Latest Industry News – Page 332
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Farm assured stock high prices appear consistent
Farm assured beef cattle fetched on average over 9p per kilo more at market than non-assured stock last year, according to latest figures.The study by EBLEX also shows that lambs returned between 3p and 5p per kilo more if they were part of a farm assurance scheme than those animals ...
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McDonald’s opens the doors of its world-famous supply chain
McDonald’s has launched its search for ‘Quality Scouts’, members of the public who will go behind the scenes and report back on how some of its products are made.The company has invited farmer, England rugby legend and 2011 Celebrity MasterChef winner, Phil Vickery, to help select the Quality Scouts and ...
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Halal frozen poultry launch in response to pig DNA scandal
As a result of the shocking and totally unacceptable findings of pig DNA in other 'Halal' branded foods one of the UK's longest serving Halal poultry producers, has launched a Halal frozen range where it says the products can be traced from the farm to the fork.Gafoor Pure Halal specializes ...
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New pig industry scholarship
A new Pig Industry Scholarship at Harper Adams University is aiming to help raise the profile of the exciting range of career opportunities in the pig industry, covering the allied industries as well as pig production.The scholarship, which will be facilitated by BPEX and Harper Adams, is a practical step ...
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Awards heading for record event this July
Record product entries and substantially increased reader voting bode well for this year’s Meat Management Industry Awards, which will climax with a sell-out black tie diner on 2nd July at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole. With nearly 400 guests already booked to attend Britain’s premier meat industry Awards event, and a ...
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Linden Foods invests £5m and creates 179 jobs
In a boost to its local economy, Northern Irish meat processor, Linden Foods is to create new production and managerial positions at its Dungannon plant in Country Tyrone.The company is supported by Invest NI, which has funded £520,000 of the monies. Chairman of Linden Foods, Trevor Lockhart, told the BBC: ...
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NewsInterfood takes on Foodlogistik distribution
Interfood’s capabilities in food processing machinery have been extended with the announcement that the company has been appointed as the sole distributor for the UK and Ireland of the Foodlogistik range of dicing and shredding equipment.Interfood is to distribute FOODLOGISTIK dicing and shredding equipment in the UK and Ireland.Richard Nethercot, ...
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Angus burgers at McDonald’s off the menu
As US beef prices hit record highs, McDonald’s has removed its premium Angus burgers from its menus.A consultant to McDonald’s, Richard Adams is reported to have told Associated Press: “When you can get four or five burgers off the Dollar Menu, nobody’s going to buy the Angus burger. The Dollar ...
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Leatherhead launches new EU-approved horse DNA test
Leatherhead Food Research has developed a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay to detect the presence of horse DNA as an adulterant of fresh meat or of uncooked food products such as beef burgers. The test utilises the recently released European Union Reference Laboratory for Animal Proteins (EURL-AP) recommended protocol ...
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Organic sales increase over three months since the horsemeat scandal
According to the Soil Association the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel reveal organic sales through supermarkets have increased steadily for the past three months. The 12 week year on year picture shows a +1.6% for organic food sales - the first time the market has seen year on year growth ...
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Sheep carcase quality decline reflects weather conditions
British lamb carcase quality decreased slightly in 2012 , with 57.5% of lambs meeting the target ‘R3L or Better’ classification required by the main markets, according to the latest figures released by EBLEX from a sample of 133,400 lambs slaughtered in British abattoirs last year.The decline represents a modest drop ...
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NewsInternational Young Butcher Competition
Andrew Brassington of Ludlow Food Centre and Kyle Mottram of Keelham Farm Shop have been successful in matching the performance of the UK’s 2012 team by finishing in fifth place, ahead of France at this year’s International Young Butcher Competition.Kyle Mottram (left) and Andrew Brassington.The two 22 year olds competed ...
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NFU joins European coalition to demand fair treatment
The NFU has joined a coalition of farmers’ organisations from Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Finland and Denmark to fight against CAP proposals that could result in significant reductions to farmers’ direct payments.Negotiators from the European Commission, European Parliament and Agriculture Council are currently discussing proposals to allow member states ...
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NewsKeelham Farm Shop acquires Ambler Pies
Two of Yorkshire’s long-established butchery businesses have merged, with Keelham Farm Shop acquiring neighbouring business, H Ambler and Sons Ltd. Both businesses are based in Thornton on the outskirts of Bradford, and already have a close relationship as Ambler has supplied Keelham Farm Shop with pies for the past 30 ...
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EU proposes tighter controls post horsegate
New measures to tighten controls on the health of animals and plants entering the European food chain have been proposed by the European Commission.In the wake of the horse meat scandal which rocked Europe’s food industry, Tonio Borg, the health and consumer policy commissioner, has announced a legislative package which ...
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BPEX online data entry up and running
The introduction of the BPEX Real Welfare programme has reached another milestone with a web portal going live to allow vets to submit data from the paper forms. This means the information can be uploaded straight into the database which is now starting to build up a picture of the ...
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Mariani Foods is exclusive supplier of bespoke Beef Jerky to Selfridges
Mariani Foods, a leading producer of premium beef jerky, has secured a deal with prestigious department store, Selfridges, to supply its London, Birmingham and Manchester stores with a bespoke range of its beef jerky for their Food Hall delicatessen counters. It will be the exclusive supplier of all beef jerky ...
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British pig farmers need gentle and gradual growth to reduce Britain’s import bill
Britain needs to see a ‘gentle and gradual' renewal of its pig industry, leading to more efficient food production and a reduction in the nation’s food import bill, says the National Pig Association.It will also mean more environmentally-friendly farming, and it will help maintain the nation’s reputation for being one ...
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Winners of the best bacon butty competition
Rosemary Sheehan, a care assistant from Nottingham makes the UK’s best home-made bacon butty, according to olive magazine. Sheehan impressed chief judge John Torode with a winning family recipe involving peanut butter, mayonnaise, onion and Kingsmill bread. Meanwhile the Bolster Moor Farm Shop in Golcar, Huddersfield has been named the ...
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EBLEX launches new initiative to help drive ram sales
Commercial interest in performance recording of sheep flocks has prompted a new initiative to help breeders drive sales of rams.EBLEX’s Better Returns Programme (BRP) and Signet Breeding Services have introduced certificates to highlight flocks that have been measured by Signet’s team of accredited ultrasound technicians.The certificates show the number of ...
