Latest Industry News – Page 74
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NewsRecord high for grocery inflation and Aldi remains fastest growing supermarket
"Grocery price inflation jumped a staggering 2.3 percentage points this month to 16.7% [...] Households will now face an extra £788 on their annual shopping bills if they don’t change their behaviour to cut costs," said Kantar's head of retail and consumer insight, Fraser McKevitt.He added: "Late last year, we ...
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NewsStore changes at Tesco could see 2,000 jobs go
Tesco is proposing changes to its business that could see up to 2,000 jobs go. Up to 1750 of those will be team manager posts in its larger stores.The supermarket said that the changes to its business is to ensure it remains focused and competitive in a fast-changing market.Tesco said ...
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NewsGammon sales up over the festive period
Gammon sales soared over the festive period, with leading food producer Pilgrim’s UK delivering more than four million pork products to British retailers, including almost 1.6 million fresh gammon joints.Overall, retailers experienced a 5.1% uplift in volume (kg) sales and a 23.6% increase in value sales YoY of fresh gammon ...
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NewsLamb for St Andrew’s Day boosts sales in the ring
The latest market analysis shows a 20% uplift in liveweight lamb prices in Scotland’s auction markets in November, for a second year in a row, believed to be on the back of the industry initiative, Lamb for St Andrew’s Day. In its support of the Scottish sheep sector, The Institute ...
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NewsChicken and pork dinners are Christmas winners as turkey sales declined
According to data analysts, Kantar, both chicken and pork were the winners over the Christmas period, covering 12 weeks to 25th December 2022, while turkey sales declined.Fresh primary meat and poultry grew 9.7% over the last 12 weeks an improvement on last month’s 7% growth. Kantar said this was due ...
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NewsMeat ShowHow 2023 date announced
In March at the Meat ShowHow 2023, meat processors are invited to connect at Marel's Progress Point in Copenhagen for live demonstrations and conversations with its processing specialists. Marel's Progress Point in Copenhagen.The rapid changes in consumer markets and increasing regulatory demands require today’s meat processors to be more adaptable ...
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NewsRaymond Blanc launches Aubrey Allen birthday celebrations
Catering Butcher Aubrey Allen celebrated its 90th year in business with a food festival held at its site in Coventry, which featured an exclusive conversation with globally renowned chef Raymond Blanc OBE.Aubrey Allen celebrated its 90th birthday with a food festival, featuring a 'Fireside Chat' with chef Raymond Blanc.Held on ...
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NewsMeat product nominations deadline for 2023 Food Awards is this Friday
The final opportunity for product nominations in the 2023 FMT Food Industry Awards is this coming Friday 3rd February.This year's judging panel for the FMT Awards 2023 will be mask-free and a record number of entries have been nominated.Manufacturers, processors and retailers from across the UK meat sector can nominate ...
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NewsEnd of year boost to lamb purchases welcomed by LMC
Recent figures released by data agency Kantar suggest that consumers sought alternatives to turkey for Christmas 2022, with lamb recording a marked increase in sales.Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland (LMC) chief executive officer, Ian Stevenson.Delving into the detail of the Kantar analysis reveals enhanced lamb sales during December, ...
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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, ...
