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NewsFree chicken offer for Team GB hopeful Gemili
British Olympic medal hope Adam Gemili is being offered all the chicken he can eat from a Hertfordshire farmer to give him an extra boost as he goes for glory next week.Defending 100m champion Usain Bolt revealed in 2008 that his love of chicken was behind his Beijing success and ...
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NewsSecretary of State urged to help ‘stop the rot’
Scotland’s meat wholesalers have urged the Secretary of State for Scotland, Michael Moore, to help ‘stop the rot’ of declining livestock numbers, warning that the consequences of a diminishing meat processing sector will become ‘dire’ before long.The Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers (SAMW) has also told the Secretary of State ...
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NewsCranswick wins BDCI Go-Kart Endurance Challenge
The latest BDCI fundraising event saw 22 teams from 11 meat industry companies compete in a go-karting ‘Endurance Challenge’ and the winning team, achieving an impressive 113 laps, was Cranswick. In second place was Interfood Slicing, completing 109 laps and coming a close third was Marel with 108 laps.Commenting on ...
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Processor conference
EBLEX is to host its first conference for the processing sector, specifically aimed at technical and category managers.The event, on 26th September, takes place at the Chesford Grange Hotel in Kenilworth. Areas for discussion include the latest research outcomes on beef and lamb eating quality; packaging and waste reduction; the ...
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Major EBLEX conference at MEATUP announced
A major marketing conference will be taking place alongside the MEATUP exhibition next year which will be staged at the NEC Birmingham.The EBLEX marketing conference on 3rd July 2013 is set to be a highly popular event which will run alongside the industry’s only dedicated meat industry exhibition. Industry experts ...
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NewsObituary: Dick Cawthorne MBE
Meat Management is saddened to report the death of Dick Cawthorne MBE, one of the industry’s larger than life characters and once described as: “A doughty and tireless warrior,” for the meat trade.Born on a farm in Devon in the 1930s and after an initial spell of articles with a ...
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Committee report on Desinewed Meat ‘spot on’ says BMPA
The BMPA has welcomed the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee report on Desinewed Meat, published today. The BMPA gave written evidence to the inquiry.Stephen Rossides, director of the BMPA, said: “We welcome the decision to undertake this inquiry. The Committee’s report is spot on both in ...
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Feed crisis for pig industry
“At the moment the British pig industry is facing a crisis, driven by increased feed costs,” warned Stephen Howarth, AHDB Market Intelligence and senior analyst. That situation is unlikely to change given what are being reported as record highs for grain prices and predictions in the United States that its ...
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NewsHSA award for significant advances in humane slaughter
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) has announced the winner of its 2012 award for significant advances in humane slaughter. The award, which recognises individuals or organisations that have made significant scientific, technical or other advances that have led to improvements in the humane slaughter of livestock, was won by the ...
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HCC continues to knock at US market's door
At today's Royal Welsh Show Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC) says it will continue its efforts to push for exporting Welsh lamb and Welsh beef to the USA.Welsh Lamb, along with other meat products from across the European Union, cannot currently be exported to the USA although trade negotiations are currently ...
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EBLEX event for butchers
Cuts, costings and increasing profits will come under the spotlight at an EBLEX event next month for butchers.The event – organised in conjunction with Dalziels group and Asco Butchers Sundries – on August 14th at Christmas Hill Farm Shop, Lakenheath, will examine the range of possibilities for various cuts and ...
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Sainsbury's to launch 100% Scottish pork range
At the end of September, Sainsbury's will be expanding its Scottish pork offering across its core and basic range by offering 100% Scottish pork in 34 stores.This will include eight new products, such as Scottish by Sainsbury's Pork Leg Escalopes and Basics Pork Chops.Sainsbury's pork buyer, Joanna Walker said: "We're ...
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NewsFSA appoints new chief executive
The FSA will have a new chief executive from October in the form of Catherine Brown.Currently the chief executive of the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency Brown will take on the role from the present incumbent, Tim Smith.Commenting on the appointment, FSA chair, Jeff Rooker said: "Catherine's wide-ranging experience ...
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Scottish lamb update
An NFU Scotland (NFUS) follow-up survey that featured in the latest issue of Meat Management Jul/Aug has found imports still dominate some supermarket shelves.NFUS reports that whilst some supermarkets continue to show strong commitment to British or Scottish lamb, significant volumes of New Zealand and Australian lamb was still found ...
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Foodservice sector urged to provide country of origin info
Food and Farming Minister Jim Paice has urged restaurants, pubs and caterers to tell diners which countries their food is from.While some food products bought in store are beginning to offer this information, many caterers have not yet taken on the challenge.The appeal from Paice comes 18 months after the ...
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NFU calls for common sense livestock movement rules
The potential impact of changes to livestock movement rules following the Macdonald Red Tape Review was high on the agenda this week when the NFU livestock board met with officials from Defra.The Defra proposal to remove the non-electronic, batch tag from use in slaughter lambs was also discussed with the ...
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ANM Group to sell Scotch Premier Meat and Yorkshire Premier Meat
Two ANM Group businesses, Scotch Premier Meat and Yorkshire Premier Meat, are to be sold, the company announced today.In a written statement ANM said: “The board of ANM Group has identified the need to concentrate on what the group does best through its core trading activities and is therefore looking ...
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Pig farmers face an empty trough
According to a recent BPEX report, feed costs have again spiked due to global weather patterns and pig producers are facing large losses as the price they are paid is well below the cost of production.Latest figures show it costs 170p per kg to raise a pig, but at present ...
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Report asks is there a better way to bring home the bacon?
A recent report, 'Bringing Home The Bacon, From Trader Mentalities to Industrial Policy,' is suggesting there may be better ways to organise the supply chain through vertical integration to ensure participants take responsibility for the overall health of the supply chain.Produced by a team at the ESRC funded CRESC (Centre ...
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New weekly online meat newsletter
Meat Management has launched the UK’s only dedicated, independent, weekly meat newsletter. Designed to provide readers with a synopsis of some of the week’s most important news and also to regularly update the market with unique content and analysis of key issues, it enables recipients to keep up to date ...
