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NewsChancellor acknowledges winners of Meat Management Awards
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has written personally to Norman Bagley, head of policy for the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS), to congratulate him and the organisation for their success at the Meat Management Industry Awards 2020.The Awards, which aired earlier this month and are available to view on-demand, recognised AIMS ...
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NewsLove Lamb Week reaches over 3.8 million Scottish consumers
The industry-wide initiative ‘Love Lamb Week’, which aims to promote the benefits of Scotch Lamb PGI, reached more than 3.8 million consumers during the first week of September, according to Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).Restaurants across Scotland added Scotch Lamb to their menus as part of Love Lamb Week.Celebrating its sixth ...
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NewsFood Standards Scotland appoints new strategy director
Julie Hesketh-Laird has been appointed to the new role of strategy director at Food Standards Scotland.Hesketh-Laird is the former chief executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation and will join FSS on a two-year fixed-term appointment from the 3rd November 2020.Julie Hesketh-Laird has been appointed as the new strategy director ...
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NewsABP Food Group appoints Chris Martin to Board
ABP Food Group has announced the appointment of former Mothercare CEO, Chris Martin, as a non-executive director to its Board.Chris Martin, non-executive director, ABP Food Group.Martin has over 35 years’ experience of working in retail and consumer-facing businesses in Britain and Ireland. In 2019, after 15 years, he stepped down ...
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NewsDelays over Third Country listing puts £175m meat export trade at risk, says BMPA
A delay in becoming a ‘Third Country’ listing could put the UK’s £175 million a month meat export market at risk, according to the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA).Nick Allen, CEO of the British Meat Processors Association.In order to continue selling meat and other food products into the EU after ...
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NewsSoanes Poultry creates new role in its senior management team
East Yorkshire poultry supplier, Soanes Poultry, has appointed Simon Rodgers to the new position of operations manager. Rodgers joins Soanes Poultry from Malton Foods to work with the senior management team which oversees all operations at the Church Hill Farm site.Soanes Poultry's new operations manager, Simon Rodgers.Rodgers said: "It's a ...
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NewsCraft Butchers Awards hand out gold, silver and bronze awards
Twenty-three Butchers from across the UK competed for gold, silver and bronze in the National Craft Butchers (NCB) Craft Butcher Awards, held in the Regional Food Academy at Harper Adams University, Shropshire.155 products from 23 National Craft Butchers were recognised as part of the awards.Supporting organiser and competition adjudicator Roger ...
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NewsBritish pork showcased at AHDB event in Taipei
Red meat buyers have been sampling pork from the UK at a special Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) ‘Taste of Britain’ event in Taipei.Earlier this week, a delegation of chefs, buyers and journalists congregated at the Sherwood Hotel for the promotional event organised as part of an ongoing mission ...
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NewsScots meat exports face substantial market turbulence
Scotland’s meat wholesalers have warned the Secretary of State for Scotland, Alister Jack, that the red meat sector is heading for “substantial market turbulence” during the UK’s exit from the European Union.SAMW president, Andy McGowan.Writing to the Secretary of State, president of the Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers (SAMW), Andy ...
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NewsWomen In Meat Industry Awards moves online
Organisers of the annual Women In Meat industry Awards ceremony have confirmed that the ceremony is to take place online this year in December. The popular initiative has received well over 9,000 votes – a record number, and is set to reveal nine category winners and one overall winner – ...
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News28,000 healthcare professionals to discuss the benefits of red meat
In this year’s virtual Nursing in Practice, Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) will discuss the health benefits of red meat with up to 28,000 nurses from all over the UK.The annual Nursing in Practice conference brings nurses and healthcare professionals together to hear the latest research and ...
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NewsScotch brands showcased at virtual Taste of Grampian
Scotch Beef PGI, Scotch Lamb PGI and Specially Selected Pork are set to be showcased as part of this year’s virtual Taste of Grampian.Scotland’s national chef and winner of Masterchef: The Professionals 2016, Gary MacleanOriginally scheduled to take place at P&J Live in June, the virtual event will now be ...
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NewsQMS celebrates 30 years of quality assurance
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Scottish red meat industry’s Quality Assurance Scheme. Established in 1990, it has been the longest-running scheme of its kind in the world.The scheme aims to provide the industry and consumers with assurance that animals are reared to a stringent ...
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NewsNew Master for Worshipful Company of Butchers elected at Common Hall
The 2020 Common Hall of the Worshipful Company of Butchers, which elected Andrew Parker as Master, together with a new Court, was the first in its 1,000 year history to be watched remotely, via Zoom link.Newly elected Master Andrew Parker (left) raises a glass with outgoing Master, Tim Dumenil.Those being ...
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NewsNew appointments at Bettcher
Meat and food processing supplier, Bettcher Industries, Inc. has made five senior executive appointments within the Bettcher Group itself and its sister organisation, the Cantrell Gainco Group.Ed Steele, president, Bettcher Group.Mark Host, vice president of sales, Bettcher Group.Kyle Stoffer, chief financial officer, Bettcher Group.Thomas Holm, president, Cantrell Gainco Group.Russ Stroner, ...
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NewsBVA calls for higher animal welfare at slaughter
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has published a new policy document that makes 67 recommendations to the Government about improving the welfare of animals at slaughter.The new policy aims to build on current legislation and best practice and focuses on the final events in an animal’s life, spanning multiple areas ...
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NewsQMS publication highlights importance of Scottish red meat industry
The Scottish red meat sectors continuing importance to Scotland’s economy, as well as the significance of markets outside Scotland to the country’s farmers and red meat processors, has been highlighted in a new publication launched by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).Ian MacDonald, senior economics analyst with QMS.The latest edition of the ...
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NewsUK red meat showcased at two major events in China
Exporters will be flying the flag for UK pork and beef at two major events in China this month, marking the first international showcasing since the coronavirus outbreak.On Thursday 18th September, China International Meat Industry Exhibition 2020 (CIMIE 2020) will take place at the Qingdao Cosmopolitan Exposition in China, bringing ...
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NewsWinners of the Meat Management Industry Awards 2020 revealed
The winners and finalists of the Meat Management Industry Awards 2020 have been revealed in a bespoke, innovative online format, co-hosted by celebrity magician and TV presenter, Ben Hanlin and publisher of Meat Management magazine, Graham Yandell.The initiative moved online for the first time this year as a direct result ...
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NewsBMPA says Government is putting £1.2 billion of trade at risk
The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has launched a new campaign targeted at Government to expose what it calls “glaring weaknesses” in Brexit preparations that puts £1.2 billion worth of trade at risk.Despite reassurances from Prime Minister Boris Johnson last week that the UK is ready for any eventuality with ...
