Latest Industry News – Page 291
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NewsBeef, pork and lamb to star in Singapore
A record 14 meat exporters are attending this week's Food and Hotel Asia (FHA) exhibition in Singapore on the EBLEX-BPEX pavilion as part of the strongest ever UK delegation to this important gateway to Asian markets.EBLEX's Jean-Pierre Garnier: "Singapore itself is one of the most attractive markets in the world ...
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NewsNew QMS website
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has launched a new-look website.QMS new look website.The site, www.qmscotland.co.uk, has been completely redesigned and offers a user-friendly and accessible way for farmers and others involved in the Scottish red meat industry to access the latest market prices, press releases and events plus a range of ...
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NewsPeter Kendall is new chairman of AHDB
The Government has appointed Peter Kendall as the new Chair of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) with effect from 1st April 2014 for a three-year term. Kendall, previously NFU President, will take over the role with AHDB from John Godfrey CBE FCA FRAgS, who stepped down after his ...
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NewsBritish Turkey Awards now open for entries
Retailers are being invited to enter their best British turkey products into the annual British Turkey Awards which is now open for entries.The awards are made up of 11 carefully selected categories – including retail and foodservice sectors - and entries are expected to showcase the best in innovation, convenience, ...
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NewsBenelux present new opportunity for Scotch Beef and Lamb
Scotch Beef PGI and Scotch Lamb PGI were showcased by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) at one of the Benelux’s main fine food fairs – Tavola at Kortrijk.Huub Schoemaker, QMS Export Development Manager, Benelux.Around 15,000 visitors, including representatives from all the major retailers in Belgium and the Netherlands, attended the event ...
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NewsNew head of technical at BPEX
BPEX has appointed Andrew Knowles as the new head of technical as part of a restructuring in the organisation.Andrew Knowles is the new head of technical at BPEX under its new structure to be announced shortly.A new strategy has been developed and part of that involves merging the Knowledge Transfer ...
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Levy rates frozen for further year
An Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) proposal to freeze levy rates for the second year running has been approved by UK Ministers.The decision to hold 2014-15 levy rates for all industry sectors at the same level as last year was one of the recommendations made by the levy board ...
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NewsButchery skills put to the test in Chef of the Year Final
The finalists in the British Culinary Federation’s (BCF) Chef of the Year Award 2014 were challenged on their butchery skills last week, in the penultimate stage of the competition.BCF Chef of the Year Finalists.In round one, entrants were asked to devise a three course menu for two covers. Over 50 ...
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Four European winners in McDonald's sustainable supply awards
Dawn Meats Ireland was among four European winners of McDonald’s global “2014 Best of Sustainable Supply” awards.The winners were announced in a global report highlighting how suppliers have achieved significant results by identifying opportunities and applying sustainable solutions in diverse places around the world.McDonald’s leadership and industry experts recognized accomplishments ...
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NewsFresh new website for Food Management Today magazine
Meat Management's sister title, Food Management Today, has a fresh, brand new website.Created to offer a fresh, modern alternative for the food processing sector Food Management Today offers an extensive content range looking at both the big picture and the challenges facing senior management in the short, medium and long ...
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Sense of adventure in new lamb marketing campaign
Capitalising on the more adventurous cooking habits of modern mums is at the heart of a new marketing campaign from EBLEX to ensure lamb stays on shopping lists across the country.Michelin-starred chef Mark Sargeant is working alongside Simply beef and lamb, EBLEX’s consumer marketing channel, to encourage people to be ...
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NewsSouth of England Butchers celebrate roadshow success
With 220 products from 36 butchers entered into the final leg of the Regional Pork Product Excellence Awards last week, the South of England Roadshow has been hailed a great success. Overall champion Chris Cripps of Greens of Pangbourne with Keith Fisher from BPEX.Chris Cripps from Greens of Pangbourne excelled ...
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NewsMeat Purchasing Guide now features pork
EBLEX has launched edition six of its highly acclaimed Meat Purchasing Guide. As well as providing a comprehensive specification and coding system for almost 500 Quality Standard Mark beef, veal, lamb and mutton cuts, the Guide also now includes 96 pork cuts developed by BPEX.The addition of the pork cuts ...
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NewsHow the poultry industry contributes £3.3 billion to UK plc
The British poultry industry makes a £3.3bn gross value added contribution to UK GDP and supports 73,200 jobs, a new analysis by Oxford Economics has revealed. For every £1 billion it contributes in gross value added, the industry generates a further £1.3 billion to the rest of the UK economy. ...
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NewsMore price information on pigs from BPEX
BPEX is to expand the range of historical pig price reporting to include an all new GB Standard Pig Price (SPP).BPEX director, Mick Sloyan: “The British pig market has changed considerably in recent years and the market information produced to help industry needs to keep up with this change."Data will ...
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NewsMEATUP to include new content in 2015
MEATUP, the biennial trade exhibition exclusively dedicated to the UK meat industry, has advised that there will be important new changes to the show in 2015. Located at the National Agricultural Centre, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire on June 30th and July 1st, two new seminar theatres will be located within the ...
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NewsLady champion crowned in National Meat Product Competition
Over 50 butchers travelled the length and breadth of the country to showcase 300 products at the National Meat Products Competition but it was Alison Maloney of Maloney’s Country Butchers & Bakers who took the Supreme Champion title with her delicious pork pie.Alison receiving her awards from NFMFT President John ...
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NewsBritain's Premier Young Butcher 2014 champion
Chris Riley won the coveted Britain's Premier Young Butcher 2014 title yesterday at the Foodex exhibition in Birmingham's NEC by winning four of the six categories. 20 year old Chris beat four other 18 to 23 year old apprentice butchers in the five hour marathon, making and displaying Ready to ...
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Former owner to buy Hall's of Broxburn site
According to a report in The Edinburgh Evening News, the beleaguered Vion plant, Hall’s of Broxburn, is set to become a new village with a little help from former meat and bus businesses.Former owner of Hall’s, Fred Duncan, who sold the Grampian Country Food Group to Vion for over ?350 ...
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NewsSunderland FC trusts the tractor on its red meat
Sunderland Association Football Club (SAFC) has become the latest Barclays Premier League club to become Red Tractor certified for its red meat products.BPEX chairman, Stewart Houston (a Sunderland supporter) is pictured in the tractor outside the club along with Richard Cattell and Ladies in Pigs.The Red Tractor logo is a ...
