Latest Industry News – Page 277
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NewsWelsh Beef and rugby team up
Welsh Beef will be hitting screens over the next ten weeks as part of HCC’s new marketing campaign which kicks off just ahead of a new season of international rugby.The ‘Bred in Heaven’ campaign will be inviting consumers to rediscover the unique quality of beef which has been born and ...
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DAPP has ceased
The Deadweight Average Pig Price (DAPP) has been discontinued and all those currently receiving SMS will be migrated this week to receive the Standard Pig Price (SPP) instead.For those wishing to receive the SPP who don’t currently subscribe to the DAPP SMS service then it is available by texting dwpig ...
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NewsDawn Farm Foods chief elected president of IBEC
Larry Murrin, chief executive of Dawn Farm Foods, has been elected president of the Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC), the national voice of business in Ireland. He is the first person from the Irish food industry to hold the position.Murrin: "One of the silver linings of recent tough times ...
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BPEX warns industry to take biosecurity seriously
If PEDv or ASF were to hit this country and close our export markets it could cost producers as much as 30p per kg almost overnight, warned BPEX at a recent workshop.The first line of defence is biosecurity and BPEX held a well-attended workshop in York where US producer Harold ...
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NewsMultiple retailer finalists in British Sausage week revealed
After an intense round of judging, the six finalists in the ‘Multiple Retailer and Brands’ category in the British Sausage Week 2014 competition have been chosen.The competition recognises and rewards excellence and innovation in quality assured pork sausages and entries could be made in two categories: ‘Best Traditional Sausage’ or ...
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NewsSeptember lamb prices decline
A combination of increased lamb throughput and subdued consumer demand has meant that lamb prices have decreased over the last month.The Welsh SQQ in the last week of September averaged 149p/kg, which was down from 163p/kg at the end of August. At the same time, prices for Welsh cull ewes ...
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NewsEBLEX creates autumn lamb specials
EBLEX has produced a ‘Lamb Specials’ folder, aimed at the foodservice sector, encouraging operators to make the most of this season’s high-quality domestically produced lamb, by adding appealing lamb-based dishes to specials menus.It will be issued to foodservice operators, catering butchers, suppliers and foodservice groups which are members of the ...
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All Party Parliamentary Group holds evidence sessions on Antibiotics, Animal Welfare and Planning
The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Eggs, Pigs and Poultry will be holding oral evidence sessions at the Houses of Parliament to complete their inquiry into important areas of these sectors.The APPG panel will be discussing these areas with witnesses on the following dates:Planning - 14th OctoberAntibiotics - 21st ...
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NewsPig prices influenced by complex European market
The movement in pig prices over the year highlights a complex European pork market, according to Stuart Ashworth, Quality Meat Scotland’s head of economics services.Even though UK prime pig prices remain some of the strongest in Europe, pig producers have seen the farmgate price of prime pigs fall 6% over ...
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NewsOver £8,000 raised at BDCI Golf Day
The BDCI’s annual Golf Day supported by 85 golfers raised over £8,000 for the charity.BDCI golfers, L-R, Jeff Winter - Deli 24, Robert Angell - Commercial Security Consultancy, Jim Sydenham Interfood Technology, Paul Winter, Deli 24.Festival chairman, Norman Hatcliff, said: “My thanks go to all our sponsors and those who ...
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HSA invites applications for 2015 scholarships
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) is now inviting applications for its 2015 Dorothy Sidley Memorial Scholarships.The Scholarships were established in 1986 as a memorial to the late Dorothy Sidley MBE, who was General Secretary of the HSA for 48 years. They support students and industry trainees undertaking research projects that ...
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Slowly does it for under used cuts
EBLEX together with catering butchers Fairfax Meadow, joined forces on 30th September to host a lunch in London designed to highlight Quality Standard Mark English Beef and Lamb.[gallery type="slideshow" ids="https://d34wkqkcvmkqx1.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/ymg-library/web/images/2014/10/Braised-Chuck-Tender-Main-Course-Dish-e1412237085313.jpg|Braised Chuck Tender Main Course Dish.,https://d34wkqkcvmkqx1.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/ymg-library/web/images/2014/10/Lamb-Koftas-Cumber-Canape-e1412237014376.jpg|,https://d34wkqkcvmkqx1.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/ymg-library/web/images/2014/10/Guests-at-Brigade-Slow-Cook-Beef-and-Lamb-event-e1412237055370.jpg|Guests at Brigade Slow-Cook Beef and Lamb event.,https://d34wkqkcvmkqx1.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/ymg-library/web/images/2014/10/Roasted-Marrowbone-Canape-e1412237071510.jpg|Roasted Marrowbone Canape."]However this was no ordinary lunch and ...
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NewsHelping to build the pig industry
BPEX is enhancing its service to the industry by the appointment of Thomas Burling in the role of environment and buildings business support.Thomas Burling joins the BPEX team.Burling has spent much of his life with pigs, starting at the tender age of just 17, starting off during school holidays and ...
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Dutch catering sector is an opportunity for UK beef
UK beef exports to the Netherlands could capitalise on opportunities being presented in its restaurant sector, according to EBLEX.In 2013, the Netherlands was the second biggest destination for volume exports of fresh and frozen beef at 32,800 tonnes. Experts at EBLEX said it provided the platform to develop the market ...
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NewsSheep trade to remain under pressure into next year
According to EBLEX the liveweight sheep market is likely to remain under pressure into the new year due to a combination of subdued demand, plentiful supply and increased numbers of out-of-spec animals being marketed.EBLEX has been involved in a successful bid to get European funding to help bolster generic lamb ...
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NewsLishman’s Joe Smith crowned young butcher champion
Joe Smith, an up-and-coming butcher at Lishman’s of Ilkley, was crowned Yorkshire champion in the 2014 Young Butchers Creative Meat Display Competition run by meat processing and retail butchery industry supplier Dalziel.Lishman’s Joe Smith is pictured with the creations that won him the young butcher’s title.Joe, 21, of Oakworth, proved ...
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Tesco to be investigated by FCA
Tesco’s accounting scandal is to be investigated further by the Financial Conduct Authority – Britain’s financial watchdog.“Tesco will continue to co-operate fully with the FCA and other relevant authorities considering this matter,” the company said in a statement earlier today.The world’s third largest retailer had £3 billion pounds wiped from ...
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NewsEBLEX's annual conference programme revealed
Duncan Sinclair, Waitrose's agriculture manager is one of the key speakers at this year's EBLEX annual conference on 4th November.Waitrose's Duncan Sinclair.Sinclair will look at the retailer perspective on current market conditions. Dunbia's Jonathan Birnie will explain how its business has created change through improved relationships in farming.The one-day event ...
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NewsBritish Turkey Retailer of the Year
British Turkey Awards winner of the top Retailer of the Year is Morrisons. The title was clinched as judges felt their everyday range of fresh turkey portions looked “very fresh and appealing with some attractive marinades to bring consumers to the fixture”, and offered a “huge choice in range and ...
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NewsOver 400 entries for British Sausage Week competition
Staff from Harper Adams University have tasted and rated more than 400 products in search of Britain’s best pork sausages.British Sausage Week’s annual competition, organised by BPEX, calls on butchers and farm shops to enter their best home-produced sausages in either the ‘best traditional pork sausage’ or ‘best innovative pork ...
