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NewsBaroness Neville-Rolfe appointed chairman of Assured Food Standards
Assured Food Standards (AFS), which owns and operates Red Tractor Assurance, has appointed Baroness Lucy Neville-Rolfe as its new chairman, filling the role left vacant following Jim Moseley’s move from non-executive chairman to chief executive of Red Tractor Assurance.Baroness Neville-Rolfe is taking her post on 20th November, with the appointment ...
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NewsEuropean Commission clears Cargill and Faccenda merger
The European Commission (EC) has approved the creation of a joint venture by Cargill and Faccenda, which will combine Cargill’s fresh chicken business in the UK with Faccenda’s fresh chicken, turkey and duck business.The commission has found that the remainder of the transaction would raise no competition concerns, as the ...
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NewsAdam Halal Foods’ transport licence suspended
Birmingham poultry firm Adam Halal Foods Ltd has had its transport licence suspended for two weeks by the West Midlands Traffic Commissioner, after previous illegal vehicle operations were uncovered.West Midlands Traffic Commissioner, Nick Denton.Traffic Commissioner, Nick Denton, has found that the company flouted a 2014 decision revoking its previous licence ...
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NewsEversfield Organic takes over The Well Hung Meat Company
Family-run organic farm, Eversfield Organic, is acquiring organic meat business, The Well Hung Meat Company, in a bid to position itself in the top three organic box delivery businesses nationwide.By joining forces, the two businesses will extend their offering of organic meat and other organic produce, thereby providing a better ...
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NewsParliamentary Committee lambasts 2 Sisters
The “problems identified” at the 2 Sisters plant at West Bromwich, are “not a one-off”, according to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Commons Select Committee’s first conclusions report, after an inquiry into allegations made in an exposé by ITV and The Guardian.Adding that "the past record of the 2 ...
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NewsBrown Brothers receives round of public funding
Dumfries and Galloway based meat processing company, Brown Brothers Manufacturing Ltd, has been awarded more than £800,000 as part of the Food Processing, Manufacturing and Co-operation grants.The support will allow the company to extend its premises and purchase new equipment, while safeguarding 567 full-time posts and creating 50 new jobs.Rural ...
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NewsSupermarket sales on the rise, Kantar reveals
Kantar Worldpanel’s latest grocery market share figures for the 12 weeks to 5th November show that supermarket sales have increased in value by 3.2% year on year in the run up to Christmas.Fraser Mckevitt.Fraser Mckevitt, head of retail and consumer insight at Kantar Worldpanel, explained: “Volume sales have increased by ...
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NewsScottish red meat industry ‘well-positioned’ for Brexit
The Scottish red meat sector has “all the right ingredients” and “strengths which will prevail no matter what unfolds in the months ahead in terms of the emerging Brexit situation”, according to Alan Clarke, chief executive of Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).Alan Clarke.Speaking at the launch of QMS’s Annual Review 2016/17, ...
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NewsMoody’s downgrades Boparan after weaker operating performance
Moody’s has changed Boparan Holdings Limited’s outlook from stable to negative, following weaker than expected operating performance in the second quarter of 2017, which the company had attributed to “several exceptional items”, including the closure of scandal-hit Site D in West Bromwich.A 2 Sisters promotional image.Announcing the decision, the credit ...
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NewsTesco takeover of Booker given provisional green light
The UK’s competition regulator has provisionally cleared Tesco’s £3.7bn takeover of Booker.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has stated that the deal could in fact increase competition in the wholesale market and mean reduced prices for consumers.CMA added that Tesco and Booker do not directly compete in most activities – ...
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NewsIndustry calls for better public message on red meat and health
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has called for the positive health benefits of consuming lean red meat to be more widely-known in order to ensure an informed public debate.This was the message presented by experts at the HCC Annual Conference held in the Vale of Glamorgan on ...
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NewsNisa votes ‘significantly’ in favour of Co-op acquisition
Nisa Retail has announced that its members have voted in favour of Co-op’s offer to buy 100% of the business for up to £137.5 million.A majority of 75.79% of Nisa’s members voted for the deal, as opposed to 24.1% who voted against.The offer requires clearance from the Competition and Markets ...
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NewsMeatline unveils UK Sausage Week competition winner
Butcher’s shop Meatline has revealed the winning sausage film quote, following its UK Sausage Week promotional competition.Participating in the week-long sausage celebrations that took place from 31st October to 5th November, Meatline invited its online community to provide their own sausage-based movie quotes.“They may take away our lives, but they’ll ...
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NewsCCTV to be introduced in all slaughterhouses in England in 2018
The Environment Secretary Michael Gove has confirmed that CCTV recording will become mandatory in all slaughterhouses in England next year, following a consultation that was launched in August.Legislation will be introduced in the new year, coming into force in the spring.All slaughterhouses will be required to comply, following an adjustment ...
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NewsSainsbury’s unveils drop in profits despite growth in food
Sainsbury’s has seen underlying profit before tax drop by 9% to £251 million in its latest interim results for the 28 weeks to 23rd September, despite group sales jumping 17% to £16,310 million.According to the retailer, the fall in profits reflected “previously guided price investment, wage cost inflation and consolidation ...
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NewsBDCI launches ‘Lean on Us’ campaign
The Butchers' and Drovers' Charitable Institution (BDCI) has unveiled its new initiative, called ‘Lean on Us’, which aims to communicate to industry that the organisation is able to provide practical help to members of the industry that need support.BDCI provides support for anyone in the UK and the Republic of ...
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NewsThe Worshipful Company of Butchers to sponsor Team GB
The Worshipful Company of Butchers (WCB) is sponsoring Team GB at the World Butchers’ Challenge 2018 for the second time in the team’s history.Next year’s global butchery competition is expected to be “the biggest yet” and will see some of the best butchers from Great Britain, France (current champions), Australia, ...
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NewsBrexit deal could boost Welsh meat exports, says Meat Promotion Wales
Exports could help deliver a “prosperous” future for Welsh red meat, if Brexit can be successfully negotiated, according to Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC).Addressing an audience of processors, policy-makers and farmers at the levy body’s Annual Conference, HCC’s chairman, Kevin Roberts, pointed to global trends that opened ...
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NewsUK meat industry welcomes WHO antibiotics guidelines – but Americans disagree
Representatives of the UK meat industry have welcomed the new World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on the usage of antibiotics by farmers and the food industry, despite its American counterparts strongly criticising them.The new guidelines aim to help preserve the effectiveness of antibiotics that are important for human medicine by ...
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NewsPoultry dominates food recall index
Recalls of chicken and other poultry meats in the third quarter of this year in Europe outpaced any other food category for the second quarter in a row, with Brazil being the top country of origin, according to the latest Recall Index from Stericycle Export Solutions.For the third consecutive quarter, ...
