Latest Industry News – Page 55
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NewsWe Eat Balanced campaign to champion ‘British’ meat and dairy after rule change
The term 'British' will be included in an Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) marketing campaign for the first time, when consumer campaign 'We Eat Balanced' returns on 8th September. As part of the campaign, consumers will be educated on the nutritional benefits of eating red meat.The campaign is back ...
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NewsQMS hosts livestock processing workshops for producers
Beef and lamb farmers are invited to a series of Scottish Meat the Market workshops, with the first event focusing on beef. Farmers will be able to visually grade cattle before seeing the carcass for later comparison.The events, organised by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), aim to guide beef and lamb ...
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NewsMeat price inflation rising at slower rate than other food categories, says BRC
According to a report on fresh food inflation from the British Retail Consortium (BRC), meat is inflating at a slower rate than other areas of the market.Meat, potato and cooking oil prices are some of those rising at the slowest rate.The UK overall inflation rate was 6.4% in July, with ...
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News"Complication, delay and extra cost to trade," meat industry responds to TOM delays
Following the publication of final plans for the Border Target Operating Model (TOM) on UK-EU trade, the UK meat industry has warned that further delays to the controls' implementation could add costs and create complications for businesses.Post-Brexit border controls on imports from the EU have been officially delayed again, the ...
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NewsGame market sees 7% growth since BGA campaign launch
According to British Game Assurance (BGA), the British game market has grown 7% since the launch of its consumer facing campaign in 2018, which was established to promote BGA-assured meat.Louisa Clutterbuck (right) is CEO of British Game Assurance and fronts the Eat Wild campaign.The campaign aims to highlight the nutritional ...
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NewsPrimary pork market grows to £800 million, says AHDB
AHDB has released its latest analysis of Kantar data on the primary pork market, which shows the market has grown 10.2% year-on-year (YoY) to £800 million.The primary pork market has grown to £800 million YoY.The growth was measured over the 52 week period ending 9th July 2023, and showed that ...
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NewsWBC 2025 head judge announced as former Team GB captain David Lishman
The World Butchers' Challenge (WBC) has announced its new head judge for the 2025 event as Great Britain's David Lishman - previous three time captain of the Team GB for WBC events across a ten-year period.David Lishman, the new 2025 WBC Head Judge.Lishman was part of a team - involving ...
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NewsOpen letter calling for supermarkets to spotlight British produce signed by 110 MPs
An open letter to UK supermarkets, which has been signed by 110 MPs, is calling for retailers to highlight British produce on their websites by creating a 'Buy British' section on online stores.Despite supermarkets already labelling in-store British products like meat, dairy, fish, fruit, vegetables and grains, MPs are calling ...
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NewsAmmonia capture tech in pig farming trial underway
Testing has begun as part of the PigProGrAm project which aims to reduce the environmental impact of emissions from livestock. Ammonia-harvesting technology was put in place at the pig farm running the trials.The programme aims to demonstrate a farm-focused solution for the harvesting of green ammonia from pig waste.The PigProGrAm ...
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NewsUK ovine embryos sent to US to open doors for British sheep market
The first UK ovine embryos have been shipped as part of the wider access win which has also enabled lamb exports to the United States, according to AHDB.AHDB hopes to see more ovine genetics trading in the future.The shipment was the culmination of a collaborative effort between the UK sheep ...
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NewsPlant-based manufacturer scales up production after raising €40M growth funding
Alternative proteins company Enough announced that it has raised €40 million in growth funding to expand its production co-led by World Fund, a European climate tech VC, and food investor CPT Capital.The growth funding will allow the company to increase production of alternative meat mycoproteins.The alternative proteins manufacturer produces Abunda ...
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NewsWho will be this year’s Young Manager of the Year?
As the countdown to this year’s Meat Management Industry Awards ceremony continues, we review the finalists for the coveted title Young Manager of the Year 2023.The winner of all 20 categories will be announced on 12th September at the black-tie dinner and ceremony staged at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole hotel, ...
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NewsNSA calls for Government and public to back British food this winter
Looking ahead to this winter, the National Sheep Association (NSA) is encouraging the public and Government to work even harder to support British produce.Phil Stocker, NSA chief executive.Phil Stocker, NSA chief executive, said: “This summer is proving to be another challenging one in the farming world, with unusually high rainfall ...
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NewsVoting deadline approaches for Women In Meat Industry Awards 2023
The final voting deadline for this year’s Women In Meat Industry Awards is this coming Tuesday 29th August. Well over 100 nominees are featured this year from right across the UK meat industry and thousands of votes have been received so far.The Awards is a unique fun evening where great ...
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NewsBeef imports fall but remains up on 2022 levels
Fresh/frozen beef imports were down 780 tonnes (t) from May, sitting at 19,450t for June. However, total imports for June 2023 were up 310t from June 2022.Irish cattle prices were better than GB prices in June 2022.AHDB's latest analysis of the UK beef trade in June found that shipments of ...
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News'Landmark' sustainable red meat programme fills all 350 places in six months
ABP Food Group said that the UK red meat industry has demonstrated its determination to reduce farm-originating greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) by filling all the spaces on a sustainability programme within six months of its launch.ABP Sustainability Manager, Katie ThorleyAll 350 places on offer for ABP’s PRISM 2030 (Programme for ...
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NewsRecord voting for Women In Meat Industry Awards
The voting process to find all category finalists and the winners for this year’s Women in Meat Industry Awards (WIMIA) is in full swing and breaking all records.The 2022 winners including last year’s Meat Businesswoman of the Year Michelle Low of Morrisons Manufacturing, and awards host Rachel Allen.Publisher of Meat ...
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NewsLMC campaign boosts NIFQA beef and lamb sales
Northern Ireland Farm Quality Assured (NIFQA) beef and lamb is an increasingly popular choice for local consumers, the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) has reported.Chef James Devine fronts the LMC advertising campaign, "Good Honest Food".New figures obtained by LMC show that more than nine in 10 consumers who had seen ...
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NewsWet weather encourages roasting joint sales, Kantar finds
New market data from Kantar shows barbecue sales were down in the month of July as a result of unseasonable weather, while roasting joint sales grew by 5%.Roasting joint sales were up 5% due to unseasonal weather in July.According to Kantar, grocery price inflation has fallen again and now stands ...
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NewsQueen's University and AFBI secure funding "to revolutionise UK livestock"
Two projects by the Queen’s-AFBI Strategic Alliance have secured funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), as part of an £11.5 million UK Government campaign to "revolutionise UK livestock" and improve animal health.The projects, both of which are partnerships between Queen’s University and the Agri-Food and Biosciences ...
