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NewsScottish father and son take on Four Nations Butchers tournament
A Perth-based team made up of Richard Megahy and his son Ben, will represent Scotland at the Four Nations Butchers tournament in Ireland on Sunday 28th January.L-R: QMS Scotch Butchers Club manager Gordon Newlands, with Ben and Richard Megahy of Team Scotland and Karl Hearton from Kinnaird Butchers.The tournament will ...
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NewsUK suspends trade negotiations with Canada over hormone-treated beef
Trade talks between Canada and the UK have been suspended after Canada pushed the UK with a request to relax its ban on hormone-treated beef.The UK Government rejected the idea of importing Canadian hormone-treated beef.The relaxation of the ban would allow Canada to export more to the UK, as its ...
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NewsJBS boss calls for farmers to receive sustainability funding
JBS Global CEO Gilberto Tomazoni has spoken out about the importance of providing knowledge and access to finance to support small producers in the sustainable food transition, all while keeping costs down.JBS supported the idea of industry coming together to direct funding towards farmers.CEO of protein processor JBS Global said ...
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NewsShelfwatch surveys to identify Scottish produce availability in supermarkets
Supermarket stores across Scotland will be visited by an independent research firm on behalf of the National Farmers' Union (NFU) Scotland, which aims to "shine a light" on how and where Scottish produce is being made available to buy.Martin Kennedy, president of NFU Scotland.The Union has announced that an independent ...
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NewsSainsbury's boss takes over as IGD president
Jason Tarry, CEO of UK & ROI Tesco Plc, will step down from his role as president of the Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD) to make way for Sainsbury's CEO Simon Roberts, reported IGD.Simon Roberts, Sainsbury's CEO and incoming IGD president.Roberts will assume presidency of IGD on 1st March 2024 ...
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NewsButchers Hall to host UK Sausage Week awards lunch
Organisers have confirmed that the annual UK Sausage Week (UKSW) awards lunch will take place at the prestigious Butchers Hall venue in London on Monday 28th October 2024, to kick off this year’s UK Sausage Week celebrations (28th October – 3rd November). In addition, the dates for the UKSW national ...
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NewsAHDB and NFU announce next steps of assurance review
The National Farmers' Union (NFU) and the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) have announced the next steps for a jointly run independent review of farm to fork assurance.AHDB chairman Nicholas Saphir.The review, which the bodies said will "seek to capture views across the whole industry", including farmers, growers, merchants ...
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NewsMorrisons to improve chicken welfare standards by November 2024
UK supermarket Morrisons has announced that by November 2024 all of its own-brand fresh chicken will be grown with over 20% more space than the industry standard of 38kg/m2 as part of its "journey to improve and enhance animal welfare standards".Morrisons is aiming to grow all of its own-brand chicken ...
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NewsEat Wild delivers game meat to UK football stadiums
Eat Wild, the development board for wild meat, has collaborated with hospitality company Delaware North to deliver game meat to the hospitality boxes at football stadiums.Chefs gained first-hand experience on farms and learned about the rearing and harvesting of wild meat.The collaboration delivered "sustainable, nutritious food" to both London Stadium ...
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NewsScottish red meat availability "set to tighten" in Autumn
Scottish red meat promotional body Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has published its latest market commentary, explaining how availability is "set to tighten" later on in the year.Iain MacDonald, market intelligence manager with QMS.QMS reported that R4L steer prices were generally slightly above the £5/kg threshold in recent weeks, having mostly ...
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NewsKew Gardens caterer CH&CO to be acquired by Compass Group
Kew Gardens' catering company CH&CO is set to be acquired by Foodservice company Compass Group UK & Ireland.Compass Group UK & Ireland, one of the UK’s largest food and support services businesses, has agreed to acquire CH&CO, subject to regulatory approval. CH&CO has operations covering workplace catering, events, venues, visitor ...
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NewsMartin Bayfield to host 2024 Meat Management Industry Awards
TV presenter and former England International rugby player Martin Bayfield has been announced as the host of the highly anticipated 2024 Meat Management Industry Awards, which will take place at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole on Thursday 19th September
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NewsInnovation and support is "vital" in food sector, says Scottish Cabinet Secretary
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has reported the results of its lamb social media marketing, as Cabinet Secretary Mairi Gougeon hears first hand how Government can help to optimise food production.Mairi Gougeon, Scottish Rural Affairs Minister. | Photo credit: Scottish GovernmentQMS reported that figures over the last three years showed sales ...
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NewsFSA appoints Timothy Riley as new deputy chair
Timothy Riley has been appointed as deputy chair of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) by the Secretary of State for Health.Tim Riley, FSA deputy chair.Riley operates a commercial beef and lamb farm in West Yorkshire and has a "keen interest" in sustainable and nature friendly agriculture, operating his farm for ...
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NewsBelgium to keep 'meaty' labels on vegan foods
The Belgium Government has ruled that 'meaty' vegan labels are not likely to be banned as they "do not mislead" consumers.'Meat' labels on vegan food products will not be banned for now, said the Government of Belgium.The proposed label changes, which were advocated for by meat industry trade bodies like ...
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NewsDawn Meats announces 2023 Management Programme winners
Meat supplier Dawn Meats has announced the graduation of the 2023 class of the Management Development Programme it runs in association with University College Dublin (UCD).L-R: John Rohan, team sponsor, Katie McGrane, Daniel O’Dwyer, Dawn Meats Group CEO Niall Browne, Kirstie Wilkinson, Jake Shambrook and Cathal Farrell.The programme, which is ...
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NewsLivery Company’s lunch highlights its commitment to education and charity
The Worshipful Company of Butchers kicked off 2024 with a Court Lunch that focused on its support of education and charity, with War Horse author, Michael Morpurgo OBE surprising and delighting guests with more than just words.Former Children's Laureate and co-founder of Farms for City Children, Michael Morpurgo OBE addressed ...
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NewsHCC launches its red meat campaign 'Quit the Quitting'
Red meat promotion body Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has launched a new campaign that encourages the public not to 'quit' red meat in the name of 'healthy living'.Welsh beef pad Thai.The campaign, titled 'Quit the Quitting', launched on Friday 12th January. According to HCC, this is ...
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NewsButcher secures fifth win at World Championship Scotch Pie Awards
Blairgowrie-based butcher James Pirie & Son has been awarded the title of Champion in the World Championship Scotch Pie Awards 2024, marking this as the shop's fifth win.L-R: Paul Long of awards sponsor Bako, Alan Pirie and Carol Smillie.The butcher previously won the competition in 2018, 2020 and 2022, and ...
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NewsQMS to host workshop about its five-year strategy
According to Scottish meat trade body Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), levy payers from Orkney to Lauder will be able to attend an online discussion and review to hear how QMS plans to deliver its five-year strategy and make the country the "choice for premium red meat".Quality Meat Scotland chair, Kate ...
