Latest Industry News – Page 97
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NewsNominations open for prestigious food industry awards
The FMT Food Industry Awards for 2022 has officially opened its product nominations process, offering companies throughout the meat and food industry the chance to submit their products for judging.Nominate a product online at foodmanagement.today/awards/.Every year, the FMT Food Industry Awards recognise the achievements of food processors and manufacturers across ...
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NewsQMS updates Processor Assurance Scheme standards
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has revised its Processor Assurance Scheme Standards with changes due to come into effect from 1st January 2022.Kathryn Kerr, head of brands integrity at Quality Meat Scotland.The changes include new requirements on CCTV installation, updates on the traceability section and staff hygiene, clothing and PPE.QMS said ...
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NewsStrike action could cause Christmas shortages for Tesco, union warns
Tesco faces possible stock shortages in the run-up to Christmas according to Usdow, which has launched industrial action ballots at nine of the supermarket’s distribution centres.The formal action comes after members overwhelmingly rejected the company’s latest pay offers.Joanne McGuinness, Usdaw national officer, said: “The potential of industrial action and possible ...
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NewsCase of bird flu confirmed in Republic of Ireland
Disease control restriction zones have been put in place around a commercial premises in the Republic of Ireland (ROI) after a case of HPAI H5N1, a type of avian influenza, was reported.Authorities have also announced the introduction of a housing order across ROI whereby all poultry and captive birds must ...
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NewsKantar data shows growth for fresh meat and poultry
Over the 12 weeks ending 31st October, sales in fresh meat and poultry have continued to grow compared to 2019, while the market remains in decline year on year.PorkPork has seen an improved performance compared to the last 12-week period and is now seeing 3% decline year on year compared ...
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NewsJBS enters cultivated protein market with acquisition of BioTech Foods
JBS has agreed to acquire control of Spanish company BioTech Foods, build a new production plant in Spain and create Brazil’s first cultivated protein research and development centre with a total investment of $100 million.The deal, which will see JBS become the majority shareholder of BioTech Foods, marks the meat ...
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NewsQMS chief executive to step down
Quality Meat Scotland's (QMS) Alan Clarke has announced that he will be stepping down from his position after five years as chief executive of the levy body.Alan Clarke, current chief executive of Quality Meat Scotland.According to QMS, following the Board's recent approval of a new 10-year strategy and business plan, ...
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News‘Today’s the day’ as the Women In Meat Industry Awards return
Tonight, the British meat industry will attend a black-tie awards ceremony, hosted at the Hilton London Metropole, to celebrate the wealth of female talent across the industry.The Women In Meat Awards returns tonight as an in-person event.Hosted by Olympic medallist and TV presenter Katharine Merry, the Women In Meat Industry ...
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NewsWomen In Meat Industry Awards 2021: winners revealed
The winners of the annual Women In Meat Industry Awards were announced earlier this evening [18th November] at a black-tie dinner and awards ceremony at the Hilton London Metropole.The winners of the Women In Meat Industry Awards 2021.Olympic medallist and TV broadcaster Katharine Merry, who hosted the evening’s proceedings, presented ...
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NewsQMS launches programme to highlight vacancies in butchery sector
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has unveiled a campaign to spotlight over 750 potential vacancies in the butchery industry.The programme is being run in partnership with Skills Development Scotland and was launched on the first day of Scottish Careers Week, 15th to 19th November. QMS hopes that the campaign will “shine ...
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News2 Sisters’ poultry labour shortage eased by temporary visas
Founder of 2 Sisters Food Group Ranjit Singh Boparan said that up to 900 EU seasonal workers have been sourced for his turkey processing centres in East Anglia.Ranjit Singh Boparan, founder and president of 2 Sisters Food Group.In September, it was announced that 5,500 poultry workers from the EU would ...
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NewsAbattoirs and processors struggling to pass on rising costs, says QMS
According to Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) chief economist, Stuart Ashworth, the ability of abattoirs and processors to pass farmgate price increases onto buyers and consumers remains challenging.Stuart Ashworth, chief economist at Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).Prime cattle are now trading 8-9% above levels recorded a year prior, with whole prime lamb ...
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NewsMeat industry warns against potential Brexit trade war
The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has voiced its concern about the impact on the supply chain if the UK government were to suspend its Brexit agreement with the EU.In recent weeks, Brexit minister Lord Frost announced that the choice to trigger Article 16 to suspend the Northern Ireland Protocol ...
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NewsAvara Foods welcomes record number to its youth pathways
Avara Foods has reported a high number of new starters through its Early Careers pathways this autumn, joining its apprentice, degree apprentice, graduate and placement programmes, and Kickstart scheme.Andrew Brodie, Avara’s people and communications director.The 2021 cohort was the company’s largest ever intake recorded by the company.There are now 128 ...
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NewsNo turkey shortage but less choice, says BPC
The British Poultry Council (BPC) has announced there will be “a bird for everyone who wants one” this Christmas, however, it added that the public will have less choice.Richard Griffiths, chief executive of the British Poultry Council (BPC).The announcement comes as the deadline to recruit thousands of temporary workers from ...
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NewsPilgrim's UK acquires Randall Parker Foods
Pilgrim's UK has announced the acquisition of Randall Parker Foods (RPF), along with plans to invest in the company's manufacturing facilities.Andrew Cracknell, CEO of Pilgrim's UK.All 350 RPF employees, including its management teams, will remain in place under existing terms and conditions.RPF's two manufacturing facilities - an abattoir in Powys ...
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NewsFinal countdown to Women In Meat Industry Awards 2021
The Women In Meat Industry Awards is back as an in-person event this Thursday, hosted by Olympic medallist and TV broadcaster Katharine Merry.The annual awards ceremony will return to an in-person event for 2021.The final preparations are now underway for the event set to take place on Thursday 18th November ...
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NewsUK pig prices continue to ‘yo-yo’
According to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), the “downward yo-yo pattern” in GB finished pig prices continued during the week ending 6th November.At 146.47p/kg, the average price measure was 1.80p higher than the week before but more than 5p below the five-year average for the time of year.The ...
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NewsInaugural City Meat Lecture welcomes Prof Frédéric Leroy
The first City Meat Lecture was a resounding success, with Professor Frédéric Leroy opening an evening of informative and entertaining debate at London's Butchers' Hall.Hosted by the Worshipful Company of Butchers, the City Meat Lecture attracted a packed house of industry figures keen to hear from Prof Leroy on the ...
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NewsLower standard imports threaten Welsh progress, says HCC chair
Hybu Cig Cymru-Meat Promotion Wales’ (HCC) chair Catherine Smith has warned industry stakeholders that Welsh farming’s goals for ‘world-leading’ sustainable production “could be derailed by red meat imports from less ambitious, lower standard marketplaces.”Catherine Smith, Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) chair.Addressing the audience at HCC’s annual conference ...
