All News articles – Page 174
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NewsRussell Hume goes into administration
Meat supplier Russell Hume has gone into administration, with this news following the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) recent hygiene investigation into the company.Russell Hume has entered administration following FSA's investigation into its operations.*Headquartered in Derby and operating from six production sites in Liverpool, Birmingham, London, Boroughbridge, Exeter and Fife, the ...
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NewsSupermarkets urged to support Scottish lamb at Easter
NFU Scotland has written to all major supermarkets, asking them to commit to supporting the Scottish sheep sector by stocking the highest volumes of Scottish produce possible.Last Easter, an NFU Scotland shelfwatch found that two-thirds of the lamb offered on supermarket shelves was Scottish or British.However, in some stores, the ...
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NewsBernard Matthews appoints new CEO
Major poultry producer Bernard Matthews has announced the appointment Chris Just as its new chief executive officer.Just has enjoyed a long career in the meat industry, having initially worked in factory management and as an operations director for several cooked meat businesses.He later led Tranfoods and Parkam Food Group during ...
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NewsLaura Ryan to leave AHDB Beef & Lamb
AHDB strategy director for beef and lamb, Laura Ryan, is leaving her position after more than 10 years with the organisation.Ryan is moving on to take up the position of senior lecturer in enterprise and marketing in the business school of a university near her hometown of Darlington.Laura Ryan is ...
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NewsPilgrim’s Pride reports strong 2017 performance
Pilgrim’s Pride has ended the 2017 fiscal year with net sales of $10.77 billion, having enjoyed income margins of 11.8% in U.S., 10.6% in Mexico and 3.9% in Europe operations.Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation peaked at $1.39 billion, or a 12.9% margin and +54.3% versus last year, ...
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NewsMeat enjoyed growth during 'Veganuary'
Both fresh primary meat and poultry and fresh processed meat and poultry grew in volume over the 12 weeks to 28th January, with the latter growing faster than the wider grocery market and inflation.According to Kantar Worldpanel, despite the 'Veganuary' campaign which took place across one month of the aforementioned ...
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NewsAbattoir fined for food safety regulations breaches
Birmingham Halal Abattoir Ltd has been convicted and ordered to pay more than £18,000 for failing to undergo the required meat inspections.According to the Food Standards Agency (FSA), on 12th September 2017, the abattoir slaughtered 41 sheep that had not been subject to antemortem inspections.Birmingham Halal Abattoir Ltd has been ...
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NewsStrong year for UK meat exports
Exports of red meat products from the UK surpassed the £1.2 billion mark in 2017, according to the latest figures from HMRC.The data reveals that shipments of beef, lamb and pork topped £1 billion from January to December last year, while a 2% rise in red meat offal exports pushed ...
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NewsDanish Crown’s Sokolow to take over Gzella Meat Group
Polish meat manufacturer, Sokolow Group, part of Danish Crown, is set to acquire meat producer Gzella Meat Group for an undisclosed sum.The deal will be executed based on a conditional investment agreement and is subject to approval by the Polish competition authorities.The agreement will see Sokolow products be offered to ...
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NewsLabour reveals wish to ban live animal exports and label Halal meat
A Labour Government would introduce a ban on the live export of animals for slaughter and the mandatory labelling of domestic and imported meat, including country of origin, method of production and slaughter.Launching its “radical action on animal welfare”, Labour unveiled its 50-point draft policy document, called Animal Welfare For ...
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NewsMeet the World Butchers’ Challenge Team GB Captain
With the World Butchers’ Challenge set to take place next month, we caught up with Team GB Team Captain Tom Wood, of Tom Wood Artisan Butchers, during a recent team practice.Team GB/The British Beefeaters captain, Tom Wood.Q. How did you get into butchery?A. My family run a farm and a ...
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NewsUK food and farming sector highlights Brexit impact
Representatives of the UK’s food and farming industry have now set out what a successful Brexit means to them, to promote a unified voice to Government from across the food sector.This comes after representatives met at the NFU’s Brexit360 event at its headquarters in Stoneleigh earlier this week to discuss ...
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NewsUS cattlemen seek ban of word ‘meat’ in lab-grown products
A petition asking for alternative protein and lab-grown products not to be marketed as beef or meat has been filed to the Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).The US Cattlemen Association (USCA) is asking for products not derived directly from animals raised and slaughtered to be excluded ...
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NewsFairfax Meadow voluntarily withdraws meat products
Fairfax Meadow has begun the voluntary withdrawal of some of its meat products from its customers in the foodservice sector.This follows unannounced inspections by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) which took place on Thursday 8th February.The unannounced inspections revealed concerns about the procedures and processes ...
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NewsNorthern Irish lamb in ‘great’ position to compete globally
Lamb produced all year round in Northern Ireland has been found to be “as good as” lamb produced in New Zealand, according to a recent report.The study, entitled Benchmarking Northern Ireland Lamb and produced by the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, investigated the eating quality and acceptability of Northern Irish lamb ...
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News2 Sisters sites closures risk 900 jobs
2 Sisters Food Group has stated it is to close three poultry sites, putting 900 roles at risk, as part of plans to simplify how it works and invest in areas that can make “the most positive difference” to its UK poultry operations.The company is currently planning to close the ...
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NewsDB Foods inspection prompts MuscleFood recalls
Food retailer MuscleFood has recalled more than 60 products, following an unannounced inspection by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) of its supplier DB Foods.The recall follows FSA’s concerns about procedures at DB Foods for use-by dates on some products that were reportedly not compliant with legal requirements.Beef Lasagne from MuscleFood ...
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NewsScottish butcher launches meat challenge for schools
Glasgow butcher S Collins & Son has challenged Stage 3 pupils from three schools in East Dunbartonshire and North Lanarkshire to create a new street food dish using Scottish meat.The challenge was launched on 1st February at Saint Ninian's High School in Kirkintilloch, Our Lady's High School in Cumbernauld and ...
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NewsCranswick announces sustainability and environmental initiative
Cranswick has launched a new project consisting of environmental and community pledges, in a bid to become a zero food waste business by 2030 and become an official Friend of Friends 12.3.The Second Nature group sustainability initiative outlines that Cranswick will work in partnership with Courtauld 2025 to deliver its ...
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NewsFoot and mouth disease exercise planned
Governmental departments in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are working together to run a national foot and mouth disease simulation exercise, despite the low risk of the disease arriving in the UK.Exercise Blackthorn, planned by the Animal and Plant Health Agency, Defra, Scottish Government, Welsh Government and the Department of ...
