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NewsMorrisons launches giant burger to mark National Burger Day
Morrisons is selling what it describes as the ‘Daddy of all Burgers’ to celebrate National Burger Day which takes place today (24th August).Morrisons is celebrating National Burger Day with a giant burger.The giant burger is believed to be the same size and weight as a football, weighing one pound and ...
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NewsNFU criticises Brexit proposals for tariff-free trade
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Meurig Raymond has criticised suggestions that Britain will benefit after Brexit from pursuing global free trade at all costs and unilaterally lowering tariffs. National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Meurig Raymond.Raymond was responding to claims published by economist Patrick Minford, who predicted a benefit to the ...
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NewsFood supply chain voices Brexit labour concerns
Trade bodies from across the food supply chain have published a survey on the sector’s Brexit priorities from a workplace perspective, warning that an “abrupt reduction” in the number of EU workers would cause “significant disruption” to the industry.Ian Wright CBE, director general of FDF.The survey, co-ordinated by the Food ...
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NewsMake the most of UK Sausage Week
With UK Sausage Week now a key event in 2017’s industry calendar, Meat Management is urging butchers, manufacturers and foodservice providers to start thinking about how they can celebrate the campaign (30th October – 5th November).There are many ways to get involved in UK Sausage Week which can have a ...
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NewsSecretary of State Michael Gove visits Denmark
Defra Secretary of State Michael Gove has visited the Danish Crown plant in Horsens, Denmark, as part of a three-day tour to Scandinavia.Gove wanted to spend a day in Denmark to explore the country’s agricultural systems, to ‘gain an understanding of its approach to agri-efficiency and innovation, and to absorb ...
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NewsLidl overtakes Waitrose to become seventh biggest supermarket
Lidl has increased its market share to a new record high of 5.2% and become the UK’s seventh largest grocer, topping Waitrose for the 12 weeks ending 13th August, according to figures from Kantar Worldpanel.Lidl’s market share grew 0.7% year-on-year, as ten million households visited the retailer’s expanding network of ...
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NewsStudy reveals disparities of cost of meat worldwide
Research conducted by online catering marketplace, Caterwings, has detailed the cost of meat in over 50 countries worldwide, with Switzerland coming at the top of the list, at 141.9% more expensive meat prices than the average cost worldwide.The 2017 Meat Price Index calculated the affordability of meat in each country ...
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NewsChina-based New Hope tipped as frontrunner for Moy Park takeover
Chinese agrichemical business New Hope is at the forefront of a list of bidders rumoured to be circling a £1 billion takeover of Northern Irish poultry manufacturer Moy Park, according to the national media.Moy Park's Dungannon Factory.Industry sources cited by The Daily Telegraph have claimed that New Hope is the ...
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NewsDanish Crown signs deal with Alibaba Group
Danish Crown today (22nd August) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Tmall, one of Alibaba Group’s business-to consumer e-marketplaces in China, at a ceremony in Copenhagen.Jais Valeur, CEO of Danish Crown. Photo: Morten Fauerby.Witnessed by Danish Minister for the Environment and Food Esben Lunde Larsen, the agreement will make Danish ...
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NewsGordon Rhodes back to production days after ‘devastating fire’
Seasonings manufacturer Gordon Rhodes, part of sausage seasonings manufacturer Dalesman Group, has gone back to production less than nine days after a fire that destroyed most of their Bradford site.The Dalesman Group’s Bradford head office and warehouse, Dalesman House.The company has announced that orders have started to go out and ...
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NewsUnnamed UK supermarket at centre of Hepatitis E infection claims
Researchers at Public Health England (PHE) have revealed that pork products, including sausages and ham, sold by an unnamed leading British supermarket may have infected ‘thousands of people’ with Hepatitis E, according to the national press.PHE research, conducted between 2014 and 2016, attempting to trace the shopping habits of 60 ...
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News2 Sisters plans million pound investment in Merthyr
2 Sisters Food Group has announced plans to expand supply from its Welsh processing facility in Merthyr Tydfil.The Merthyr Tydfil plant.Merthyr has the capacity to slaughter and de-bone 2,400 cattle and 24,000 lambs per week. The site, based on the Penygarnddu Industrial Estate, employs around 700 colleagues.Ranjit Singh, 2 Sisters ...
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NewsUSA and China biggest markets with food export potential
Research conducted by export vets AmiVet Exports has revealed that £1.6 billion worth of animal products were exported from the UK outside the EU in 2016, signalling the market’s appetite for exports outside of the continent.AmiVet Exports’ director, Andrew Iveson.According to AmiVet Exports, the biggest markets that represent significant food ...
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Video from QMS highlights health benefits of red meat
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has launched a new video highlighting the important role of beef, lamb and pork in a healthy diet.The video, entitled The Meat We Eat, aims to dispel some of the myths about red meat and communicate, as simply as possible, the many nutritional benefits it offers.“Eating ...
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NewsQMS to launch ten-week Scotch Lamb campaign
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) is about to launch a new marketing campaign to ‘inspire millions of Scots about how easy it is to cook tasty, quick Scotch Lamb meals’.This year’s campaign builds on the success of the Wham Bam Lamb campaign which over the past four years has highlighted the ...
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NewsMoy Park marks ‘solid’ Q2 growth
JBS Europe – Moy Park has reported a ‘solid’ start to the year, with a 7.4% increase in revenue during the second quarter of 2017, compared to the same period in 2016.Net revenue at the Northern Irish poultry meat producer was £391.6 million for Q2, driven by underlying volume growth ...
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NewsFire at Dalesman Group’s Bradford head office
The Dalesman Group’s Bradford head office and warehouse, Dalesman House, has suffered extensive damage after a fire broke out last week, with the warehouse having collapsed in places, according to the West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service.The fire brigade received an emergency call at 10.10pm on 9th August and dispatched ...
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NewsGovernment opposes hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland
A position paper published today (16th August) by the Government detailing its proposals on Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland has stressed the need to avoid a hard border, especially in relation to checks on agri-food products.The Government has highlighted the “crucial importance of avoiding a return to a ...
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NewsFarmgate beef prices remain strong as supply drops
Low numbers of prime cattle on the market, combined with low carcase weights, have contributed to historically strong farmgate beef prices, according to the latest analysis by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).Stuart Ashworth, head of Economics Services with QMS.The prevailing marketplace is being driven by clear signals over carcase weight and ...
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NewsButcher takes on Morrisons with huge sausage roll ahead of UK Sausage Week
Taylor’s Family Butchers in Scunthorpe has taken inspiration from supermarket giant Morrisons by producing super-sized sausage rolls.The Taylors Family Butcher's foot-long sausage rolls.Morrisons announced the creation of its new foot-long sausage roll at the beginning of August, claiming it to be the first of its size and weight in the ...
