £25m to a team led by retail entrepreneur Mike Greene and backed by Greybull Capital LLP.Morrisons will retain five M local stores, which are either on forecourts or ...
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NewsJames Whelan Butchers' Beef Dripping voted Great Taste Supreme Champion
The title of Great Taste Champion 2015 has been awarded to Beef Dripping from James Whelan Butchers of Clonmel in Co. Tipperary, Ireland.Pat Whelan (R) of James Whelan Butchers collecting the title of Great Taste Champion 2015 from (L to R) John Farrand of the Guild of Fine Food and ...
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NewsMeat Management app now available on Android devices
You can now access Meat Management, and sister publication Food Management Today, across all Android devices making it easy to catch up with the latest edition of the magazine.Readers can now access the magazine through the Google Play store which means you can now:Download the issue to read anywhereSet-up push ...
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NewsStill time to enter your sausages in British Sausage Week Competition
The biggest sausage celebration of the year gets underway from 2nd to 8th November 2015.The 18th annual British Sausage Week will be putting the nation’s best bangers in the spotlight, encouraging consumers to visit their local butcher, retailer and catering establishments.There’s still time for independent butchers, farm shops and suppliers ...
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AHDB autumn beef and lamb promotion campaign ‘will launch in October’
A £1.6 million autumn promotional campaign for beef and lamb cuts will be launched next month, following approval from ministers on Monday.AHDB says the campaign is part of a three-year strategy to add value to the supply chain by driving awareness of innovative new cuts that will improve carcase balance, ...
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Freedom Food's biggest ever TV campaign promotes its new RSPCA Assured label
Freedom Food has launched its biggest ever TV campaign to promote its new RSPCA Assured label.The advert will be shown on Channel 4, E4, More4, Film4 and Dave and features the voice of actor John Hurt.Liam Kurzeja, marketing manager for the RSPCA Assured label said: “The more people are aware ...
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NewsDalziel launches gammon brand
Dalziel has joined forces with supplier Pork Traders Oakwell Ltd to launch gammon brand, Oakwell Gold.Dalziel's new Oakwell Gold gammon.The horseshoe gammon has been selected and produced with a new mild cure. It is exclusively available from Dalziel’s meat depots throughout the UK.Dalziel meat sales director David Whyatt said: “We ...
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NewsUK representatives for the International Young Butcher Competition selected
Walter Smith’s Chris Riley, Peter Rushworth from Swans Farm Shop in Mold, Flintshire and George Parker of Frank Parker Butchers, Nuneaton have been selected to represent the United Kingdom at the International Young Butcher Competition (IYBC) in Holland on 21st and 22nd September.Representing the UK at the International Young Butcher ...
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NewsMorrisons recalls its 'Savers Cooked Ham'
Morrisons has recalled its 'Savers Cooked Ham' following the detection of Listeria monocytogenes in the product.The recall specifically refers to Morrisons' 200g pack of cooked ham, with an expiry date of 11th September.The company has displayed point-of-sale recall notices in all its stores and says the move is a precautionary ...
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NewsPromotional activity may be factor in livestock price increases
Promotional activity behind lamb and the media coverage of the wider debate on farm prices, may be starting to exert some influence on farmgate lamb prices, according to Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).Stuart Ashworth: "The biggest movement has been in auction market prices for prime lambs".Stuart Ashworth, QMS head of economics ...
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NewsHarper Adams to honour world-leading climate and food scientists
Harper Adams University will present honorary degrees to scientists, professor Dame Julia Slingo and professor Hugh Pennington at the university’s graduation ceremony on 25th September.Professor Dame Julia Slingo and professor Hugh Pennington are both to receive honorary degrees from Harper Adams University. Deputy vice-chancellor professor Peter Mills said: “Both ...
