Latest Industry News – Page 303
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NewsTulip Ltd charity jump
Staff from Tulip's Bugle plant have been helping youngsters make a wish with a parachute jump, raising over £800.Tulip Ltd has partnered with Make-A-Wish® and set itself an ambitious target to raise £100,000 over the next two years to help the charity grant magical wishes to children and young people ...
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Slice of success for Cambuslang Butcher
Cambuslang butchers, Hugh Black & Sons has been crowned new Scottish Champions at the recent Traditional Sliced Sausage competition.Their Traditional Sliced Sausage was selected as one of the best in the West of Scotland at the evaluation event held in Glasgow last month and then at a second stage judging, ...
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UK butchery team continues to improve on an international stage
Lancashire’s Ryan Healy from Riley’s Butchers near Burnley and Cheshire’s Matthew (Matty) Edwards of Vaughan Family Butchers in Penyfford near Chester competed in last week’s International Young Butcher Competition held in Bazenheid near Zurich, Switzerland and despite a defeat: “Just keep getting better and better,” said NFMFT president John Mettrick.[gallery ...
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NewsUsing fifth quarter to maximise returns
Smaller processors could make better use of fifth quarter products to help reduce disposal and rendering costs and potentially improve their bottom line, according to EBLEX.Christine Walsh, report author: “Our research highlighted that some smaller processors are potentially missing out on the use of animal by-products by disposing of some ...
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Huge potential benefits for English farmers in sheep meat exports to China
Gaining access to the Chinese market for lamb produced in England would be a game-changer for the industry and help manage price volatility, according to EBLEX.Though any export deal for beef and lamb is still several years off and subject to intense negotiation, with a rapidly growing middle class and ...
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NewsEnglish pig industry introduces confidential reporting service to help maintain high animal welfare standards
To help maintain high standards of animal welfare on British pig farms, the National Pig Association is introducing a Confidential Reporting Service. The service, says the NPA, is also designed to protect pig-keepers from bogus claims by vegan activists who periodically attempt to gain unauthorised entry to pig buildings.It places ...
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NewsWestaways sausages extends its range
Westaway Sausages is extending its range of sausages with a campaign to promote the positioning of the cook-from-frozen sausage range, using the strapline: ‘Great Food; Taste It, Don’t Waste It’.Charles Baughan MD Westaways: “Frozen sausages naturally have a longer use by date, which helps to prevent unnecessary wastage."Originally developed for ...
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NewsKFC adds Red Tractor on pack
Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) is introducing the Red Tractor logo on pack for the first time this autumn and the fast food restaurant chain will also highlight its assurance credentials with national press advertising and a social media campaign during Red Tractor Week (15th – 21st September).KFC, a subsidiary of ...
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What first-hand experience of PEDv looks like
A taster of just what the devastation caused by PEDv had on US pig producer Harold Lee's Meadow Hill Farm, in Iowa, can be seen here. Lee will be highlighting at a series of biosecurity seminars being run by BPEX.Maintaining good biosecurity throughout the entire supply chain is the first ...
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NewsNew Master for WCB
The new Master of the Worshipful Company of Butchers is Alderman, Nicholas Anstee. He was elected during the Common Hall ceremony at Butchers’ Hall, in London.The Court, pictured below, runs the affairs of the livery company, and it too was duly elected. This includes Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal ...
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NewsEBLEX launches new autumn promotion kit
Quality Standard Mark (QSM) Scheme member butchers stand to benefit from a bumper point-of-sale (POS) kit created by EBLEX.The independent retailer QSM members who registered to receive marketing support will soon receive the POS kit, which has been specifically designed to help promote QSM beef and lamb in-store.The kit features ...
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NewsFSA says it will name retailers when campylobacter results are published
The Food Standards Agency has confirmed its plans for publishing the quarterly results from its survey of campylobacter on shop-bought chicken. The FSA will name retailers, alongside campylobacter levels, when it releases its next set of results in November.FSA says it has set a clear expectation for poultry producers and ...
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NewsNew guide to help processors and retailers gain maximum value from the lamb carcase
Following on from the success of its Beef Yield Guide, EBLEX has developed a new ‘Lamb Yield Guide’, which takes a detailed look at the processing of the lamb carcase from farm to plate.The guide has been developed to help businesses in the supply, processing and independent butchery sectors gain ...
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HCC offers new training opportunity to Welsh slaughterhouses
A new project launched by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) will offer training and advice to red meat abattoirs and cutting plants in Wales.The support for small and medium sized (SME’s) abattoirs and cutting plants will strengthen their procedures and assist the businesses to develop in their ...
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NewsCountry’s rarest beef goes on sale
For farmers Clifford Freeman and Matthew Rymer it represents the fruits of a long labour to save the Gloucester Cattle Breed from extinction by working towards what they believe will be the UK’s most sought after beef.Two years in the development, the first fresh cuts are now available direct from ...
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NewsPhil Vickery to front British Sausage Week
Ex England and Lions rugby star and winner of Celebrity Masterchef 2011, Phil Vickery will be leading the seven-day sausage celebrations from 3rd-9th November during British Sausage Week.Joining the nationwide tour and presenting this year’s British Sausage Week awards, Phil will be sampling some of the finest quality assured sausages ...
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NewsCEO Tom Taylor to leave AHDB
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) chief executive, Tom Taylor, will be leaving at the end of November after more than four years in post.Taylor to leave AHDB at the end of November.Taylor said: “We have resolved a lot of challenges that we faced in 2010. We have reduced ...
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NewsOne week left to enter British Sausage Week's Competition
There is just one week left for sausage makers to get their entries into the British Sausage Week competition.Entries have been rolling in from butchers and farm shops but there is still time for YOUR sausages to be celebrated as one of the nation’s best!So if you’ve got the best ...
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NewsTeam UK ready for this year's International Young Butcher
Lancashire’s Ryan Healy of Riley’s Butchers near Burnley and Cheshire’s Matthew (Matty) Edwards of Vaughan Family Butchers, Penyfford near Chester are prepared and ready to represent the UK in this year’s International Young Butcher Competition in Switzerland later this month.2013 Premier Young Butcher champion Ryan and runner up Matty, will ...
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NewsNew Food Crime Unit to be established as Elliott report recommendations accepted
All of the recommendations in the Elliott report on food integrity and assurance of food supply networks have been accepted by the Government including the establishment of a new Food Crime Unit. Environment Secretary, Elizabeth Truss said this would strengthen consumer confidence in Britain’s high quality food.The new Food Crime ...
