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NewsCompetition and Markets Authority clears Faccenda/Cargill joint venture
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved a proposed joint venture by Faccenda Foods and Cargill, with the companies anticipating they will be operating as a “standalone joint venture by end of January 2018”.The deal will create a food company focused on chicken, turkey and duck, providing a ...
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NewsMeat industry reacts with caution to Brexit agreement
The Prime Minister, Theresa May, has agreed on a deal with the European Commission (EC) over the issues of EU citizens in the UK and UK citizens in the EU and Northern Ireland, allowing negotiations to move to the next phase.Announcing the deal, the European Commission’s president, Jean-Claude Juncker, noted ...
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NewsFaccenda marks donating quarter of a million meals to charity
Faccenda has provided a quarter of a million meals worth of chicken to food redistribution charity FareShare, as the two celebrated the second anniversary of their partnership.The partnership has seen the poultry company donate one tonne of chicken every week from its Telford site to the charity’s West Midlands regional ...
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NewsComment: The issue with Authorised Economic Operator accreditation
Katie Doherty, the policy director at the International Meat Trades Association, is weighing in on the debate around Authorised Economic Operator status and whether it could assist post-Brexit trade with the EU.IMTA's Katie Doherty.As the December European Council meeting looms, UECBV (the European Meat & Livestock Trading Union) has launched ...
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NewsMajor meat players among signatories to Courtauld Commitment 2025
Wrap has announced the names of 24 new signatories to the Courtauld Commitment 2025 (Courtauld 2025), including the British Meat Processors Association, Dawn Meats, ABP Food Group and Scotland Food and Drink.They are joining 156 organisations working collaboratively through Courtauld 2025 to cut by one fifth the resources needed to ...
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NewsUK ‘will not compete through a race to the bottom’, says Gove
Defra Secretary of State Michael Gove highlighted his desire to ensure that “there is no compromise” to the poultry sector’s high animal welfare and environmental standards during the British Poultry Council’s (BPC) annual awards.Addressing the gathering at the House of Commons, Gove described the poultry sector as a “real food ...
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NewsBoparan profits take hit in first quarter
Boparan Holdings, the parent company for 2 Sisters Food Group, has seen its operating profit drop by 57.6% at £8.4 million in its first quarter results for 2017-18.The drop is thought to be due to the temporary suspension of operations at 2 Sisters Food Group’s poultry cutting plant (Site D) ...
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NewsWorshipful Company of Butchers host Boar’s Head Ceremony
The Worshipful Company of Butchers’ annual Boar's Head Ceremony took place on 5th December in the City of London.Roger Kelsey, Graham Yandell, Rob Yandell and Bill Jermey bearing the boar's head for the WCB Boar's Head Ceremony.The event is held every winter and sees members of the court and livery ...
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NewsKepak Group acquires Moy Park Dublin plant
Kepak Group (Kepak) has announced that it is to acquire the Moy Park Poppintree facility in Ballymun, Dublin, with the acquisition expected to be completed by the end of December.The investment is Kepak Group’s fourth acquisition this year, following the JV investment in Greene Farm Fine Foods in Westmeath, and ...
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NewsDefra appoints new chief veterinary officer
Nigel Gibbens is stepping down at the end of February 2018, having served as chief veterinary officer (CVO) for ten years, and will be replaced by Christine Middlemiss.Middlemiss will join Defra from her current high profile position in Australia, where she has been working as the CVO in New South ...
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NewsAmazonFresh partners with family butcher for festive meat offering
Online retail giant Amazon has teamed up with one of London’s oldest butchers, C.Lidgate, to offer consumers ‘Golden Geese’ and ‘Medieval Mince Pies’.C.Lidgate butchers and AmazonFresh have launched a Golden Goose for Christmas 2017. Photo: Simon Jacobs.By working with fifth-generation family butcher’s shop C.Lidgate in Holland Park, AmazonFresh is now ...
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NewsPhosphates in meat ‘not the most harmful chemical’
Fears that a potential ban on phosphates would lead to döner kebabs being banned across the continent have been dismissed by Dr Huda Al-Kateb, senior lecturer in Food and Nutrition Sciences, Birmingham City University.Dr Al-Kateb’s comments follow news that the European Parliament could veto an EU Commission proposal to allow ...
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NewsNigel Barden to host Q Guild Smithfield Awards
Broadcaster and food expert, Nigel Barden, has been announced as host of the Q Guild’s annual Smithfield Awards.Run by the Q Guild of Butchers, the awards have been running for 30 years and will take place on 7th February 2018 at a luncheon at Stationers’ Hall in London.Nigel Barden.Barden is ...
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NewsThe Black Farmer champions pork raised without antibiotics
Wilfred Emmanuel Jones, aka The Black Farmer, has launched what’s claimed to be the first range of pork products raised without antibiotics.The Black Farmer brand covers a range of gluten-free products ranging from sausages to cheese, and is based on the border of Devon and Cornwall.The company has worked with ...
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NewsFarmers to promote British turkeys on social media ahead of Christmas
From 1st December, farmers will be posting messages, photos and videos on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using #BuyMyTurkey to remind the public to start thinking about the centrepiece of the Christmas dinner table – a traditional British farm fresh turkey.Shoppers can support British farmers and choose a bird that has ...
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NewsGlobal animal protein production continues to grow
Animal protein production is expanding around the world, with increasing competition creating many areas of opportunity for both producers and processors, according to RaboResearch’s Animal Protein Outlook for 2018.Looking at production across species, beef joins pork as a strong contributor to global expansion, as global beef production is expected to ...
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News2 Sisters to create 100 jobs at East Anglian chicken operation
2 Sisters is ramping up production at its chicken processing facility in Flixton, announcing that it will create 100 jobs following an upgrade of the facility earlier this year, ahead of its Christmas period.The Flixton upgrade offers new career opportunities in the region.The Suffolk site has seen investment in new ...
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NewsPork sees strong retail performance
Meat, fish and poultry (MFP) volumes have remained static in the 12 weeks ending 5th November, compared to last year, with pork remaining the “star performer”, despite inflation hitting all three categories.Volume sales have increased by 1% in the overall grocery market and the primary MFP categories are “struggling”, with ...
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NewsCranswick enjoys strong half-year results
Cranswick has posted increased revenue and operating profit, with growth having been supported by contributions from Crown Chicken and the Ballymena pork processing businesses that were acquired in the previous financial year.Reported revenue from continuing operations increased by 23% to £714.6 million, while like-for-like revenue was 18% higher, with corresponding ...
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NewsEuropean meat sector would be ‘devastated’ in no-deal Brexit
The meat sector faces the highest tariffs of all industries under WTO rules, according to analysis by the European Livestock and Meat Trades Union (UECBV), with estimated average tariff rates close to 50% and exceeding 100% for some products, rendering it “uniquely vulnerable” in a no-deal situation.UECBV commissioned Red Flag, ...
