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NewsBoparan Holdings profits down in full year results
Boparan Holdings, the parent company for 2 Sisters Food Group, has seen operating profits drop in the fourth quarter of 2016-17, with margins “severely affected by further inflation and foreign exchange on commodities and one-off costs”.Operating profit fell to £15.4 million in the final quarter of 2016-17, compared to £29.3 ...
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NewsUK Sausage Week achieves national and regional press coverage
Chris Evans discussed UK Sausage Week on BBC Radio 2. Image: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00p2d9wUK Sausage Week came to a spectacular close on Sunday 5th November following seven days of sausage events, promotions and competitions.A highlight of the week was the UK Sausage Week celebration lunch, during which awards were presented for some ...
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NewsThe story behind UK Sausage Week’s champion sausage
Inspired butcher Andrew Rook in Ramsgate, who was crowned UK Sausage Week’s Supreme Champion with his Battle of Britain Sausage, is raising money in the run up to Remembrance Sunday.Andrew Rook receiving his Supreme Sausage Champion award.Andrew, of J C Rook & Sons, will be giving 50p for every lb ...
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NewsUK Sausage Week ends with a bang(er) of a fireworks display
The organisers of UK Sausage Week celebrated the campaign coming to a successful close on Bonfire Weekend with a special fireworks display.Guests enjoying the UK Sausage Week fireworks.Representatives of Meat Management magazine – the organiser of UK Sausage Week – gathered for celebrations on Saturday 4th November. The team were ...
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NewsRoger Burnley appointed Asda president and CEO
Walmart International’s CEO, Dave Cheesewright, has announced that Roger Burnley is set to take on the role of Asda’s president and CEO from 1st January 2018, replacing Sean Clarke.Burnley returned to Asda as chief operating officer and deputy CEO in October 2016, joining the board following Clarke’s appointment as president ...
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NewsLiam Fox says public will not accept lower food standards
The international trade secretary, Liam Fox, has stated that the British public will not accept any reductions in food standards as Brexit moves forward, responding to questions about chlorinated chicken.Fox’s statement follows a speech by the US commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross, at the CBI conference, during which he reportedly claimed ...
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NewsPoultry research unit opens at Nottingham Trent University
A new poultry research unit, said to be one of just a handful of its kind in Europe, has opened at Nottingham Trent University and will focus on improving the nutrition, welfare and sustainability of poultry production.The unit, part of the university’s School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences, will ...
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NewsVaughans Family Butchers runs sausage eating competition for UK Sausage Week
Vaughans Family Butchers in Penyffordd, Wales, took part in UK Sausage Week by running a sausage eating competition.Sausage eating competitors at Vaughans Family Butchers.The competition challenged local residents to see how many sausages they could eat within 60 seconds.Competing in the challenge were Brett Hanekom from South Africa, and Gareth ...
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NewsBradford butchers show support for UK Sausage Week
Shoppers in Bradford, Yorkshire, celebrated UK Sausage Week last week with a special sausage tasting event in the Bradford Council-run Oastler Shopping Centre on Wednesday 1st November.Butchers from the market donated ten varieties of sausages for people to try for free, including award winning sausages, a special halal sausage and ...
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NewsNational Festive Meat Products competition announces winners
The first National Festive Meat Products competition organised by the National Federation of Meat and Food Traders (NFMFT) rewarded the best yuletide meat creations last week.More than 60 butchers, guests and industry representatives from across the UK attended the event, which saw judges Graham Palfrey, Jack Tuckley, Derek White and ...
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NewsDales Traditional Butchers raises £325 for Girl Guides through UK Sausage Week
Mark Duckworth from Dales Traditional Butchers raised £325.15 for the Girl Guides during UK Sausage Week and will present the donation along with a new kind of sausage.“UK Sausage Week generated a lot of interest for us, and it was of course aided by Twitter and the fact that we ...
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NewsUK Sausage Week: Nation’s perfect sausage sandwich revealed
The nation has spoken. Britain’s favourite sausage sandwich calls for a grilled Cumberland sausage in a buttered plain white bap with ketchup and fried onions.A grilled Cumberland sausage in a buttered plain white bap with ketchup and fried onions is the nation's favourite sausage sandwich.This is according to new research ...
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NewsMorrisons launches foot-long sausage during UK Sausage Week
Morrisons has unveiled a Bonfire Night 12-inch sausage and a foot-long freshly baked roll to match, which will be available until 5th November, coinciding with the end of UK Sausage Week.The retailer expects to sell around 6.5 million sausages in the run-up to Bonfire Night during the period of UK ...
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NewsSausages take centre stage at Worshipful Company of Butchers court lunch
UK Sausage Week was celebrated by liverymen of The Worshipful Company of Butchers with sausage canapés yesterday (2nd November) at the prestigious Ironmongers Hall in the city of London.Master of The Worshipful Company of Butchers Geoff Gillo enjoying the sausage canapés.Andrew Rook of J C Rook & Sons supplied the ...
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NewsEagle Radio marks UK Sausage Week with Alf Turner
Sausage manufacturer Alf Turner & Sons appeared on Surrey and Hampshire’s Eagle Radio on Wednesday (1st November) to celebrate UK Sausage Week.Paul Turner on Eagle Radio.The business was established as an Aldershot butcher’s shop in 1956 by Alf Turner. Now run by his grandsons Paul and Kevin, it operates from ...
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NewsThree charities share £9,000 support from Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers
Three charities have shared gift support totalling £9,000 from the Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers (SAMW), drawing on funds raised during a charity auction at the association’s 2017 conference and dinner, held in Glasgow.MND Scotland, for people affected by Motor Neurone Disease, Kidney Kids Scotland, which helps children with renal ...
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NewsUK Sausage Week crosses The Channel
UK Sausage Week celebrations have extended as far as France – with a special fete dedicated to British bangers taking place in Le Breuil aux Gittons.Residents of central France celebrating UK Sausage Week.Based in a small village in central France, the event was organised by John and Maureen Hindhaugh who ...
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NewsPig industry raises Brexit labour concerns
The National Pig Association (NPA) has warned that the UK pig industry faces a labour crisis unless the Government takes steps to preserve access to EU workers in a post-Brexit future.Publishing the results of a survey of members from across the sector, NPA revealed that two-thirds of businesses employing EU ...
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NewsNFU Scotland calls for clear labelling on pork, bacon and gammon
NFU Scotland (NFUS) has urged supermarkets and brands to “clearly label the origin of all their pork, bacon and gammon products”, after its latest shelfwatch found that consumers might “struggle” to identify where the meat has come from.Marks & Spencer, Co-op and Waitrose were found to be the only supermarkets ...
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NewsButchers across Norfolk use UK Sausage Week to fundraise for Marie Curie
A collection of Norfolk-based butcher’s shops have come together to raise money for Marie Curie through sausage sales, and the fundraising is taking place throughout UK Sausage Week (30th October – 5th November).The butcher’s shops include J & D Papworth Farms which has four shops in the county, Icarus Hines ...
