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NewsHogg prices remain strong as demand for lamb peaks
Prime hogg prices in the UK are some 30% higher than last year, with Ireland, France and Spain also reporting farmgate prices 15-20% higher.Stuart Ashworth, head of economics services at QMS.“Auction market throughputs through March have been well above last year’s levels, while the UK weekly slaughter of prime sheep ...
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NewsKerry Taste & Nutrition enhances offering with acquisition of Hasenosa
Kerry Taste & Nutrition has confirmed the acquisition of Hasenosa, a Spanish food producer of added value coatings with a speciality in extruded and gluten free breadcrumbs and coatings systems.Kerry Taste & Nutrition has now acquired Spanish food producer Hasenosa.The longevity and foothold that Hasenosa has in the Spanish market, ...
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NewsRhug Estate granted Royal Warrant of Appointment
Organic meat produced on the Rhug Estate in Corwen in Wales is reportedly the first in the country to be granted a Royal Warrant of Appointment to HRH The Prince of Wales.As well as supplying organic meat (including Welsh lamb, bison, chicken and turkey) to Prince Charles, the farm can ...
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NewsTulip appoints Tommy Moelgaard as chief financial officer
Pork producer Tulip Ltd has appointed Tommy Moelgaard as its new chief financial officer. Moelgaard joined the business in February 2018 as part of the core executive team and will oversee all of Tulip’s financial operations across the company’s four businesses. He succeeds interim chief financial officer Helen Glennie.Tommy Moelgaard ...
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News2 Sisters unveils strategy to strengthen gender equality
2 Sisters Food Group has published its Gender Pay Gap report and unveiled a series of initiatives to improve diversity, gender, equality pay and opportunity across its business.At 2 Sisters, men and women are paid equally for doing equivalent jobs with equivalent experience and the gender balance and pay rates ...
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NewsPoultry sector calls on Government to help tackle consumer food poverty
The British poultry industry has called for a joined-up approach to tackling food poverty by ensuring everyone, including the most vulnerable, has access to safe, wholesome and nutritious food.The roundtable was attended by members of the poultry meat industry and MPs.Parliamentarians, members of the poultry meat industry and organisations working ...
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NewsGlobal poultry industry to be challenged by trade shake-up
The global poultry industry will likely be challenged by its biggest trade shake-up in decades this year, according to RaboResearch.The global poultry report, Poultry Quarterly Q2 2018: A Massive Global Poultry Trade Shake-Up?, reveals that outlook has so far been good for most regions, with reasonable price levels and margins, ...
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NewsThe Dalesman Group makes positive strides following fire
Just six months after a major fire at its head office, The Dalesman Group has been awarded AA grade status.The Dalesman Group's head office was engulfed by a fire just six months ago but the business has remained in operation and has since been awarded AA grade status.The status was ...
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NewsUnion encouraged by support for Scottish lamb
As part of the Easter Lamb Shelf Watch, National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland secret shoppers have found that the majority of Scottish supermarkets are stocking home-produced lamb.More than 3,000 packs of lamb on supermarket shelves were examined over recent days and almost 80% were Scottish or British – a marked ...
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NewsCommon British weeds could hold the key to ‘healthier’ lamb
A study by the University of Reading has indicated that common British plants could have a positive effect on raising lambs with healthier fat levels.Nutrition researchers at the university say that giving sheep and lambs a more varied diet leads to lamb meat with more polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), including ...
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NewsNew chairwoman for Ladies in Pigs
After a nationwide search for a suitable candidate, Debbie Wilson has been announced as the new chairwoman for Ladies in Pigs (LIPS).Debbie Wilson is the new chairwoman for Ladies in Pigs.Debbie, from Preston near Hull, runs a 200 acre farm with her husband and has a 140 sow breeding herd.She ...
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NewsPoultry industry welcomes updated Defra welfare code
The British Poultry Council (BPC) has welcomed Defra’s updated statutory code of practice for enhanced welfare of meat chicken keepers and meat chicken breeders.The British Poultry Council has welcomed the new code of practice by Defra for enhanced welfare of meat chicken keepers and meat chicken breeders.BPC has played a ...
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NewsCash boost for CCTV in Welsh slaughterhouses
Wales has announced it is bolstering support for surveillance in its abattoirs following the news that CCTV is to become mandatory in all English slaughterhouses.In a written statement on animal welfare in the food chain, Lesley Griffiths AM, Cabinet Secretary Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs, announced a £1.1million Food Business ...
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News2 Sisters Food Group total sales up 2%
The latest results unveiled by Boparan Holdings, parent company of 2 Sisters Food Group, show that “major challenges” during the period had an impact but action is being taken.The company’s consolidated results for the 13 weeks ended 27th January 2018 reveal some revenue generation with total sales up 2.0% to ...
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NewsTeam GB win Best Beef Product at World Butchers’ Challenge
After months of preparation, some of the world’s best butchers gathered in Belfast on 21st March to compete in the World Butchers’ Challenge – and the results are now in.Out of the 12 countries competing, Ireland came in first place, with New Zealand following in second place and Australia scooping ...
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NewsBrexit transition agreement reached
The UK has agreed to leave the European Union on 31st December 2020 and more clarity has been offered on the exit.The main aspects of the agreement are as follows: EU citizens arriving in the UK between the ‘leave date’ will have the same rights as those who arrive before ...
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NewsChicken outperforms all other meat
Chicken is currently the star of the show in terms of consumer meat purchasing with demand “seemingly untouched”, according to Kantar Worldpanel.Data for the 12 weeks to 25th February reveals that fresh processed meat and poultry have seen growth. However, chicken leads the category while beef, lamb and pork are ...
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NewsMeat delivery service teams up with Amazon
Meat company field&flower, which started out as an operation consisting of just two men and a cow, has now signed a major deal with Amazon.The activity is part of the meat delivery business’ wider plans to expand and grow its customer base. The relationship involves working with Amazon Treasure Truck ...
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NewsPoultry firm racks up £65,000 bill for equipment misuse
Al-Ummah Halal Poultry Ltd of Barnsley has been fined for repeatedly using another company’s equipment without permission. The firm, which has also been fined previously for equipment misuse, has agreed to pay an additional £18,000 in costs and damages to Bakers Basco.The latest agreement was the result of a mediation ...
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NewsMarel signs up to partner new Women In Meat Awards 2018
Another leading supplier to the meat industry has joined the growing list of trade partners who will support the new annual Women In Meat Awards this year. Leading equipment supplier Marel has agreed to partner the Meat Businesswoman Award – Trade Body category, one of eight categories to be recognised ...
