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NewsWelsh Lamb product development to be given boost
A report on UK consumer tastes and trends by Kantar Worldpanel has revealed that midweek ready-to-cook gastro-meals, 30 minute easycook suppers and small joint, weekend roasts with a twist are three Welsh Lamb product development areas that could add significant value to the Welsh red meat supply chain.The analysis was ...
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NewsSalt levels fall in Irish processed meat
A new report by the Food Safety Authority Ireland (FSAI) has highlighted reductions in the salt content in processed meats, such as bacon, cooked ham and sausages.Salt content in Irish bacon has fallen 27%.The salt content in Irish bacon fell 27%, in cooked ham 15% and in sausage products by ...
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NewsResearch call to help beef industry efficiency
A new £1.5 million Beef Knowledge Partnership, focusing on key areas of beef production, has been launched by AHDB Beef and Lamb and the organisation is calling on research and industry collaborators to form the partnership.The aim of the project is to devise and implement a programme of research, development ...
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NewsLiverymen welcomed at Worshipful Company of Butchers luncheon
Liverymen of the Worshipful Compnay of Butchers (WCB) gathered at Painters’ Hall on Thursday 3rd November for the monthly Court and Livery Luncheon. Meat Management director Rob Yandell proposing at the WCB court and livery luncheon.Key figures from across the meat industry were present at the event and guests of ...
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NewsHCC recipe booklets to inspire Welsh Lamb and Beef cooking
New booklets produced by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) will include a selection of recipes from food writers and bloggers, designed to inspire consumers cooking with PGI Welsh Lamb and Welsh Beef this winter.HCC ‘Llambassador’ Gizzi Erskine.A Welsh Lamb recipe from food writer and TV personality Gizzi ...
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NewsScotch Lamb PGI campaign delivers success
The recent Scotch Lamb PGI advertising campaign, known as the ‘Wham Bam Thank You Lamb’ campaign, has helped boost sales of Scottish lamb, Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has revealed.The Wham Bam Thank You Lamb campaign featured press advertising as well as recipe leaflets and other point of sale materials.According to ...
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NewsDawn Meats pledges support to Courtauld 2025
Dawn Meats has become the latest organisation to pledge its support to Courtauld 2025, a voluntary agreement led by waste prevention body WRAP to deliver more sustainable food and drink production and consumption in the UK.Peter Maddox, WRAP and Marcus Sherreard, Dawn Meats pictured at Dawn Meats.Courtauld 2025 has three ...
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NewsVersatility of lamb demonstrated at Muslim Lifestyle Expo
AHDB Beef and Lamb recently ran live cooking and butchery demonstrations at the Muslim Lifestyle Expo in Manchester to showcase home-grown lamb production and the value it can add to the Halal market.Yousuf Mulla from Mullaco Ltd being rewarded for the company's use of new butchery ideas suited to Muslim ...
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Site closure for 2 Sisters Food Group
2 Sisters Food Group has announced proposals to close its retail packing operation at its St Merryn plant in Merthyr Tydfil.The company is proposing to move the work to another plant in Cornwall. It is said that this could result in 350 potential job losses.A spokesperson for 2 Sisters said: ...
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NewsQ Guild launches redesigned website
The Butchers Q Guild website has been redesigned to better serve both its 120 members UK-wide and the general public.The new Q Guild website.Gordon Newlands, Q Guild manager, explained: “Not only has it been transformed with a fresher look and feel, but the site has also been purpose-designed to be ...
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NewsFarm shop creates history at butchers showcase
Bolster Moor Farm Shop in Huddersfield has created history by taking the principal honours in the Great Yorkshire Pork Pie, Sausage & Products Competition’s two flagship classes.Pictured with their 2016 Great Yorkshire supreme and reserve supreme pies and sausages are, from left, Henry Whitwam, Gary Sugden, Luke Haigh and Simon ...
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NewsBritish Sausage Week winners revealed
The Best British Banger award for British Sausage Week has been awarded to Andrew Rook of J.C. Rook & Sons for his Pork, Black Pudding & Bacon Sausage, after he beat off over 500 entries from the independent butchers’ category.Andrew Rook of J.C. Rook & Sons receiving the award for ...
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NewsIndustry urged to get behind Red Tractor campaign
Red Tractor Assurance (RTA) is calling on the industry to get behind its on-pack promotion campaign for its remaining few weeks to help raise awareness of the standards behind the Red Tractor scheme.The autumn on-pack promotion on Red Tractor assured products including meat and poultry, as well as dairy, cereals, ...
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NewsSound of sausages quietens as quality increases
A new report commissioned by British Sausage Week has shown that the sound of sausages are quieter than ever before, but it may not be a bad thing with the compromise on sound benefiting the quality of the sausage.As British Sausage Week gets underway today, it has been revealed that ...
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NewsReport reveals meat consumption of adults
The average British meat-eater will eat 2,771 sausages, 1,491 steaks and 1,469 burgers during their adult years, according to new research commissioned by sausage company, debbie&andrew’s.The new research reveals the average British meat-eater will eat 2,771 sausages in adulthood.The research, which was based on 2,000 meat-eaters, also found that, as ...
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NewsTwo men plead guilty in horsemeat investigation
Two men charged with fraud offences following a City of London Police Investigation into how food products became adulterated with horsemeat, have pleaded guilty.Alex Ostler-Beech from Hull and Ulrick Nielsen of Gentofte, Denmark, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud purchases of goods that contained, wholly or in part, a mixture ...
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NewsHCC looks to build PGI Welsh brand in Canada
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) is looking to further build the PGI Welsh Lamb brand in Canada following a successful three-week long promotion of Welsh Lamb products in Loblaw stores in the country.Branded, skin-packed PGI Welsh Lamb cutlets were available in 300 Loblaw stores in Ontario and ...
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NewsBord Bia appoints new CEO
Bord Bia, the Irish Food Board, has announced the appointment of Tara McCarthy as chief executive.Tara McCarthy will succeed Aiden Cotter as chief executive of Bord Bia.McCarthy will succeed current chief executive, Aiden Cotter, who will retire in January 2017.McCarthy will join Bord Bia from her role as chief executive ...
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NewsFSA and industry work to deliver better health and animal welfare
The Food Standards Agency (FSA), in partnership with the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) and other key industry players, is continuing its work to improve public health and animal health and welfare by ensuring there is robust animal traceability in processing establishments.FSA programme lead Ramon Romero.The FSA’s work with ...
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NewsUK farmers receive greater share of retail price
This August, UK farmers received a greater share of the retail price of beef and lamb compared to the same period in the previous two years, a report produced by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has revealed.UK farmers received a 52% share of lamb prices in August ...
