Latest Industry News – Page 72
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NewsButchers organisations seek clarity on energy discount scheme from Chancellor
National Craft Butchers and Scottish Craft Butchers have sent a letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt asking for clarification on aspects of the Energy discount scheme and highlighting the challenges that retail butchers face with energy price uncertainty. Executive manager of Scottish Craft Butchers, Gordon King, and managing ...
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News730 jobs at 2 Sisters Anglesey plant under threat
The 50-year old chicken plant, now owned by 2 Sisters Group, at Llangefni on Anglesey is to face closure with around 730 jobs at risk.The company has stated that the age of the plant would mean significant further investment would be required to bring it up to similar levels at ...
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NewsScotland's beef herd set to shrink further but sheep flock could increase
NFU Scotland’s 2023 Intentions Survey, which closed earlier in January, has pointed to further shrinkage in Scotland’s beef sector, with many farmers reducing cow numbers alongside indications that some are replacing them with sheep.The survey, supported by Quality Meat Scotland, was set up to assess the scale of change that ...
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NewsAnnual Ladies Banquet returns to Butchers' Hall
The traditional White Tie Banquet, hosted by The Master of the Worshipful Company of Butchers and his consort, and attended by The Rt. Hon, the Lord Mayor and The Lady Mayoress returns, after an eight year absence, to Butchers' Hall on Friday 10th March.The evening will include a four-course meal, ...
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NewsQueen’s University animal-welfare expert appointed to UK government committee
Dr Gareth Arnott at the Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) and the School of Biological Sciences at Queen’s University Belfast has been appointed to a high-level UK government committee.Arnott has been selected to join the Animal Welfare Committee (AWC) which advises the UK Department for the Environment, Food and ...
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NewsThe World Championship Scotch Pie Award goes once again to James Pirie & Son
Butchers James Pirie & Son has been awarded the title World Scotch Pie Champion of Champions. The retailer won the competition in 2020 and in 2018 as well as taking the title World Scotch Pie Champion of Champions in 2021 with their iconic Scotch Pie.Carol Smille with Allan Pirie from ...
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NewsMoy Park wins deal with Asda
Moy Park has secured a contract to list an additional nine product lines to all Asda stores across Northern Ireland.Pictured (L-R) Cathy Elliott, NI local buying manager at Asda and Chloe Gill, brand marketing manager at Moy Park.The stores current offering is now bolstered by nine new breaded lines from ...
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NewsMHP Food UK Ltd signs two-year deal as official show sponsor for IFE
MHP Food UK Ltd, the UK division of the Ukranian global poultry giant MHP, has joined IFE, International Food & Drink Event as official show sponsor for its 2023 and 2024 events.MHP's Ukranian headquarters.The deal marks a continuation of the MHP Food UK’s introduction to the UK retail and foodservice ...
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NewsJBS urges for technical and financial support to rural producers to fight climate change
Speaking in Davos last week, Gilberto Tomazoni, global CEO of JBS, the world's largest food company, argued that the way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is to offer technical and financial support to rural producers, particularly to the smaller producers.Gilberto Tomazoni, global CEO of JBS.Tomazoni was part of the panel ...
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NewsConsumer survey reports trend to consume less meat is levelling off
In a recent survey of consumers in five countries by consultancy New Nutrition Business, the trend to consume less meat, which grew very strongly from 2014 onwards, is levelling off. In 2022, 24% of people said they were reducing their meat consumption, unchanged from 2020.The five countries surveyed were surveyed, ...
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NewsQuality Meat Scotland celebrates Scottish red meat sector at parliamentary event
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) highlighted its plans to support and protect the growth of Scotland’s red meat industry at its recent parliamentary reception.Delegates at the Scottish Parliament attend the QMS Scotch Lamb for St Andrews day. MSP Jim Fairlie (back). Front row L-R: Prof Alice Stanton, Cabinet Secretary Mairi Gougeon, ...
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NewsMoy Park unveils new emission reduction scheme
In its drive to reach net zero, UK food company Moy Park has unveiled a pioneering new scheme that will monitor and track greenhouse gas emissions in real time at individual farm level, across its entire farming base. Moy Park's Orchard Farm, in Lincolnshire.The business says the project is the ...
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NewsSAMW's executive manager, Martin Morgan has died
It is with enormous sadness that Meat Management reports the death of Martin Morgan, executive manager of the Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers (SAMW) after a prolonged battle against cancer.Martin Morgan.Martin, who joined the Association in November 2017, will be greatly missed by SAMW’s Executive Committee, with whom he worked ...
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News‘More could be done’ to tackle food inflation, says FDF boss
Chief executive of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Karen Betts said that whilst the Government’s continued energy support is welcome and will help to contain food price inflation, more could be done to help keep costs down for households.Chief executive of the FDF Karen Betts.Betts said that support including ...
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NewsKepak announces 200 funded training courses
British food manufacturer Kepak has become the first food business in the UK to offer free training places in partnership with The National Skills Academy for Food & Drink, encouraging individuals to consider a career the sector.Cian Short, Early Careers manager, Kepak and Jayne Mizon, Head of Learning and Development, ...
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NewsOnline meat retailer enables customers to see precisely where their meat originates
Farmison & Co, the online meat retailer, has unveiled a new traceability system designed to enable customers to use their smartphones to see where their whole cuts come from – right down to videos of the pastures where the cattle graze. As part of its Farming the Future (FTF) programme, ...
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NewsProduct entry and voting in Meat Management Industry Awards 2023 is open
Both the voting and product nominations processes in the Meat Management Industry Awards 2023 are now open and readers are invited to vote for their industry stars and nominate their products for judging.These were the Meat Management Awards winners 2022. Who will stand on stage in 2023?Voted for by readers ...
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NewsChair of NFU pig committee says Government must address “failure” on border controls
Chair of NFU Scotland’s pigs committee, Jamie Wyllie is calling on the Government to guarantee “a robust, reliable system delivering proper border checks on food.”Chair of NFU Scotland’s pigs committee, Jamie Wyllie.In his latest blog for NFU Scotland, Wyllie called for measures verifying the health and safety of meat products ...
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NewsStrong industry support for NIBL FQAS, says LMC
In 1992 the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) in Northern Ireland officially launched the Northern Ireland Beef and Lamb Farm Quality Assurance Scheme (NIBL FQAS). Thirty years on the scheme has strong industry support.LMC livestock. Picture: Cliff Donaldson.Supermarket perspectiveLooking at the NIBL FQAS from a retail perspective, Joe McDonald, Asda ...
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NewsHilton Food Group reports successful Christmas period
Hilton Food Group plc have reported a strong Christmas trading period with growth across its global divisions, according to the manufacturer’s full year trading update.Inside the Hilton Food Group factory.For the full year the Group expects to report results in line with the Board's expectations, which were revised in early ...
