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NewsUK Sausage Week judge Claire Holland interviewed on BBC Radio 2
UK Sausage Week awards judge Claire Holland was interviewed on BBC Radio 2 yesterday (1st November) in celebration of sausages.Broadcaster Chris Evans talked to Claire, who is also general manager of the Q Guild, on day three of UK Sausage Week about her role as a professional sausage taster and ...
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NewsNFMFT’s first National Festive Meat Products Competition declared a success
Butchers and industry representatives recently gathered to mark success at the National Festive Meat Products Competition organised by National Federation of Meat and Food Traders (NFMFT).Paul Swain (left) of Owen Taylor & Sons accepting the Festive Product of the Day award from Steve Derrick of Lucas Ingredients (sponsors).More than 60 ...
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NewsQuality Standard Mark scheme valued at £300 million
The market value for the Quality Standard Mark (QSM) scheme was revealed at the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS) 2017 conference in Leeds.Responding to a question in a debate around eating quality at the conference, AHDB’s strategy director for Beef & Lamb, Laura Ryan, revealed that the levy payer’s ...
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NewsButchers’ sausages top consumers’ preferences
An overwhelming 63.59% of sausage consumers prefer to buy their bangers from a high street butcher’s shop, according to the latest Q Guild Sausage Survey that came out just as UK Sausage Week commenced.Supermarkets came second, at 29.03%, while only 0.46% of respondents prefer to order their sausages online.Traditional sausages ...
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NewsOfficial Veterinarians’ decisions to be appealed in two stages
The Food Standard Agency’s (FSA) chief executive, Jason Feeney, announced during the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS) conference a two-stage appeal system, which will be provided when slaughterhouse operators are unwilling to voluntarily surrender carcases that Official Veterinarians have declared unfit.FSA chief executive Jason Feeney.The procedure unveiled by Feeney ...
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NewsChris Evans celebrates UK Sausage Week on BBC Radio 2
UK Sausage Week featured on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2 during the campaign’s opening day – 30th October.Chris Evans discussed UK Sausage Week on BBC Radio 2. Image: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00p2d9wFamous broadcaster Evans discussed his favourite sausages live on air – selecting a “good solid pork snorker” as ...
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NewsUK Sausage Week winners revealed
The winners of the UK Sausage Week awards were announced today (30th October) during a celebration lunch at Plaisterers’ Hall, London.The winners of the UK Sausage Week 2017 awards.This year’s UK Sausage Week kicked off with a bang (or banger!) when awards were presented for some of the country’s best ...
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NewsMeatline celebrates UK Sausage Week with sausage movie quotes
Celebrating UK Sausage Week in a truly unique way, Meatline butchers has launched a sausage promotion to run alongside the campaign, which commences today, inviting its online community to provide their own sausage-based movie quotes.The competition’s winner will win a mixed hamper of 100 of the shop’s speciality sausages, which ...
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NewsSAMW appoints new executive manager
The Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers (SAMW) has appointed Martin Morgan, former head of livestock policy for the Scottish Government, as its new executive manager, replacing Ian Anderson, who is retiring after ten years in the post.SAMW's new executive manager Martin Morgan (left) with SAMW president Frank Clark.Having joined the ...
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NewsGlobal pork supply expected to increase further
Steady growth in global pork production has brought trade into sharper focus, with global pork supply expected to increase, mainly driven by China, the US, Canada and Brazil.According to RaboResearch’s latest Pork Quarterly report, China’s pork imports have slowed down recently, but are likely to pick up again later this ...
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NewsFoodservice industry celebrates UK Sausage Week
Pubs, hotels and restaurants across the UK are getting in on the UK Sausage Week action by offering sizzling specials to customers and creating dedicated sausage menus.The Lock Inn, Wolverley, is encouraging customers to design their own sausage dish using a special menu.One example is The Lock Inn in Wolverley ...
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NewsPork continues to outperform in value terms
Red meat and poultry have returned to value and volume growth in the 12 weeks ending 8th October, with pork remaining the “star performer”, according to figures by Kantar Worldpanel.Despite grocery inflation being currently at 3.2%, rising prices have not driven a volume loss in pork, with 4.5% more pork ...
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NewsHaigs Food Hall unveils UK Sausage Week competition winner
Aberdeen butchers Haigs Food Hall has revealed the winner of a social media competition it kicked off on 26th October to celebrate UK Sausage Week, which commences next Monday and coincides with Halloween and Bonfire Night.Combining next week’s events, Haigs asked its Facebook friends and followers to submit ideas and ...
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NewsLast chance to enter Autumn Roadshow’s Festive Meat Products Competition
The Autumn Roadshow & Festive Meat Products Competition is coming to the Windmill Village Hotel, in Coventry, on 31st October, with an array of exhibitors and the ‘Butchers Forum’.The event will feature a series of demonstrations and presentations to help attendees optimise the busiest period of the year.NFMFT Spring Roadshow.In ...
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NewsOwen Taylor & Sons welcomes students ahead of UK Sausage Week
Combining UK Sausage Week and the end of half term, catering butchers Owen Taylor & Sons have welcomed students from David Nieper Academy to show them how sausages are made on an industrial scale.To celebrate the Great British banger and UK Sausage Week, which kicks off on Monday 30th October, ...
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NewsButcher launches beef sausage recipe competition for UK Sausage Week
Taylors of Sale, a butcher’s shop in Greater Manchester, is marking UK Sausage Week (30th October-5th November) by inviting consumers to create a new sausage recipe.Budding chefs have until 3rd November to submit their entries. The only rule is that the sausage must be made from beef. Anyone is welcome ...
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News2 Sisters boss apologises for mistakes at Commons committee hearing
Owner and CEO of 2 Sisters Food Group, Ranjit Singh Boparan, has apologised for the mistakes that appeared on footage recorded during an undercover investigation by the Guardian and ITV almost four weeks ago, while appearing in front of the Commons environment, food and rural affairs committee inquiry.Ranjit Singh Boparan.Boparan ...
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NewsEU funds leveraged for €10 million lamb promotion
AHDB has announced a €10 million campaign to boost lamb consumption over the next three years, after it successfully bid for European money.(L-R) Peter Hardwick, head of exports at AHDB, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar and AHDB Beef and Lamb board chair Adam Quinney.The campaign is a joint venture between ...
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NewsLadies in Pigs looking for new chairperson
Ladies in Pigs (LIPS) is searching for a new chairperson, as Sue Woodall, who has been chairwoman for ten years, has decided to step down.(L-R) Judy Simpson, Sue Woodall and Jill Piercy.The chair’s role is described as varied and includes all aspects of admin, as well as coordinating staff for ...
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NewsEuropean Livestock and Meat Trades Union AGM discusses Brexit
Brexit was among the key topics of the 66th European Livestock and Meat Trades Union (UECBV) AGM, which took place in Bucharest on 20th October.UECBV president, Philippe Borremans, urged the negotiators to decide soon on transitionary agreements protecting businesses, noting that “while heads of state and chiefs of Government are ...
