Latest Industry News – Page 273
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NewsYoung butchers battle it out at the Winter Fair
Apprentice butcher, Peter Rushford was crowned winner of the ‘Welsh Young Butcher of the Year’ competition held at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair.Apprentice butcher, Peter Rushford was crowned winner of the ‘Welsh Young Butcher of the Year’ competition held at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair.Co-sponsored by Hybu Cig Cymru – ...
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Exclusive Welsh Lamb Club expands its membership
Five more top chefs have been granted membership of Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales’ exclusive Welsh Lamb Club.The elite coterie of chefs are dedicated to serving only the very best lamb available, and they have a constellation of Michelin stars between them.The new members are Michelin-starred Richard Davies ...
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NewsBritish Poultry Council calls on Government to help industry deliver long-term success for the UK
The British Poultry Council has launched its ‘Manifesto for the British Poultry Industry’, calling on the Government to help ensure long-term success for the British Poultry meat industry and help deliver its 2020 vision.BPC chief executive, Andrew Large: “This manifesto clearly sets out our aims for the industry over the ...
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New test trials for horse meat detection
Scientists at the Institute of Food Research on the Norwich Research Park have teamed up with Oxford Instruments to develop a fast, cheap alternative to DNA testing as a means of distinguishing horse meat from beef.Because horses and cattle have different digestive systems, the fat components of the two meats ...
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‘Target resources to provide real boost for food and farming sectors’ urges HCC chairman
Future European and Government funding must be targeted to provide tangible benefits for the Welsh food and farming sector.That’s the view of Hybu Cig Cymru chairman Dai Davies, who addressed a breakfast reception at the start of the Royal Welsh Winter Fair this week.“Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy is ...
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HCC boosts profile of Welsh red meat to international visitors
Retailers, importers and journalists from as far afield as Scandinavia and Japan have visited Wales in a bid to raise the profile and boost overseas sales of Welsh Lamb.Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC), has played host to three inward missions in recent weeks.They are the latest in ...
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US steak cut innovation in focus at EBLEX Processor Conference
Latest developments on cutting methods in the US beef sector to enhance carcase utilisation will be highlighted at the EBLEX Processor Conference.Professor Chris Calkins, from the University of Nebraska, will focus on the topic during the conference on 22nd January 2015 in Stratford, Warwickshire. He will outline how the uptake ...
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NewsLishman’s rolls out new York Hams for Christmas
Traditional York Hams are now being produced at Lishman’s Butchers in Ilkley and the inspiration behind them involves a real nostalgic trip down memory lane.The journey first began earlier this year when the businesses featured on the BBC2 television series, Great British Menu, as top British chefs competed for the ...
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NewsButcher George Payne one of Blake's 'High Street Heroes'
North-east butcher George Payne is one of 40 people from small businesses across the nation to feature in a new artwork by the renowned pop artist Sir Peter Blake - the man behind the Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band artwork.George, who has run his shop in Brunton Park, Gosforth, ...
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NewsQ Guild appoints two new members
Black Barn Butchers, of Milford, near Godalming in Surrey, and Walter Smith Fine Foods, of Huntingdon Garden Centre in Cambridgeshire, has been awarded membership of the national Butchers Q Guild.Black Barn Butchers, from left to right: Tim Bicknell (apprentice), David Mitchell (director) & Damon Buckingham (shop manager)Black Barn Butchers, based ...
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NewsSupply chain links crucial in securing future of Welsh Beef
A major study commissioned by HCC into the state of the beef sector has concluded that close cooperation between all links in the supply chain, coupled with a fully coordinated partnership between the industry and the Welsh Government, is the best way to secure a viable future for the Welsh ...
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NewsThird generation butcher crowned president of SFMFT
Perth butcher Beaton Lindsay has been given the title of president of the Scottish Federation of Meat Traders. Beaton will be the third generation of his family to have worn the presidential chain.He follows his grandfather, also Beaton, who was president from 1966 to 67 and his father David who ...
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NewsEBLEX prepares beef and lamb sector for future US market
EBLEX has been helping ensure the industry is in the strongest position possible should a trade agreement be reached between the UK and the US for beef and lamb.EBLEX's Dr Phil Hadley anticipate an official inspection visit in early 2015.It has worked with Defra, Food Standards Agency (FSA), the UK ...
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NewsTadmarton launches own brand Prime Matured Selected English Beef
Tadmarton Products Ltd recently launched its new TP Prime Matured Selected English Beef at an open day at its Banbury facility.EBLEX exhibition vehicle at Tadmarton Products facility in Banbury, with customers sampling the produce.Tadmarton Products invited customers and suppliers to attend a, primarily to launch the new beef range, but ...
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NewsScotch Beef PGI to showcase at FMT food awards
Quality Meat Scotland has confirmed its support of the Food Management Industry Awards lunch and presentation ceremony this coming January.Scotch Beef PGI which will be supplied by ABP, will be in pride of place as the main course choice selected for the prestigious Awards ceremony at Plaisterers Hall when around ...
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New online Campylobacter resource for consumers
A website giving consumers the ability to track the fight against the campylobacter bacterium has been launched by the Joint Working Group (JWG).Under new chairman Richard Macdonald CBE, former NFU director general, the JWG is committed to increasing awareness and transparency of the work the group is undertaking and its ...
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EBLEX highlights modern sheep genetics on the world stage
A record breaking number of six sheep breeds were represented on the joint EBLEX and British Livestock Genetics stand at the major Eurotier show.Eurotier, the largest specialist show in the world, attracted 156,000 professionals from the livestock sector to its 2,340 stands. The event in Hanover provided a platform to ...
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NewsKeelham Farm Shop wins coveted pork pie title
Keelham Farm Shop in Thornton, Bradford, was crowned Supreme Pork Pie Champion at the UK’s biggest regional meat trades competition.Supreme champion pork pie – Lee Scott of Keelham Farm Shop, Thornton, with (from left) Sat Lola, of sponsors William Jones Packaging, President of the Confederation of Yorkshire Butchers Councils Roy ...
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NewsGressingham Foods commended by Chartered Institute of Marketing
Gressingham Foods has been awarded the prestigious ‘Excellence in Marketing Award’ by the Food, Drink & Agricultural Group of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.William Buchanan, managing director of Gressingham Foods was presented with the award at the FDA Group’s 10th Presidents’ Dinner, hosted at the House of Commons. The award ...
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NewsPGI Welsh Lamb wows France
A leading French retailer is rewarding its staff for their efforts to promote Welsh Lamb through their stores.Pictured are the top three Monoprix store managers who did the most to promote Welsh Lamb through their Paris stores during the summer. They are first prize winner Alain Fouineau of the Parly ...
