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NewsNew president appointed by Pilgrim’s Pride for Moy Park
Pilgrim’s Pride has announced the appointment of Chris Kirke as president of the company’s Moy Park business unit, succeeding Janet McCollum.Pilgrim’s employs approximately 51,000 people and operates chicken processing plants and prepared-foods facilities in 14 states including the UK, Puerto Rico, Mexico and continental Europe.Kirke brings more than 26 years ...
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NewsCranswick plc shares latest performance
Cranswick plc has announced its audited preliminary results for the year ended 31st March 2018. It is said to be a year of record capital investment, with capital expenditure of £59 million to add capacity, extend capability and drive efficiencies.Key features also include strong organic growth and continued significant investment ...
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NewsCountryside Alliance poll reveals ‘enormous potential’ for game meat market
The Countryside Alliance has commissioned a poll that shows the vast majority of people have never bought game meat in the shops.Results show that 31% of people have never even considered eating game.The polling was undertaken by ORB International on behalf of the Alliance, and found that 85% of people ...
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NewsFar East exports show promise for pork sector
The Asia-Pacific region continues to offer opportunities for the UK pork sector – but industry must continue to work hard to ensure UK products are at the top of the list for importers.That’s according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) which has increased its presence in the Far ...
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NewsBritain is ‘still a nation of bacon lovers’
A survey has revealed that a bacon sandwich is the number one food Brits would choose to eat every day if they felt they could do so.A bacon sandwich is the number one food Brits would choose to eat every day.Online butcher, Great British Meat Company, questioned 2,000 UK adults ...
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NewsPositive earnings result revealed by Danish Crown
Danish Crown has reported increased earnings for the first half of the financial year for 2017/18, something Group CEO Jais Valeur describes as “very satisfactory”.The global market for pork was ‘challenging’ during the first half of 2017/18, and prices have been declining. However, Danish Crown has managed to grow earnings; ...
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NewsABP secures €50 million deal to supply beef to Wowprime
ABP Food Group has secured a three-year agreement valued at €50 million, with Asian restaurant chain Wowprime Corporation, to supply beef to its restaurants across China.ABP, founded by Larry Goodman, is one of Europe’s privately owned agribusiness companies. It is also said to be the largest beef processor in Ireland ...
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NewsWinners of National BBQ Awards announced
On Sunday night, the Q Guild of Butchers announced the winners of its National BBQ Awards at a ceremony held in the Aubrey Park Hotel, Hertfordshire.The competition aims to find the best BBQ products produced by wide members across the following categories:Traditional pork sausage, specialty sausage, traditional burger, speciality burger, ...
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NewsNew CEO for 2 Sisters Food Group
2 Sisters Food Group has confirmed the appointment of Ronald Kers as its new chief executive officer, officially joining on 1st June.Ronald Kers, the new CEO of 2 Sisters Food Group.Kers is the former Global CEO of Muller and he brings with him more than two decades of experience at ...
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NewsCranswick reveals details of new on-site energy project
Food producer Cranswick has announced a nine year Power Purchase Agreement with BasePower, the provider of on-site power plants.The agreement, made on 14th May, will see the Cranswick Country Foods site in Preston, Hull, install a new Combined Heat and Power (CHP) system.This is Cranswick Country Foods’ largest site, producing ...
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NewsYoung Manager finalists for MM Meat Industry Awards unveiled
Following a full day of interviews and discussions, the four finalists for the Young Manager Award, part of the prestigious Meat Management Industry Awards, have been selected.After looking through a substantial number of nominations and selecting top candidates to meet face-to-face, the judges recently gathered at the Royal Garden Hotel, ...
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NewsBritish poultry industry launches new apprenticeship
A new apprenticeship has been launched for poultry workers, to bring new skilled workers into the sector to develop their talents.The launch comes from British Poultry Training, and its partners the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), the British Poultry Council (BPC), Lantra and Poultec.The new offering demonstrates a significant investment from ...
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NewsProseal marks 20th anniversary with Queen’s Award
Tray sealing specialist Proseal has marked its 20th anniversary year by winning a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the category of International Trade.The company is based in Adlington, Cheshire, and received the honour in recognition of its continuous growth over the last six years.Proseal designs and manufactures automatic tray sealing ...
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NewsPlant-based steak to hit Tesco stores
Tesco is to start selling 100% plant-based steak from Vivera in its stores across the UK.From 21st May, Tesco will be selling the Vivera Veggie Steak for £2.99 across 460 stores across the UK.This is a worldwide introduction for Tesco, and it is said to be the first supermarket in ...
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NewsEarly May heatwave saw red meat sales rise
With warm weather hitting the UK, sales of red meat are on the rise and Kantar Worldpanel has suggested this could be the start of barbecue season.The latest Meat Fish and Poultry (MFP) results are in, covering the 12 weeks up to 22nd April, and the sales of beef are ...
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NewsNPA sets out post-Brexit future for the British pig sector
The National Pig Association (NPA) has revealed its response to Defra’s Command Paper, setting out its predictions and requests for the post-Brexit Pig sector.According to NPA, the UK pig sector has the potential to grow, prosper and deliver real public goods, under a post-Brexit agricultural policy that puts food production ...
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NewsLondon Mayor plans 'junk food' advert ban on transport network
So called 'junk food' advertising could be banned from the entire Transport for London (TfL) network under proposals unveiled by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, as part of his drive to tackle the ‘ticking timebomb’ of child obesity.London reportedly has one of the highest child overweight and obesity rates ...
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NewsDawn Meats awarded global ‘Scale for Good’ award by McDonald’s
Dawn Meats has been awarded the McDonald’s global ‘Scale for Good’ award which recognises sustainability credentials and ethical and environmental beef production programmes.The award recognises the key leadership role that Dawn Meats has played over the years in programmes which advance the cause of ethical, environmental and economic sustainability in ...
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NewsQuality Meat Scotland merges its social media
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has merged its consumer-facing social media platforms to strengthen The Scotch Kitchen which promotes the Scotch Beef PGI, Scotch Lamb PGI and Specially Selected Pork brands.The Scotch Kitchen Facebook page.The Good Family Food and Enjoy Quality Pork social media content will now be found on The ...
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NewsIt’s the final countdown to the MM Meat Industry Awards
With less than a month until the big day, organisers of the Meat Management Industry Awards say the ceremony and dinner is shaping up to be the best yet.The final flourishes are now being put in place for the event set to take place on 24th May at the Hilton ...
