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  • Kerry Foods Summer of Snacking
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    Kerry Foods announces Summer of Snacking contest

    2017-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Chilled food specialists Kerry Foods has announced its biggest trade competition, Summer of Snacking, aimed at helping retailers grow snacking sales this summer season. Kerry Foods Summer of Snacking.The contest will run for 15 weeks for the entirety of the period, giving retailers the chance to win £150 worth of ...

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    SPAR recalls chicken tikka chunks

    2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Supermarket retailer SPAR is recalling its Tikka Chicken Chunks, as it may contain small pieces of glass, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA).Customers that have purchased the item are being urged to return it to the store where they bought it from and are being offered a full refund.The ...

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    Fife butcher crowned Scottish Butcher Of The Year

    2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Fife butcher Jamie Syme has been rewarded with the highest title at the Scottish Meat Training Meat Skills Competition at Perth, winning the Butcher Of The Year title. Pictured: Butcher of the Year winner Jamie Syme (right) and Young Butcher of the Year Winner Ryan Briggs (left).The 27-year-old Scottish champion ...

  • HCC17049 New HCC board to set bold vision to navigate challenging times for agriculture
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    New HCC board outlines goals

    2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

    The newly appointed Board of Directors of Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC) – Meat Promotion Wales has convened for the first time and has agreed to swiftly begin developing strategic plans for the Welsh red meat sector after Brexit.The new HCC Board of Directors at its first formal meeting in Aberystwyth.HCC’s ...

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    Tesco announces partnership with nutrition start-up Spoon Guru

    2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has recently teamed up with the nutrition start-up company Spoon Guru, as part of the retailer’s latest efforts to make healthier choices easier for customers.Tesco has teamed up with start up Spoon Guru.Spoon Guru focuses on providing consumers with technology to help them scan products in supermarkets to meet ...

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    Meatup show now only days away

    2017-05-15T00:00:00Z

    The countdown has begun to the fourth presentation of Meatup, which will take place at ArenaMK in Milton Keynes next week on Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th May.The two day trade show will feature a diverse array of attractions for visitors including national craft butchery competitions arranged by the NFMFT ...

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    NFU announces Welsh lamb supporting plan

    2017-05-15T00:00:00Z

    NFU Cymru has announced an eight point action plan calling on all retailers to show their commitment to Welsh lamb, ahead of the NSA event in Talybont-on-Usk.NFU Cymru has announced an eight point action plan to support Welsh lamb.Through its manifesto, the union is aiming to provide a clear and ...

  • Dawn Meats Niall Brown and Tina Roche
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    Dawn Meats achieves Business Working Responsibly Mark

    2017-05-15T00:00:00Z

    Dawn Meats has become the first Irish food manufacturing company to attain the Business Working Responsibly Mark at its Carroll’s Cross site in Waterford, joining a group of only 25 companies in the country to have reached the standard.Pictured: Dawn Meats chief executive, Niall Browne, and Business in the Community ...

  • Tulip Foods apprentices
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    Tulip to take on 580 apprentices

    2017-05-12T00:00:00Z

    Food producer Tulip has shown its commitment to apprenticeships, as the firm will be employing around 580 young learners across its four sites over the next few years.Hannah and Justine, apprentices at Tulip Foods, currently being trained by Remit Food.Currently working with around 152 apprentices, Tulip is being supported by ...

  • The Rogerstone team celebrating in the new pod.
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    2 Sisters invests £10 million in Welsh site

    2017-05-12T00:00:00Z

    Food manufacturer, 2 Sisters Food Group, has invested £10 million in new technology and innovation in order to ramp up the capabilities of its prepared meals facility in South Wales.The company’s Rogerstone site now has a dedicated Oriental foods ‘pod’, which was completed ahead of the Chinese New Year. This ...

  • HCC17047 Red meat roundup for Welsh vets
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    HCC updates Welsh vets on red meat issues

    2017-05-11T00:00:00Z

    A course hosted by the Wales Veterinary Science Centre (WVSC) in Aberystwyth updated a group of vets on a number of red meat related issues, with the aid of Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) that was invited to participate. HCC’s James Ruggeri looks at ideal sward grazing ...

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    Cattle prices continue to strengthen

    2017-05-11T00:00:00Z

    The cattle trade has recorded its strongest weekly price increase since September 2016, continuing its upward trend throughout April, according to analysis by AHDB Beef & Lamb.The cattle trade has recorded its strongest weekly price increase since September 2016.In the week ended 6th May, the GB all-prime average was lifted ...

  • HCC17048 HCC aims for major export push during month of May
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    HCC to promote Welsh Lamb and Beef exports

    2017-05-11T00:00:00Z

    HCC Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) is set to meet a wide range of clients from across Europe and the Middle East, as part of its attempt to promote PGI Welsh Lamb and PGI Welsh Beef at various international exhibitions this month.HCC aims for major export push this ...

  • Henrietta Sameke
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    New speaker joins Meatup seminar line-up

    2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

    The organisers of the UK meat sector’s only dedicated trade show, Meatup, have announced that a new industry expert has joined the line-up of seminar speakers at the show, which takes place in two weeks’ time.Meatup, the UK's only meat industry exhibition, will take place on 24th and 25th May.Henrietta ...

  • NMPC Champ 2016 Craig Finch
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    Last chance to enter National Meat Products Competition

    2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

    Organisers of the National Meat Products Competition, taking place at the Meatup on 24th May at ArenaMK, Milton Keynes, are gearing up for the event and reminding butchers across the UK that time is running out to enter their products.National Meat Products Competition Champion 2016 Craig Finch.This year’s competition, hosted ...

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    Red Tractor campaign to promote barbecue season

    2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

    Following the success of last year’s promotion, Red Tractor will again be offering promotional packs throughout the summer months to get the nation barbecuing.Red Tractor logoResearch has shown that the barbecue season starts as early as April for many Brits, and therefore Red Tractor is urging retailers to get behind ...

  • Phil Hadley
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    Dr. Phil Hadley to spearhead AHDB’s exports work

    2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

    AHDB has appointed Dr. Phil Hadley to the new post of International Market Development director.Dr. Phil Hadley.Dr. Hadley joined AHDB in 2004 as regional development manager for the south west and has since worked in several roles within the organisation. He is currently head of Global Supply Chain Development.In his ...

  • Lamb 1
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    Meat and poultry market sees volume growth

    2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

    Beef and chicken have enjoyed volume growth for the 12 weeks ending 23rd April, despite a reversal in trends during the Easter weekend that saw declines in lamb and turkey.A reversal in trends during the Easter weekend that saw declines in lamb and turkey.Figures obtained by the Kantar Worldpanel revealed ...

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    NSA grieves loss of chairman Samuel Wharry

    2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

    The National Sheep Association’s (NSA) chairman and Country Antrim sheep farmer, Samuel Wharry, sadly passed away on 5th May, aged 56.NSA chairman Samuel Wharry.Wharry represented NSA Northern Ireland Region as a trustee of the UK-wide association in 2012 and was elected national chairman in January 2015.In a statement announcing his ...

  • George Payne 30th anniversary beef pic 2
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    George Payne Butchers marks anniversary by slashing prices of beef

    2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

    Tyneside-based George Payne Butchers is set to mark its 30th anniversary by offering prime beef roasts at the same price they were sold when the company first opened in 1987.(L-R): George Payne Butchers shop manager Alex Daley, 24-year-old up and coming butcher Anthony Cunningham and owner George Payne.As the shop’s ...