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NewsBord Bia invests in biltong
Bord Bia - the Irish Food Board - has enlisted forensic brand guidance agency TransgressiveX to develop a new snack brand with Stript Snacks.Biltong is becoming a popular meat snack.Stript Snacks specialises in traditional South African beef biltong using no chemical preservatives or sugar. The fledgling biltong brand has been ...
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New beef and sheep meat inspection conditions come into force
The roll out of a new list of post-mortem rejection conditions has begun in sheep and cattle abattoirs in England.The rationalised rejection conditions, which result in all or part of a carcase being rejected for human consumption, are being introduced as the result of a project involving AHDB Beef and ...
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NewsCatering students learn about farm-to-fork butchery
Butchers, WH Frost Butchers, and meat wholesaler, Hartshead Meats, have joined forces to help educate the chefs of the future.A group of ten catering students from Trafford College in Altrincham spent a day at Hartshead Meats’ abattoir and meat production facility in Mossley, Ashton-under-Lyne, viewing live cattle in the lairage, ...
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NewsPositive new season lamb prices
New season lamb prices have started the season approximately 7 to 8% higher than this time last year, the latest analysis from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has revealed.Stuart Ashworth, head of economic services, QMS.Stuart Ashworth, head of economics services with QMS, commented: “With the Muslim festival of Ramadan starting on ...
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NewsDawn Meats hosts open day
Dawn Meats recently hosted a farm open day at its Newford Suckler Demonstration farm to highlight beef farming best practice to over 2,000 farmers.Some of the 2,000 farmers who attended the Dawn Meats farm open day at the Newford Suckler Demonstration Farm in County Galway.The 56 hectare farm in County ...
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NewsDunbia chief executive receives industry honours
Dunbia’s chief executive and co-owner, Jim Dobson OBE, has been recognised for his work in the butchery and agricultural sectors with two industry honours.Jim Dobson OBE pictured with the Worshipful Company of Butchers master Patricia Dart.Dobson has been admitted into the Worshipful Company of Butchers (WCB) and clothed as a ...
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NewsStudent to visit livestock markets for charity
Jack Walton is travelling the length of the UK this summer, visiting livestock markets in aid of raising money for farming charities. Jack, aged 18, is planning to visit 25 livestock markets in a six week period including Stirling, Ackling-ton, Longtown, Worcester and Hereford.The full journey will take him from ...
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AHDB warns of penalties for heavier carcases
A recent report from AHDB Beef & Lamb has suggested that processors may incur additional penalties if they reduce their maximum weight limits on heavier beef carcases.According to the report, more than 40% of steers slaughtered in Great Britain in February 2016 had carcase weights above 380kg, up from 36 ...
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NewsCampylobacter levels down in poultry, says FSA survey
A survey undertaken by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has shown that campylobacter bacteria has decreased in whole chilled UK-produced birds compared to the same quarter in 2015. The number of birds with the highest levels of contamination has also dropped.The survey, taken for the January to March quarter, indicates ...
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NewsScotch Beef PGI campaign delivers positive results
Quality Meat Scotland’s (QMS) recent marketing campaign behind Scotch Beef PGI has delivered some positive results for the industry.Michelin-star chef Tom Kitchen launched the 2016 Scotch Beef campaign. Credit: Alan Richardson Dundee.More than 70% of QMS’s external spend is allocated to marketing and consumer-facing activities such as the recent Scotch ...
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News2 Sisters founder says Brexit could spell disaster
Ranjit Singh Boparan, the founder and chief executive of 2 Sisters Food Group, has launched a rallying call for the UK to vote to remain in the European Union, warning Brexit could spell disaster for the British food industry.Ranjit Singh Boparan.2 Sisters employees 23,000 at 45 sites in the UK, ...
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NewsButcher secures £750k Co-op range expansion
Ayrshire-based family butcher business, We hae meat, has confirmed a £750,000 range expansion with Co-op.The deal will see a total of nine new lines - ranging from sausage rolls to family-sized puff pastry pies - listed in over 300 Co-op stores across Scotland.Carlyn Paton of We hae meat showcases a ...
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NewsWelsh Lamb makes headlines on Danish TV
Welsh Lamb featured in a news item on Denmark’s DR television network’s news show, TV Avisen as part of Hybu-Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales’ (HCC) recent programme of media and PR activity to promote PGI Welsh Lamb.The advert showcased the Lloyd-Williams family's organic upland farm in Bontgoch, near Aberystwyth.HCC ...
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NewsDanish Crown reports drop in profits
Meat processor Danish Crown has posted a net profit of DKK 819 million for the first six months of the 2015/16 financial year, which is down from DKK 852 million the previous year.On the financial results, Jais Valeur, president of Danish Crown, commented: ”The retail market is extremely competitive, it ...
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NewsScottish shoppers urged to ‘Do More with Pork’
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has launched a new six-week Specially Selected Pork campaign.The new campaign will be supported press, online and radio advertising.Using the slogan ‘Do More With Pork’, the campaign is aiming to showcase the quality, affordability and versatility of Specially Selected Pork to Scottish shoppers.The campaign will be ...
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NewsCourt rules mechanically butchered meat is fresh meat
A High Court ruling has found that meat processor Newby Foods’ mechanical butchery of meat produces the quality and structure consistent with fresh meat.Leatherhead Food Research – as a UKAS accredited laboratory for muscle fibre structure analysis to determine the quality of mechanically separated meat – was employed in the ...
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Independent butchers play vital role in economy
Independent butchers contributed £555 million to the economy and made a significant contribution to employment in food and drink retail, according to a new report from AHDB Beef and Lamb.Analysis from ‘The role and value of independent butchers in England’ report revealed the sector generated £2.3 billion in turnover in ...
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NewsThe 2016 Meat Management Industry Awards winners are revealed
In the company of renowned broadcaster and author Gyles Brandreth, the 2016 Meat Management Industry Awards ceremony brought the very top names of the UK meat industry together on Friday 20th May to celebrate excellence and reward the best, as voted for by readers of Meat Management magazine and judged ...
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NewsAIMS launches Assured Meat Processing Standard
The Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS) has launched the Assured Meat Processing Standard (AMPS), which will become United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) approved to EN45011.AIMS policy director, Norman Bagley.The standard will cover beef, lamb, pork and poultry and AIMS will be working with all sectors in the supply chain ...
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NewsFinnerty to retire as CEO of ABP
Paul Finnerty is to retire from his role as CEO of ABP Food Group (ABP) on 30th September. He will be replaced by current group chief operating officer, Frank Stephenson.Paul Finnerty will retire as CEO of ABP Food Group on 30th September.Commenting on the announcement, group executive chairman, Larry Goodman, ...
