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NewsNew foodservice competition at MEATUP 2013
The National Association of Catering Butchers (NACB) is to organise a new craft skills competition which will feature on day two of this years’ NEC based MEATUP exhibition in July. The competition will search for the UK Foodservice Meat Craftsman 2013, with six finalists showing their skills in the main ...
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ABP to implement new testing regime following equine and porcine product contamination
Following on from the earlier news about contaminated beef burger products ABP says it is to introduce new testing regimes, which will include DNA analysis.The company said in an official statement: "We take this matter extremely seriously and apologise for the understandable concern this issue has caused."ABP Food Group companies ...
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Carbon calculator for sheep farmers
Practical on-farm changes that can cut a sheep farm’s carbon footprint and improve returns can be tested with a new online tool developed by EBLEX and The E-CO2 Project.The Sheep Carbon Footprint Tool has been developed to see where the most efficient gains can be made in cutting the environmental ...
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NewsFay Ripley to join the Bacon Revolution in March
TV star and cookbook author Fay Ripley will be leading the Great Bacon Revolution in 2013, as part of Bacon Connoisseurs’ Week (18th – 24th March 2013).Fay Ripley will be spearheading the 'Bacon Revolution' in March.As ambassador for the campaign Fay will be showcasing her own classic Great Bacon recipes ...
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NewsBrowns appoint group marketing manager
Meat and food manufacturer, Browns Food Group has appointed brand strategist, Sara Roberts as group marketing manager.With 20 years international experience gained within management consultancy and agency environments, Sara aims to bring fresh, original ideas to Browns as it continues to develop innovative food products.Browns previously won BPEX Food Service ...
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Welsh Country Foods may have to close Anglesey plant
Welsh Country Foods could be forced to close its lamb processing business on the Island of Anglesey, employing almost 350 people, following the decision by Asda that it plans to consolidate its fresh lamb business with an alternative supplier.The company today announced to staff it was beginning a 90-day consultation ...
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German workers far from happy with Vion
Following Vion's decision to subcontract its slaughtering operations at its Emsteck plant in Germany, the German Food Workers Union (NGG) will be holding a day of demonstration at the plant today. The work is to go to a Romanian subcontractor.According to the international workers' union IUF, 50 NGG members were ...
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JBS to buy Canadian beef plant
According to reports from Reuters Brazilian meat giant, JBS SA is looking to purchase the beleaguered Candian XL Foods beef plant that it took over the running of following a severe E.coli breakout.The outbreak led to a full scale recall of meat throughout Canada and overseas. Details of the cost ...
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Sainsbury’s makes payment promise for lamb farmers
Sainsbury’s chief executive, Justin King, announced today that British lamb farmers affected by the adverse weather would receive significantly more than the current market price through the Lamb Development Group (SLDG).Many farmers across the UK have been affected by the recent wet weather, with farmers struggling to raise lambs to ...
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BPC reiterates industry commitment to antimicrobial stewardship
The British Poultry Council has welcomed yesterday’s debate in Parliament on the use of antibiotics in farming. BPC chief executive Peter Bradnock said: “It is good to see Parliament starting to discuss such an important and complex issue. We are pleased that the Minister has publicly recognised and welcomed the ...
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NewsLamb prices in spotlight at major industry conference
Lamb prices and forecasts for beef production will come under the spotlight next month at a major industry event.The 2013 Outlook Conference will take place at One Great George Street, in London, on Wednesday 13th February and provide the ideal platform for industry stakeholders to discuss production forecasts and other ...
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Top German store joins list of Welsh Lamb suppliers
One of Germany’s most prestigious stores has started selling PGI Welsh Lamb to its customers.Galeria Kaufhoff, an upmarket retailer with over a hundred stores across the country, has been selling Welsh Lamb at its 35 food courts throughout the 2012 autumn period.It is the latest major store in Germany to ...
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Great turnout for new beef finishing monitor farm
The first meeting of the new Dumfries monitor farm generated major interest and attracted around 150 farmers and industry representatives from all over Scotland, and as far south as Dorset, to Hartbush Farm Amisfield on the outskirts of Dumfries.The 35th monitor farm is the first farm in the Scotland-wide programme ...
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Pig industry DVD now online
A DVD which gives an introduction to the pig industry has been uploaded to the BPEX website.The DVD gives a complete grounding in everything from artificial insemination through different production systems to finishing and marketing groups.The aim was for it to have as wide an appeal as possible to anybody ...
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NewsPork product excellence back in the spotlight
BPEX’s hunt for the ‘Foodservice Pork Product of the Year’ is now underway, with catering butchers, manufacturers and chefs producing speciality pork cuts, dishes and products being urged to enter.There are six categories to showcase the diverse range of quality assured pork cuts and products being served up across the ...
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Retailer commiment vital to turn lamb season around
Greater retailer commitment to Scottish lamb would drive a much-needed improvement in the fortunes of Scotland’s sheep farmers, according to NFU Scotland.Autumn sales last year were muted and there was no pre-Christmas lift in prices. Opening sales of 2013 for prime sheep have seen market prices for the 2012 lamb ...
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Figures reveal British farmers lose £29 on every lamb
The NFU has said that farmers are now losing on average £29 for every lamb they sell at market after new figures revealed farm gate prices had dropped by a fifth in the past year.With lamb prices at their lowest for three years the situation for farmers has been made ...
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Yorkshire Premier Meats MBO signed off
The ANM Group has confirmed it has successfully concluded the legal sign-off for the management buyout of its Yorkshire Premier Meats business.The management buyout team of Keith McCall, the former Finance Director of ANM Group and Jim Jaffray, formerly head of the ANM Meat Division, officially took over Yorkshire Premier ...
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Vion pork MBO formalised
Following the announcement on the 13th December 2012 of an agreement for a management buy-out of its UK pork operations VION has announced that the deal has now been completed.Commenting on this announcement Peter Barr, chairman of VION UK, said: “Following the formal completion of the MBO, we would like ...
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Samworth Brothers to build new plant
Samworth Brothers is to build a new factory on a site at Ashton Green, Beaumont Leys, which it has purchased from Leicester City Council. It will be the business's ninth plant in the county.The city major said: "Attracting new businesses to bring new jobs and economic regeneration to the area ...
