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NewsDiscounter retailers popular with 77% of richer households
Better off British consumers have outraced lower income households in visiting food discounters, with as many as 77% of British customers with household income of £50,000 or more visiting the outlets, compared to 73% of those with a household income of £15,500 or less.Figures revealed by Mintel’s Food and Non-food ...
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NewsMoy Park donates 150,000 meals to charity
Moy Park has reached a milestone with FareShare, the UK charity fighting hunger and food waste, by contributing over 150,000 meals.Paddy Molloy, Moy Park, with Rowen West-Henzell, FareShare. (Photo Credit: Ian Hodgkinson / Picture It.)Moy Park joined forces with FareShare in March 2015 and has provided more than 68 tonnes ...
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NewsQuality Meat Scotland seeks industry views on DNA testing
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) is exploring the potential to introduce a DNA testing programme to further underpin the existing measures to guarantee the authenticity of Scotch Beef PGI.Speaking at this week’s NFU Scotland Livestock Roadshow, QMS’s chief executive Alan Clarke said the body is seeking feedback from all parts of ...
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NewsCampylobacter levels continue to drop
Campylobacter levels have continued to fall in the last period of the third annual Food Standards Agency (FSA) survey, with chickens positive for the bacteria at any level being down to 54% in 2016/17, from 73.2% in 2014/15 when the surveys began.The survey, which was based on a total of ...
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NewsSausage survey launched ahead of UK Sausage Week
Ahead of UK Sausage Week, which runs from 30th October to 5th November, the Q Guild of Butchers has created an online survey to discover consumers’ thoughts “on all things sausage related”.The short survey could give butchers a better idea of how consumers buy sausages, what are their preferred outlets ...
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NewsSupermarkets enjoy 17 months of consecutive growth
Supermarket sales have increased by 3.1% in value, compared with last year, according to the latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks to 8th October.The figure marks the 17th period of uplift in a row for Britain’s grocers, despite like-for-like inflation remaining at 3.2%.According to ...
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NewsBatista brothers charged with insider trading
Joesley and Wesley Batista, the brothers who control Brazilian meatpacker JBS, have been charged with insider trading and market manipulation by the country’s public prosecutor’s office.The prosecutors have stated that the brothers manipulated JBS’s shares, by trading in foreign currency, avoiding R$138 million in losses and making $100 million, before ...
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NewsABP Food Group in £22m UK renewable energy investment
ABP Food Group’s renewable division has invested £22 million in a green energy plant, which is expected to produce enough sustainable energy to power the equivalent of 12,000 homes, according to the company.ABP’s renewables division, Olleco, has opened the new 15 MW Anaerobic Digestion facility in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, adjacent to ...
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NewsFarm profits may halve after Brexit, suggests AHDB report
AHDB has released a modelling report, titled Brexit scenarios: an impact assessment, which suggests that average farm profitability could drop from £38,000 to £15,000 a year in the worst case scenario as a result of policy and performance challenges that could arise from Brexit.Mapping out a range of possible post-Brexit ...
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News2 Sisters boss summoned to give evidence to Commons inquiry
2 Sisters Food Group owner and chief executive, Ranjit Singh Boparan, has been called to give evidence before a parliamentary inquiry, following last month’s allegations of food safety breaches at the company’s West Bromwich plants.Ranjit Singh.The Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee said that the short inquiry will be held ...
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NewsBord Bia to invest in opportunities in German food market
Bord Bia has unveiled plans to increase investment in the German food market, as Irish food exports marked a 24% increase in the first half of 2017.Bord Bia chief executive Tara McCarthy.Speaking at Anuga, Bord Bia’s CEO Tara McCarthy outlined the German market’s strategic importance, being Ireland’s sixth largest export ...
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NewsJean-Pierre Garnier to step down as AHDB head of livestock exports
AHDB's head of livestock export trade development, Jean-Pierre Garnier, has decided to leave his role, after 13 years with the levy board.Jean-Pierre Garnier.Known to many in the industry as JP, he will leave his position in January, after having played a “key role in helping steer the beef industry through ...
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NewsReaction to UK Sausage Week continues to grow
A myriad of companies have contacted the organisers of UK Sausage Week for posters and artwork to get behind the 2017 campaign, which runs from 30th October to 5th November.The best two sausages in 13 categories covering traditional and innovative types will be recognised during a celebration lunch on 30th ...
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NewsBeef and lamb exports from Scotland exceed £80m
The value of exports of beef and lamb from Scotland has increased to over £80 million in the past year, up by 9% in value, according to the results of the annual exporters’ survey conducted by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).Speaking at food trade show Anuga, in Cologne, QMS’s chairman, Jim ...
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NewsLamb promoting campaigns impacting demand
Prime lamb prices have shown signs of firmness over the past week, according to Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), after falling during the previous four weeks, indicating demand in the wholesale market on the back of lamb campaigns.Prices rose by 7p/kg liveweight, taking the average price back in line with prices ...
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NewsHCC awarded £1.5m funding for export development
Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths AM, announced that Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) is set to be awarded £1.5 million to focus on exports.The announcement, made during the HCC reception at food tradeshow Anuga, in Cologne, noted that the funding has been awarded ...
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NewsNPA reasserts dangers of feeding food waste to pigs
The National Pig Association (NPA) has warned all pig keepers of the potential danger of feeding waste food to pigs.NPA chief executive, Zoe Davies.The warning comes after a comment was openly made by Channel 4’s Great British Bake Off judge, Prue Leith, during an appearance at the Henley Literary Festival ...
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NewsFood Standards Agency expands 2 Sisters investigation
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) have expanded their ongoing investigation into practices at 2 Sisters Food Group to include two additional poultry plants.In a newly released statement, FSS said: “Food Standards Scotland continues to work closely with the Food Standards Agency in relation to the ...
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NewsTesco CEO discusses supermarket’s response to 2 Sisters allegations
Tesco’s chief executive, Dave Lewis, has stood behind the retailer’s decision to suspend orders from 2 Sisters Food Group’s West Bromwich site following allegations regarding the manufacturer.Dave Lewis.Speaking to an ITV journalist this week, Lewis defended the retailer’s decision to suspend orders from the factory after its rivals, including Marks ...
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NewsTesco reports sales increase and strong meat performance
Tesco sales rose for the seventh consecutive quarter, by 3.3% to £25.2 billion in the first half of 2017/18, with volumes within its core fresh food business having grown by 1.5%, thanks to continued “strong performance” within its meat categories.Like-for-like sales were also up by 2.1% in the second quarter ...
