Latest Industry News – Page 274
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NewsQMS appoints new head of industry development
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has appointed Douglas Bell as its new head of industry development.Douglas Bell, the new head of industry development at QMS.Bell, who replaces Johnny Mackey, is currently head of the Agricultural Policy Unit of SAC Consulting, part of SRUC, Scotland’s Rural College.He will start his new role ...
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NewsButchers urged to back British Sausage Week
As the 18th annual British Sausage Week approaches, butchers are being urged to support the campaign by picking up their free point-of-sale promotional kits.The British Sausage Week kits contain an A2 and A4 sized poster, a window vinyl and 75 copies of a recipe booklet.Keith Fisher, butchery development manager ...
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NewsNew Zealand flock decline may aid UK domestic festive demand
A decline in the New Zealand flock by one in 25 in just 12 months provides grounds for cautious optimism for end of year Welsh Lamb demand according to Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC).Total sheep numbers in New Zealand at the end of June 2015 had declined ...
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NewsQuality Standard Mark lamb to hit premium retail shelves in Hong Kong
Fresh and frozen Quality Standard Mark (QSM) British lamb is being launched in 50 premium supermarkets in Hong Kong this month and will be supported by in-store promotional activity.Jean-Pierre Garnier, AHDB Beef and Lamb export manager.It is the culmination of two years’ work by the AHDB Beef and Lamb export ...
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FMT Industry Awards product judging now complete
Product judging for the Food Management Today Industry Awards is now complete.The judging, which took place at Harper Adams University, saw over 300 products from across the UK tested by a panel of industry experts.The winners, finalists and highly commended will be announced at the Food Management Today Industry Awards ...
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Emydex now operational in MeatCo primal processing plants
Emydex’s factory floor data capture and production reporting software is now operational from factory door-to-door in both of MeatCo’s main beef primal processing plants.In addition to MeatCo’s main primal processing plants in Windhoek and Okahandja, Namibia, Emydex is now also installed in the wholesale and cannery processing plants at the ...
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NewsTesco still failing at backing British lamb
New figures from the latest AHDB Beef and Lamb Watch have shown the amount of British lamb on the shelves in Tesco stores has fallen 15 per cent from 73 per cent to 58 per cent from August 2014 to August 2015.Charles Sercombe: "Tesco support for domestic lamb is not ...
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NewsUK butchery team go toe to toe with Europe’s best at IYBC
Walter Smith assistant manager, Chris Riley and Peter Rushforth of Swans Farm Shop, in Mold, Flintshire went toe to toe against top European apprentices in the International Young Butcher Competition (IYBC) last week, in Utrecht, Holland.Peter Rushforth (left) and Chris Riley.The two day event held in conjunction with Slavakto saw ...
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NewsTeam GB pipped to victory at Tri-Nations Butchers Challenge
Team GB were narrowly beaten by New Zealand at the Tri-Nations Butchers Challenge, held in Auckland, New Zealand.Following a five day study tour, three six-man teams from Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain were tested on their butchery skills and their ability to create an innovative display using creative cuts.In ...
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NewsLinden Foods scoops Irish Quality Award for Lidl burgers
Linden Foods has picked up an award for its Lidl Inisvale Selection Irish Hereford Cheddar and Onion Beef Burgers at the recent Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards, held at the Mansion House, Dublin.Jacqueline Fitzpatrick, Linden Foods' senior account manager and Gillian Armstrong, NPD at Linden Foods, with the recent ...
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ABP Food Group completes £30 million redevelopment in Ellesmere facility
ABP Food Group has completed a £30 million investment into its facility in Ellesmere, Shropshire. The group claimes ABP Ellesmere is now one of Europe’s most advanced, efficient and sustainable beef processing operations. The plant employs 727 people and receives cattle from over 2,000 farmers mainly from Shropshire and Cheshire ...
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NewsMillions witness HCC marketing blitz to boost Welsh Lamb
Millions in Wales and England have been involved in HCC’s two season, multi-media promotion of PGI Welsh Lamb since its launch date in July.“Our broad, multi-media campaign really seems to have caught the imagination of the industry, shoppers and the passing public,” said Laura Pickup, Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat ...
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NewsDunbia secures partnership with Ulster Rugby
Dunbia has teamed up with Ulster Rugby to supply quality red meat to the team’s players and coaches.The partnership will see the Ulster team enjoy Dunbia-supplied red meat three times a week as part of their carefully planned diets.Jack Dobson, Dunbia executive director (l) and Matthew Dobson, Dunbia managing director, ...
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NewsCampaign launched to help stimulate demand for lamb
AHDB Beef and Lamb has launched ‘Discover Great Tasting & Easy Lamb’, a new trade-focused promotional campaign aiming to help stimulate demand for lamb.The multiple retail sector will benefit from a range of advertising, promotional, marketing and in-store materials, including on-pack stickers and promotional literature for in-store butchers to display ...
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NewsScottish exporters prepare for Anuga
The Scottish red meat industry will showcase Scotch Beef PGI and Scotch Lamb PGI at Anuga, the world's largest food trade fair, from 10th to 14th October.Ten Scottish exporters are attending the event in Cologne, Germany, alongside Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) staff, to promote the Scottish red meat industry to ...
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NewsEversfield acquires Dorset Farms
Eversfield Organic Farm has acquired Dorset Farms as part of its plan to expand its product range and offer its customer base an ethical charcuterie option.The deal will see Eversfield, a family-run 450 acre organic farm near Okehampton, enjoy an anticipated 30% increase in turnover during the next 12 months ...
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News‘We hae meat’ nominated for Scottish Business Award
Meat producer and supplier, ‘We hae meat’ has been shortlisted for the Family Business of the Year at the 2015 Scottish Business Awards.The company, which was profiled in Meat Management earlier this year, was launched in 2007 by husband and wife team Alex and Carlyn Paton.Butcher turned manufacturer, 'We hae ...
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NewsScotch Beef PGI to be served at major food industry awards lunch
Winners and guests at the Food Management Today Industry Awards 2016 Lunch will once again enjoy a main course of Scotch Beef PGI, courtesy of Quality Meat Scotland.Scotch Beef PGI, courtesy of Quality Meat Scotland, will take centre stage at the 2016 FMT Industry Awards Lunch.QMS’s Carol Mclaren told Meat ...
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NewsEntry deadline for the Great Yorkshire competition fast approaching
Butchers across the country have until 3rd October to submit entries for this year’s Great Yorkshire Pork Pie, Sausage & Black Pudding Competition.The 27th annual event is open to butchers, farm shops and bakers who make products on their products on their own premises, and for the first time is ...
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News2 Sisters Food Group invests £55 million in its meal solutions division
2 Sisters Food Group will invest £55 million in its meal solutions division as it looks to support further growth, create state of the art manufacturing facilities and secure jobs.The Pennine Foods site in Sheffield produces a range of ready meal products.2 Sisters’ meal solutions division produces a range of ...
