Meat Industry News

  • Fresh meat prices continue to rise during July

  • AIMS addresses Government to welcome UK-EU reset

  • UK sheep meat production up as beef production falls

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Conference set to explore consumer perspectives of meat and dairy

2025-07-18T09:08:00+01:00

Processors, producers, retailers and industry stakeholders will be invited to access meat and dairy industry insight at an upcoming conference hosted by AHDB.

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Butchers featured on BBC’s ‘Our Lives - Haggis Hunters’

2025-07-17T11:36:00+01:00

Four butcher shops have been spotlighted on BBC’s ‘Our Lives - Haggis Hunters’, which is available to watch in iPlayer. 

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Beef prices rise 3.2% in June, finds AIMS

2025-07-16T10:04:00+01:00

AIMS has stated that the rise in UK inflation was “anything but unexpected” to the trade body as it observes its meat and poultry inflation report.

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BPC responds to “Frankenchicken” pressure campaign

2025-07-16T09:29:00+01:00

The British Poultry Council has hit back against a recent pressure campaign, after letters were sent to 1,600 chicken farmers across the UK.

Daniel Zeichner MP, Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Government launches food strategy policy paper

2025-07-16T08:47:00+01:00

Government has unveiled a new policy paper, detailing its plans to “build a strong food supply chain”.

Steve Murrells CBE Hilton Foods CEO

Hilton Foods to sell majority stake in Foods Connected for £22m

2025-07-15T10:05:00+01:00

Protein producer Hilton Food Group has announced that it has secured external investment into Foods Connected from Apax Global Impact Fund.

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Meat Management Meat Industry Awards to be a sell-out event

2025-07-09T13:43:00+01:00

The 2025 Meat Management Meat Industry Awards ceremony and dinner will return to the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel on Thursday 18th September, as organisers anticipate another sell-out event.

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Government to repeal HFSS advertising ban

2025-07-09T11:59:00+01:00

Government has scrapped its advertising ban on foods high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) as part of its 10-year plan.

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Sausage casings manufacturer makes £2.9m sustainability investment

2025-07-08T11:51:00+01:00

Devro has invested £2.9 million to reduce its carbon emissions and increase productivity at its Scottish site in Moodiesburn, North Lanarkshire.

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NSA to explore meat traceability technology

2025-07-08T11:39:00+01:00

NSA has launched a project aiming to establish whether technology exists to use meat samples to identify grazing locations.

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NFDT launches new Level 5 meat processing qualification

2025-07-07T11:27:00+01:00

National Food & Drink Training, the training arm of Scottish Bakers, has launched a new SCQF Level 5 qualification in Meat & Poultry Processing.

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QMS campaign to champion Scotch labels

2025-07-07T10:17:00+01:00

Quality Meat Scotland will aim to grow public understanding of what the blue Scotch label stands for in its summer advertising campaign.

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Parliamentarians visit Dover to witness illegal meat seizures

2025-07-04T08:10:00+01:00

Members the All-Party Parliamentary Group witnessed the efforts underway to uphold the UK’s biosecurity during a visit to meet with UK Border Force.

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AIMS calls for Government support for Scottish red meat producers

2025-07-03T10:12:00+01:00

AIMS has voiced concerns regarding the Scottish Government’s “failure to deliver a coherent agricultural policy” to support Scotland’s red meat sector.

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Gen Z most likely to consume cultivated meat

2025-07-02T09:33:00+01:00

Global market research firm Ipsos has revealed that 47% of Generation Z Brits said they would eat cultivated meat products.

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Finnebrogue acquired by Sofina Foods Europe

2025-07-01T10:37:00+01:00

Protein producer Sofina Foods Europe has confirmed the acquisition of manufacturer Finnebrogue.

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Government to monitor ‘healthy food’ sales at retailers

2025-07-01T10:16:00+01:00

Government has revealed that it will partner with food retailers and manufacturers to “tackle the obesity epidemic” by monitoring healthy food sales.

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