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Scotch lamb on shop shelves ahead of campaign
With a major Scotch Lamb promotion due to be launched this month, NFU Scotland’s latest look at supermarket shelves has shown that they are finally starting to fill with Scottish produce.While the vast majority of retailers in Scotland are now 100 per cent stocked with Scottish or British lamb, the ...
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Union slams retailers short-term vision for beef
Scottish farmers’ share of the retail price of beef is at its lowest level for almost five years, according to NFU Scotland and it is not happy.NFU Scotland President Nigel Miller said: “For the primary producer to receive less than half the retail value of beef is totally unacceptable given ...
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Meat hygiene inspection strike a step closer
Meat hygiene inspectors, vets and support staff employed by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action, over a long running pay dispute. The action by UNISON members will affect more than 130 slaughterhouses in England, Wales and Scotland, hitting meat supplies to butchers and ...
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NewsTulip Ltd to invest £16m in its Cornish operation
Tulip Ltd has announced joint plans with its owners, the Danish Crown Group, to invest £16m in its Cornish operation that will benefit the region by creating 250 much needed new jobs.Chris Thomas CEO Tulip Ltd: "When our investment programme has been completed we will have created an additional 250 ...
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NewsTyneside butcher is making music with its sausages
One of South Tyneside’s longest running businesses, Dicksons family pork butchers, is turning its attention from sausages to sound, in support of some of music’s biggest stars.Dicksons, which has been supplying its own recipe meat products across the North East since 1953, has signed up to sponsor SoundWaves 2014 at ...
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NewsMatthew Fort to front 2014 Smithfield Awards
Food writer and critic Matthew Fort will present the 2014 Q Guild Smithfield Awards, the Guild's annual national product evaluation event.Matthew Fort, who will present the Q Guild’s 2014 Smithfield Awards.Matthew, food and drink editor at The Guardian for over a decade, author of several award-winning books on food and ...
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NewsNew open class to be launched at Great Yorkshire competition
The annual gauntlet is being thrown down to meat men and women across Yorkshire, as the countdown commences to the county’s yearly product evaluation highlight, the 26th Great Yorkshire Pork Pie, Sausage & Products Competition.This year, it will feature a new open small pork pie class for the first time ...
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NewsCall to enter British Sausage Week Competition
The search for Britain’s best pork sausages is now underway and BPEX is calling for butchers and farm shops to enter their best home-produced quality pork sausages into its annual competition, taking place in the run up to British Sausage Week (3th-9th November 2014).Entrants can put their sausages forward to ...
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NewsRole of imports important in balancing the UK beef market
Despite the increased production of beef over the past six months, the UK remains only around 80% self-sufficient and will remain an importer of beef in the future, according to Stuart Ashworth, Head of Economics Services, Quality Meat Scotland.Where the challenge emerges is in greater competition in these European markets ...
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NewsTulip Ltd shortlisted for IGD award
Tulip Ltd is celebrating after making the shortlist for a national award from the IGD in its Learning and Development category.Kirsty Wilkins, Tulip Ltd’s Group HR Director.The category highlights a creative and innovative initiative that a business takes to improves performance through its investment in staff training and development.Kirsty Wilkins, ...
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HCC congratulates Wales’ golden wonder Geraint
Top Welsh cyclist Geraint Thomas has been congratulated by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales after striking Gold in the Commonwealth Games road race.[gallery type="slideshow" ids="https://d34wkqkcvmkqx1.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/ymg-library/web/images/2014/08/Geraint-Thomas-cycling-challenge.jpg|,https://d34wkqkcvmkqx1.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/ymg-library/web/images/2014/08/Geraint-Thomas-Elwen-Roberts-cooking-demo.jpg|"]Geraint has been a firm supporter of Welsh Lamb and Welsh Beef over the years, making personal appearances on the HCC stand at the ...
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NewsMorrisons first to achieve animal welfare accreditation
Morrisons is the first food retailer whose workforce have achieved the Welfare of Animals at the Time Of Killing (WATOK) qualifications.The WATOK qualification assesses and confirms the competence of individuals in ensuring the highest possible standards of welfare of animals at the point of slaughter.Morrisons staff at its abattoirs in ...
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NewsDunbia appoints new group deputy chief executive
Red meat processor, Dunbia has appointed former Moy Park director, Tony O’Neill, as group deputy chief executive. In this newly-created role, which will become operational on 1st September, Mr O’Neill will hold responsibility for Dunbia’s UK and Ireland business.Tony O'Neill: "I am leaving a business accustomed to change and growth ...
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NewsASA bans Morrisons burger ad
A commercial for Morrisons, promoting the supermarket chain’s 100% beef burgers has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority for promoting “poor nutritional habits”.A spokesman from Morrisons expressed the supermarket’s disappointment at the decision, and defended the advert vehemently: “Trying to convince children to eat their fruit and vegetables is ...
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Impact of horse meat scandal to be analysed using social media
Cardiff University researchers are aiming to discover public perceptions of the horse meat scandal by analysing social media data, and say that the investigation can reveal how the growing complexity of international food supply chains can impact risks and concerns.The horse meat scandal last year revealed a major breakdown in ...
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NewsCelebrity chef Richard Corrigan confirmed for FMT Food Industry Awards
Renowned chef and personality, Richard Corrigan has been announced as the special VIP and awards presenter for the inaugural Food Industry Awards from our sister title, Food Management Today.The Awards Ceremony and Lunch will take place at Plaisterers Hall, London on 29th January 2015.Richard Corrigan.FMT magazine editor, Pamela Brook said: ...
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Time between slaughter and mincing could be extended, says EFSA
A scientific opinion has been published by The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) which has concluded that the time between slaughter and the mincing of meat could be extended without causing a health risk.The panel assessed various storage times and temperatures for different types of meat, analysing and comparing the ...
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NewsEfficiency and profitability a focus for EBLEX conference
EBLEX has announced that efficiency and profitability when producing high quality beef and lamb for domestic and export markets will come under the spotlight at its annual conference this November.The event, which is free to to attend for EBLEX levy payers will be held at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire on ...
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NewsRoyal honour for Ishida Europe
Ishida Europe's managing director Graham Clements was personally congratulated by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, at a reception at Buckingham Palace that was held to celebrate the winners of this year's Queen's Awards for Enterprise.Established in 1966, the Queen's Award recognises companies for their outstanding entrepreneurship and economic performance. Ishida ...
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Faccenda Foods invests £5m in new despatch facilities
Faccenda Foods has confirmed that it is building a new despatch hub in Brackley on the same business park as one of its major poultry processing plants.The development, which will be built over the next 12 months, will create an advanced 30,000 sq ft storage and distribution facility.Faccenda Foods managing ...
