Latest Industry News – Page 98
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NewsPrestigious Food Awards competition nears deadline for product entries
Companies from across the UK food sector, including the meat industry, are continuing to nominate products for the FMT Food Industry Awards 2022 with the deadline pending of Friday 28th January.The final deadline for nominating products is 28th January.Entering products is quick, easy and free.Traditionally the meat industry and meat ...
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NewsTwo new outbreaks of avian flu confirmed in Cheshire
A 3km protection zone and a 10km surveillance zone have been established around premises near Tarporley and Aldersey in Cheshire to contain two new bird flu outbreaks.The new restrictions add to a list of regulations brought in by the government during the last half of 2021 to limit the spread ...
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NewsInflation reaches 30-year high as meat prices rise
Meat was among the food groups making the largest contributions to a rise in inflation in the 12 months to December 2021. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs (CPIH) 12-month inflation rate rose to 4.8% last month, its highest ...
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NewsMULTIVAC acquires TVI
MULTIVAC Sepp Haggenmüller SE & Co. KG has announced it is to acquire the complete holdings of portioning machines manufacturer TVI.TVI in Brückmuhl has been acquired by MULTIVAC Group. Photo: TVI Brückmuhl.The news follows the planned departure of Thomas Völkl as managing director and company partner of TVI Entwicklung und ...
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NewsNPA calls for more action on pig backlog crisis
The National Pig Association (NPA) has voiced concern over the government’s revised Slaughter Incentive Payment Scheme (SIPS 2022), reporting that there has been “minimal uptake” of government programmes so far.Dr Zoe Davies, NPA chief executive.Introduced in October 2021, the Slaughter Incentive Payment Scheme (SIPS) aim was to increase the throughput ...
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News"One of the great retailers of his time” – tributes paid to Lord Sainsbury
Sainsbury’s CEO Simon Roberts and chairman Martin Scicluna have expressed their sadness at the passing of the company’s president Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover.Lord Sainsbury hosted a visit by Her Majesty the Queen to mark the company’s 150th anniversary.In a statement, Martin Scicluna detailed some of the highlights of Lord ...
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NewsBritish meat producers receive multi-million-pound pandemic boost from Aldi
Since the pandemic began, British meat farmers have been among those benefitting from greater investment in domestic suppliers, Aldi has claimed.Giles Hurley, CEO of Aldi UK and Ireland.The supermarket chain said it has spent an extra £1.6 billion with British suppliers since the Covid-19 crisis began. This includes £125 million ...
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NewsLamb in ‘strong position’ after increased Christmas sales
The latest figures from Kantar have shown that British consumers spent £662.5 million on lamb in 2021, 1.5% more than the previous year and 12.6% more than 2019.Lamb was a popular meat for Christmas festivities in 2021.According to Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC), the retail data shows ...
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NewsMM Meat Industry Awards returns for 2022
The Meat Management Meat Industry Awards, the sector's biggest, longest established and most successful awards initiative, has launched its latest product nominations process for 2022, welcoming entries across 20 categories.The MM Meat Industry Awards will return to the Hilton Birmingham Metropole on Thursday 15th September.Culminating in the much anticipated black-tie ...
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NewsUK meat sector invited to nominate products for food industry awards
Product nominations are now open for the 2022 FMT Food Industry Awards, with a number of categories welcoming nominations from across the meat industry ahead of the Friday 28th January deadline.The FMT Food Industry Awards is scheduled to return as an in-person event on the evening of Wednesday 25th May ...
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NewsWCB launches charity bike ride to raise funds for Butchers’ Hall
The Worshipful Company of Butchers (WCB) is organising a charity bike ride to raise money for Butchers' Hall in London and The Master's chosen charity, Farms for City Children.Assistant David Baker will be taking the helm of the LEJOG challenge.On Monday 16th May 2022, a team of butchers are cycling ...
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NewsHCC restarts scholarship programme for 2022
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has relaunched its travel scholarship opportunity for individuals working within the meat industry. Thomas Howells chose to focus on upland grazing management systems during his study tour to New Zealand.For nearly 20 years, HCC has been offering its annual HCC Scholarship to ...
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NewsNew president of Pilgrim’s UK appointed
Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation has announced the appointment of Ivan Siqueira as president of Pilgrim’s UK.Ivan Siqueira has been appointed president of Pilgrim's UK.Siqueira immediately succeeds Andrew Cracknell, who has led the business since October 2018. He will bring more than 29 years of experience in the pork and poultry industries, ...
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NewsTesco and M&S surpass pre-pandemic Christmas sales
Tesco saw sales increases across retail and online during the festive period, whilst Marks & Spencer (M&S) recorded a 8.9% rise during the third quarter of 2020-21 when compared to the same period in 2019.Having exceeded predicted sales for the Christmas period, Tesco now expects retail operating profit slightly above ...
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NewsBord Bia aims to boost Irish meat exports by 11% in three years
As Bord Bia’s latest report shows that Irish food and drink exports to the UK have remained stable despite recent challenges, the board has also published new three-year targets.The organisation's Export Performance and Prospects report 2021/2022 has revealed that exports of Irish food, drink and horticulture to the UK have ...
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NewsNSA urges supply chain to make British sheep farmers “supplier of choice”
In an open letter, National Sheep Association (NSA) chief executive Phil Stocker has voiced concern about the impact of post-Brexit trade deals on British agriculture.Phil Stocker, chief executive, NSA.Stocker wrote that the risks of new trade deals had resulted in “agriculture being sacrificed for greater gain in other industries.”He said ...
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NewsSainsbury’s premium protein sales up 25% in Q3
Sainsbury’s has reported volume market share gains in the last quarter, with its Taste the Difference meat, poultry and fish range seeing 25% growth from 2019 levels.According to the retailer’s report, grocery sales in the six weeks to 8th January 2022 were slightly below 2020/21 levels, but were up 6.6% ...
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NewsSmall abattoirs crucial for transition to sustainable farming, says SFT
Speaking at the Oxford Real Farming Conference, the Sustainable Food Trust (SFT) stressed the importance of small abattoirs in supporting sustainable, high welfare farming systems.Chaired by John Mettrick, a small abattoir owner in Glossop, chairman of the Q Guild and chair of the Abattoir Sector Group, the conference involved a ...
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NewsFSA study finds third of UK consumers willing to try lab-grown meat
A survey into public perceptions of emerging alternative proteins, conducted by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), has revealed that one in three is willing to try cultured meat.The survey is part of the FSA’s commitment to supporting food innovation, especially where there are “potential benefits for dietary health, for protecting ...
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NewsScottish government extends pig industry hardship fund
Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon has announced an extension to the Pig Producers Hardship Support Scheme launched in August 2021.Funding support of more than £680,000 has been promised by the Scottish government to the pig sector as part of the scheme.Last year the £715,000 hardship was set up to offer ...
