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NewsPoultry producer supports London homeless project
An east Yorkshire poultry producer showed its caring side when it sponsored a global humanitarian charity for a major fundraiser in London recently.Middleton-on-the-Wolds-based poultry business, T.Soanes & Son was chosen as a sponsor by Action Against Hunger, the official charity partner to the Taste of London festival, which took place ...
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NewsPoint-of-sale kits to help boost Welsh Lamb and Beef sales
Over 250 members of Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales’ (HCC) Butchers’ Club have received exclusive point-of-sale (POS) kits, including posters and recipe leaflets, to support the red meat promotion agency’s summer marketing campaigns for PGI Welsh Lamb and PGI Welsh Beef.Martin Fowles, of Cigydd Aberdyfi Butchers, with the ...
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NewsIrish Shorthorn Society teams up with ABP
The Irish Shorthorn Society has teamed up with beef exporter ABP Food Group to promote the Irish Shorthorn Premium Beef brand to ABP’s Irish and international customers.The announcement was made at agricultural event the Tullamore Show in County Offaly on 14th August. The scheme was officially launched by the famous ...
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NewsMcDonald’s UK urged to cut antibiotics use in its meat
A campaign has been put together by ShareAction calling on fast food chain McDonald’s to stop using antibiotics across its entire livestock supply chain.ShareAction is a registered charity that aims to improve corporate behaviour on environmental, social and governance issues.The latest campaign calls for action by asking people to email ...
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Denmark takes leading role in limiting antibiotic usage for pigs
The Danish pig meat industry and the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (DVFA) have been commended by the EU Commission for the measures they have taken to limit antibiotic usage for pigs.In a new report the Commission concluded that various measures taken by the Danish pig meat industry and the ...
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NewsWorldSkills butchery competition final six named
The six finalists for the WorldSkills Butchery competition have been named.Hannah Blakey, seen here in action in the Wales heat, will compete in the final.Hannah Blakey, a 17-year-old apprentice at Leeds City College, is both the youngest competitor and the first female to make it to the finals.She will be ...
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NewsTesco and Aldi support Scotch beef
National Farmers Union (NFU) Scotland’s latest shelfwatch has found that Tesco and Aldi sell 100% Scottish beef burgers, with the majority of large supermarket chains in Scotland also stocking Scottish burgers.Conducted by union members and staff, the shelfwatch identified that, as well as Tesco and Aldi guaranteeing customers Scottish burgers, ...
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NewsHCC launches ‘Porximity’ campaign
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has launched its latest marketing campaign, ‘Porximity’, which has been designed to highlight the number of dedicated, specialist pork producers in Wales.Pork producer, Sharon Jones of Moch Llyn, who is showcased on the Porc.Wales website and is supporting the 'Porximity' campaign.As part ...
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NewsPig industry scholarship scheme runs for fourth year
The pig industry scholarship scheme has begun recruiting students for its fourth year.The scheme, set up to establish long term relationships between industry and students, involves students from Harper Adams University and is facilitated by AHDB Pork.Seven sponsoring companies – Provimi, ForFarmers, CEVA, Rattlerow Farms Ltd, Devenish Nutrition, Quality Equipment ...
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NewsMeat wholesaler prosecuted for supplying sheep meat as goat
A Kent-based meat wholesaler has been prosecuted by West Sussex Trading Standards after it was found to be supplying sheep meat instead of goat.Forge Farm Meats Ltd has been fined over £8,000.Forge Farm Meats Ltd., based in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, was found guilty of two offences under the Food Safety ...
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NewsMeat industry voices FSA bias concerns to PM
Leading meat trade organisations have written to the Prime Minister voicing their collective concerns around the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) bias against the meat sector, which they believe crosses the line of impartiality expected of the industry’s regulators.The Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS), the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA), ...
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NewsTom Parker Bowles to present 2017 Smithfield Awards
British food writer and food critic Tom Parker Bowles will present the 2017 Butchers Q Guild Smithfield Awards at Ironmongers Hall, London on 1st February 2017.Tom Parker Bowles will present the Butchers Q Guild’s 2017 Smithfield Awards.Parker Bowles is a restaurant critic for The Mail on Sunday as well as ...
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NewsHCC hosts farm to fork tour for German food writers
Sheep farmers, processors and chefs across south-east Wales welcomed a delegation of leading German food writers recently as part of a press tour organised by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) to show the natural environment where Welsh Lamb is reared.German food writers at a cookery demonstration at ...
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Lidl backing Scotch beef
Retailer, Lidl has shown its support for Scotch beef through a high profile campaign which includes the promotion of the meat across Great Britain.The #LidlSurprises campaign which is seeing significant sums invested in promoting Scotch beef to shoppers on TV and radio, in cinemas, in the press and online, is ...
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NewsHCC deems Llamb’s Day a success
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has hailed the success of its first Llamb’s Day; an event that took place on 1st August to celebrate the peak season for buying PGI Welsh Lamb.Farmers and consumers joined HCC's head of operations Prys Morgan to sample Welsh lamb on the ...
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NewsAdding value to prime lamb addressed at NSA event
Improving efficiency in farming practices and adding value to the finished product are two crucial factors in order to increase returns and sustainability in the lamb market, especially in the face of increasing market volatility, a recent industry seminar concluded.The seminar, hosted at the recent National Sheep Association event in ...
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NewsInternational demand for pork raises farmgate pig prices
British pig prices have enjoyed some strength over recent weeks, climbing to 131 p/kg dwt – an increase of 17% since March – the latest Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) market information has revealed.In Europe the average price has climbed 30% since March to sit some 10% higher than a year ...
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NewsEuropean appetite for West Country Beef and Lamb grows
According to Meat South West (MSW), the West Country Beef and West Country Lamb labels are growing in recognition and popularity across Europe.Ed Green of Meat South West.Interest in using meat with the Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) includes Belgian supermarket chain Delhaize, which has started to stock West Country Beef ...
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NewsIndustry outrage at FSA tweet supporting #meatfreeweek
Leading meat trade and farming organisations have voiced their outrage at the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) decision to support #meatfreeweek by posting a tweet endorsing the campaign, which is running from 1st to 8th August.The FSA later took down the tweet which endorsed #meatfreeweek.A tweet reading “It’s #meatfreeweek – eat ...
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Clayton Park Bakery recalls sausage roll products
Clayton Park Bakery has recalled a number of its sausage roll products as they may contain pieces of plastic.The recall specifically refers to the following Clayton Park Bakery products with a use-by date of 3rd and 4th August 2016: its Sausage Roll Large, 143g, (Brand: Clayton Park), its 2 Pack ...
