Latest Industry News – Page 66
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NewsScottish champions for burgers, sausages and haggis
The Scottish Craft Butchers Awards for the categories of Speciality Burger, Make It With Haggis and Pork Sausage went to retailers in Banff, Newton Stewart and Dumfries.Lee Ross, a butcher at John D Owen & Son in Newton Stewart being presented with the Diamond Award in the Make It With ...
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NewsAbattoir closures impacting farming and food businesses across the UK
A survey of more than 1,300 farming and food businesses across the UK found that access to local abattoir services was essential for many of them to operate, with 88% stating their abattoir was either important or essential to the success of their business; while 64% felt the availability, or ...
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NewsBetter Burger Challenge finalists announced
The Better Burger Challenge, a contest aimed at encouraging pupils to explore product reformulation and create healthier versions of the classic burger, has announced its finalists.Chef Findlater (centre), along with judges Jennifer Robertson (left) of Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) and Moira Stalker of FDF Scotland.Developed in partnership with Food and ...
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NewsPilgrim’s UK announces proposals to close Ashton site
Pilgrim’s UK has announced the proposed closure of its Ashton-under-Lyne site as part of further measures to fully optimise its operational footprint across the UK and return to growth.The company says the proposed closure is part of a footprint review to ensure the best structure for long-term growth and development, ...
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NewsParis to welcome world's top butchers in 2025
The countdown to the World Butchers’ Challenge (WBC) has officially begun, with the culinary capital of Paris, France chosen to host the event in March 2025. The World Butchers' Challenge is to be held at Paris Arena Sud 6 in France, 2025.Branded by many as the ‘Olympics of Meat,’ the ...
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NewsFirst Farm to Fork Summit provides positive outlook for UK food security, NFU says
The first Farm to Fork Summit held at Number 10 Downing Street provides a positive outlook for UK food security and demonstrates that domestic self-sufficiency is back on the political agenda, the NFU has said.As the very first food summit of its kind, this has been a culmination of over ...
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NewsApprenticeship Awards Cymru 2023 are now open for nominations
The Apprenticeship Awards Cymru 2023 recognise apprentices, employers and work-based learning providers and practitioners, and are organised by the Welsh Government and supported by the National Training Federation for Wales (NTfW).Kepak Group is encouraging businesses to get involved in this year's programme after seeing results from its win last year.From ...
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NewsMoy Park invests in pioneering laboratory
Food company Moy Park is investing almost £1 million in a new laboratory, further enhancing its food and agricultural testing capabilities. (L-R) Moy Park's Pamela Mullan, Group Labratory manager; Chris Robinson, Labratory manager and Ursla Lavery MBE, Technical and R&D director Europe.The laboratory, recently constructed at the Moy Park’s site ...
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NewsSupport for farmers announced ahead of UK Farm to Fork Summit
A new package of support for farmers, aimed at strengthening food security and growing the economy has been announced by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.Farmers will benefit from a commitment to protect their interests in future trade deals and new investment in technologies, in a package of support set out by ...
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NewsIndustry urges urgent action is needed to tackle food inflation
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) believe that tomorrow’s Food and Drink Summit to be held in 10 Downing Street (16th May) is a critical opportunity for the Government and industry to join forces on driving down food and drink price inflation.Chief executive of the FDF Karen Betts.The FDF trade ...
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NewsLanarkshire butcher crowned first World Haggis Champion
A 40-year-old family recipe never before trialled in competition has secured the first ever Haggis World Championship for North Lanarkshire butcher Coopers of Bellshill.Winner of the 2023 World Haggis Championships Laura Black of Cupar Butchers, Bellshill.Owner Laura Black admitted she entered the inaugural world title-chasing bid “in hope rather than ...
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NewsUnderwood Meat Company puts some muscle into online food retailer
Online retailer MuscleFood has appointed East Midlands based Underwood Meat Company, one of the largest catering butchers in the UK, as a new supplier to help drive business growth.Nick Preston, CEO of MuscleFood.The move comes as part of a new strategy by MuscleFood to offer its customers additional value without ...
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NewsScottish Craft Butchers Trade Fair welcomes ‘Butchers Wars’ competition
Talented butchers will go to war in Perth this weekend as they battle it out in what organisers describe as the Scottish meat industry’s most fiercely contested competition.Butchers do battle at a previous Butcher Wars competition in Perth.Butcher Wars – the theatrical challenge of a country’s butchers – is a ...
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NewsPilgrim’s Lamb confirms support for NSA events
This year's National Sheep Association (NSA) on-farm events, which take place in May and showcase the best of sheep farming in Wales and the West Country, has gained the ongoing support of Pilgrim’s UK Lamb, the main sponsor for NSA events in Devon and Wales.The first of the shows took ...
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NewsNFU Scotland calls on Government to help farms become more energy independent
NFU Scotland has used a recent conference in Glasgow to call for the Scottish Government’s Energy Strategy to support Scotland’s farms and crofts, to help them become more energy independent and to enable a transition to a more resilient energy future.Kate Hopper spoke at the All-Energy Exhibition and Conference in ...
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NewsDefra to host online session on TOM
The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is to host a live session online about the new Border Target Operating Model (TOM).Defra will be holding a final live session online to provide reflections on the themes and issues that were raised during the engagement period. They’re calling on ...
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NewsEfra Committee calls for restoration of British pork exports to China
The Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Efra) Committee, Sir Robert Goodwill MP, has asked the Defra Secretary of State, Rt Hon Dr Thérèse Coffey MP, what actions she is taking to help UK pork exporters regain access to the key Chinese market.Sir Robert Goodwill, chair of the ...
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NewsRed Meat Development Programme findings to be published
A five-year programme designed to improve efficiency in the red meat supply chain will be sharing it’s results at a National Sheep Association (NSA) event later this month.Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales’ (HCC) Red Meat Development Programme will be highlighted at the NSA event at Red House Farm, ...
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NewsFood Awards ceremony offers much interest and participation for the UK meat industry
Organisers are urging anyone who has still not booked their tickets or tables for this year’s FMT Food Industry Awards ceremony to do so now – as there is very limited space remaining.ABP picked up the Best New Product Development Award for its sirloin steak product at the 2022 Awards ...
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NewsFarmison & Co to reopen after consortium acquisition
Farmison & Co, the sustainable online butcher acquired at the end of April by a consortium led by ex-Asda CEO Andy Clarke, has confirmed that it will begin a phased re-opening of operations.Farmison & Co was bought over by Yorkshire retailer Andy Clarke and a team from Chilli Marketing at ...
