Meat Industry News

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  • Dawn Meats announces Management Development Programme graduates

Rachel Reeves, Autumn Budget 2025

Industry responds to Chancellor’s Autumn Budget

2025-11-26T17:31:00+00:00

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered the much-anticipated 2025 Autumn Budget, reporting that the growth outlook for this year has risen from the 1% forecast in March to 1.5%.

WIMIA 2025 drinks reception

Women In Meat Industry Awards 2025: Photo Gallery and Video

2025-11-26T14:46:00+00:00

Photos and a video recap of the 2025 Women In Meat Industry Awards dinner and ceremony have now been published online.

Adam Couch, Cranswick CEO

Cranswick poultry revenues up 18.5% due to “business wins”

2025-11-26T11:15:00+00:00

Pork and poultry processor Cranswick announced its unaudited results for the 26 weeks ended 27th September 2025.

Sliced ham

Co-op to meet cage-free commitment by end of 2025

2025-11-26T08:30:00+00:00

UK convenience retailer Co-op has confirmed it will move to higher welfare standards across its continental meat supply chain by the end of the year.

Steve Murrells CBE Hilton Foods CEO

Steve Murrells steps down as Hilton Foods CEO

2025-11-25T10:55:00+00:00

Protein producer Hilton Food Group has announced that CEO Steve Murrells will step down from his position as chief executive officer.

Steak with butter sliced

Northern Ireland consumers “show enthusiasm” for red meat

2025-11-24T08:55:00+00:00

Research from the Livestock and Meat Commission has revealed that Northern Ireland consumers remain “firmly committed” to red meat, with almost nine in ten people purchasing or eating red meat.

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Red Sky Group acquires Delenco Foods

2025-11-20T09:52:00+00:00

Red Sky Group has acquired UK sausage manufacturer Delenco Foods, marking the second major investment for the business following its creation in April 2025.

Tom Bradshaw, NFU president

NFU calls on Prime Minister to rethink inheritance tax

2025-11-19T09:51:00+00:00

More than 100 businesses, retailers and trade bodies across the food and farming supply chain, including the National Farmers’ Union, have written to the Prime Minister in an open letter urging him to rethink planned changes to inheritance tax.

WCB Training Awards 2025 Renz Baldove

Winners of the Scottish Craft Butcher Training Awards announced

2025-11-17T14:16:00+00:00

Craft Skills Scotland has hosted the 2025 Scottish Craft Butcher Training Awards, which recognises outstanding talent in the industry.

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Tesco announces investment into farm data baselining programme

2025-11-17T14:15:00+00:00

UK food retailer Tesco has launched an extension to its environmental baselining programme and called on Government for a national farm data framework to support food security.

Pork mince

AHDB observes 36.6% rise in pork mince volume

2025-11-17T08:30:00+00:00

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board has analysed red meat retail data from Worldpanel by Numerator, finding that primary pig meat saw a 5.1% volume increase over the 12 weeks to 2nd November.

Dover Port

EFRA Committee urges Government to implement biosecurity recommendations

2025-11-14T12:02:00+00:00

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has warned that a delay in the implementation of its recommendations to Government on biosecurity will allow “alarming amounts” of illegal imports to cross the border.

Butchery apprentices

QMS finds roles in meat sector “align closely” with jobseeker needs

2025-11-14T11:23:00+00:00

Quality Meat Scotland has unveiled the results of research into perceptions of working in the red meat sector, revealing “significant opportunities” to attract new entrants into a range of roles.

Livestock cattle

UK meat sector hosts milestone event at COP30 in Brazil

2025-11-13T08:00:00+00:00

A joint panel led by the British Meat Processors Association and Harper Adams University took place at the COP30 summit in Brazil to discuss the role of ruminant livestock in nutrition and the environment.

Hilton Foods factory

Hilton Foods reports “more cautious” trading outlook for 2026

2025-11-13T08:00:00+00:00

Protein producer Hilton Food Group has announced its third quarter trading update for the period from 30th June to 19th October 2025.

Chickens

Wales introduces compulsory bird housing measures

2025-11-13T07:20:00+00:00

The Welsh Government has announced that poultry and captive bird keepers in Wales must house their birds as measures are introduced to “combat the heightened risk” of avian influenza.  

Helen Herniman, AHDB CEO

AHDB appoints new chief executive

2025-11-12T15:29:00+00:00

Helen Herniman has been appointed chief executive officer and accounting officer of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board as of 5th January 2026.

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