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NewsIndustry backs UK Sausage Week
The British Meat Processors’ Association (BMPA) and National Federation of Meat & Food Traders (NFMFT) are the latest industry groups to partner UK Sausage Week.The two respected names join The Q Guild of Butchers and the Institute of Meat (IoM) in endorsing the campaign, as well as well-known commercial companies ...
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NewsLove Lamb Week to promote British lamb
Love Lamb Week 2017 will be taking place this September and the National Sheep Association (NSA) will be getting behind it to celebrate everything about British lamb.Love Lamb Week will take place between 1st and 7th September.The dedicated week is now in its third year and will take place from ...
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NewsUK sheepmeat prices benefit from strong export sales
The latest market analysis from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) shows that, despite auction throughput increasing seasonally, the proportion of heavy prime lambs in the supply chain is higher than last year.QMS head of economic services, Stuart Ashworth.It has been reported that as the volume of prime lambs reaching the market ...
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NewsSeven firms sign up to support Pig Industry Scholarship
Seven companies have signed up to this year’s Pig Industry Scholarships; a scheme that is facilitated by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).The Pig Industry Scholarships aim to raise the profile of careers in the pig sector and encourage new entrants while enabling individual businesses to hire high-calibre new ...
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NewsUK meat exports off to a strong start this year
Exports of beef, lamb and pork from the UK have surpassed the £500 million mark for the first six months of 2017, recording an 18% increase year-on-year, according to figures from HMRC.The total value of shipments peaked at £582 million, aided by a 21% uplift in offal exports, with key ...
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NewsAmazon’s plans to cut Whole Foods prices shake up retailer market
Amazon has announced plans to lower prices on a selection of Whole Foods ‘best-selling grocery staples’, including beef and chicken, as its acquisition of the supermarket chain is poised to close next Monday (28th August).The online retailer said that beginning Monday, it will cut prices on a range of Whole ...
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NewsMorrisons launches giant burger to mark National Burger Day
Morrisons is selling what it describes as the ‘Daddy of all Burgers’ to celebrate National Burger Day which takes place today (24th August).Morrisons is celebrating National Burger Day with a giant burger.The giant burger is believed to be the same size and weight as a football, weighing one pound and ...
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NewsNFU criticises Brexit proposals for tariff-free trade
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Meurig Raymond has criticised suggestions that Britain will benefit after Brexit from pursuing global free trade at all costs and unilaterally lowering tariffs. National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Meurig Raymond.Raymond was responding to claims published by economist Patrick Minford, who predicted a benefit to the ...
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NewsFood supply chain voices Brexit labour concerns
Trade bodies from across the food supply chain have published a survey on the sector’s Brexit priorities from a workplace perspective, warning that an “abrupt reduction” in the number of EU workers would cause “significant disruption” to the industry.Ian Wright CBE, director general of FDF.The survey, co-ordinated by the Food ...
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NewsMake the most of UK Sausage Week
With UK Sausage Week now a key event in 2017’s industry calendar, Meat Management is urging butchers, manufacturers and foodservice providers to start thinking about how they can celebrate the campaign (30th October – 5th November).There are many ways to get involved in UK Sausage Week which can have a ...
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NewsSecretary of State Michael Gove visits Denmark
Defra Secretary of State Michael Gove has visited the Danish Crown plant in Horsens, Denmark, as part of a three-day tour to Scandinavia.Gove wanted to spend a day in Denmark to explore the country’s agricultural systems, to ‘gain an understanding of its approach to agri-efficiency and innovation, and to absorb ...
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NewsLidl overtakes Waitrose to become seventh biggest supermarket
Lidl has increased its market share to a new record high of 5.2% and become the UK’s seventh largest grocer, topping Waitrose for the 12 weeks ending 13th August, according to figures from Kantar Worldpanel.Lidl’s market share grew 0.7% year-on-year, as ten million households visited the retailer’s expanding network of ...
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NewsStudy reveals disparities of cost of meat worldwide
Research conducted by online catering marketplace, Caterwings, has detailed the cost of meat in over 50 countries worldwide, with Switzerland coming at the top of the list, at 141.9% more expensive meat prices than the average cost worldwide.The 2017 Meat Price Index calculated the affordability of meat in each country ...
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NewsChina-based New Hope tipped as frontrunner for Moy Park takeover
Chinese agrichemical business New Hope is at the forefront of a list of bidders rumoured to be circling a £1 billion takeover of Northern Irish poultry manufacturer Moy Park, according to the national media.Moy Park's Dungannon Factory.Industry sources cited by The Daily Telegraph have claimed that New Hope is the ...
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NewsDanish Crown signs deal with Alibaba Group
Danish Crown today (22nd August) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Tmall, one of Alibaba Group’s business-to consumer e-marketplaces in China, at a ceremony in Copenhagen.Jais Valeur, CEO of Danish Crown. Photo: Morten Fauerby.Witnessed by Danish Minister for the Environment and Food Esben Lunde Larsen, the agreement will make Danish ...
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NewsGordon Rhodes back to production days after ‘devastating fire’
Seasonings manufacturer Gordon Rhodes, part of sausage seasonings manufacturer Dalesman Group, has gone back to production less than nine days after a fire that destroyed most of their Bradford site.The Dalesman Group’s Bradford head office and warehouse, Dalesman House.The company has announced that orders have started to go out and ...
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NewsUnnamed UK supermarket at centre of Hepatitis E infection claims
Researchers at Public Health England (PHE) have revealed that pork products, including sausages and ham, sold by an unnamed leading British supermarket may have infected ‘thousands of people’ with Hepatitis E, according to the national press.PHE research, conducted between 2014 and 2016, attempting to trace the shopping habits of 60 ...
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News2 Sisters plans million pound investment in Merthyr
2 Sisters Food Group has announced plans to expand supply from its Welsh processing facility in Merthyr Tydfil.The Merthyr Tydfil plant.Merthyr has the capacity to slaughter and de-bone 2,400 cattle and 24,000 lambs per week. The site, based on the Penygarnddu Industrial Estate, employs around 700 colleagues.Ranjit Singh, 2 Sisters ...
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NewsUSA and China biggest markets with food export potential
Research conducted by export vets AmiVet Exports has revealed that £1.6 billion worth of animal products were exported from the UK outside the EU in 2016, signalling the market’s appetite for exports outside of the continent.AmiVet Exports’ director, Andrew Iveson.According to AmiVet Exports, the biggest markets that represent significant food ...
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Video from QMS highlights health benefits of red meat
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has launched a new video highlighting the important role of beef, lamb and pork in a healthy diet.The video, entitled The Meat We Eat, aims to dispel some of the myths about red meat and communicate, as simply as possible, the many nutritional benefits it offers.“Eating ...
