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NewsAdam Quinney appointed AHDB beef and lamb sector board chair
Adam Quinney has been appointed to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) as chair of the beef and lamb sector, replacing Stuart Roberts who resigned in August.Adam Quinney.Worcestershire farmer, Quinney will join the board effective immediately. He has already previously served the organisation as a sector board member for ...
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NewsWe Hae Meat lands £600k deal with Co-op
Ayrshire-based family butcher business, We Hae Meat has obtained a £600k supply deal with 50 Co-op stores across Scotland.The new deal will see the Girvan-based firm create six new jobs at their Cairnhill Farm production plant, adding to the existing workforce of 50 staff.Alex Paton and Carlyn Paton - We ...
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NewsCancer scare wipes 10% off sales of sausages and bacon claim
According to the latest retail data from global insight (IRI), sales of pre-packed sausages and bacon are down, following the recent publication of a report stating that processed meats can cause cancer by the World Health Organisation’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).According to IRI's figures, pre-packed sausages were ...
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NewsChicken welfare linked to safer meat
The RSPCA has announced a move which they claim will not only improve the welfare of millions of chickens - under its RSPCA Assured label - but should also make meat safer.From 1st January farmers rearing to RSPCA welfare standards will not be permitted to thin their flocks.From the new ...
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NewsOwton’s Butchers scoops Supreme Award
Owton’s Butchers based in Southampton is this years Q Guild Smithfield Awards supreme champion. The supreme champion is the highest honour a Q Butcher can achieve in the annual product evaluation event, open to the Guild’s 110 members nationwide.The accolade was announced at a presentation lunch at the Ironmongers Livery ...
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NewsSAMW shows support for five major charities
Five major charities have shared a total of £13,000 in gift support from the Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers (SAMW).(L-R) Dr Rosalie Wilkie, TCCL Lodge; Ian Anderson, SAMW executive manager; Fiona Scott, Quarriers; Penny Dickson, The Sandpiper Trust; Alan McNaughton, SAMW president, and Jayne Forbes, Macmillan. (The presentation to Beatson ...
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NewsCampylobacter reduction shown in fresh shop-bought chickens
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published the results from its survey on campylobacter bacteria in fresh shop-bought chickens. The results reveal a decrease in the number of birds with the highest level of contamination compared to the same months last year.The current target agreed by industry is for the ...
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NewsFarming family recognised with award
An Aberdeenshire family farm has been named as the 2015 Scotch Beef Farm of the Year.Darnford farm, near Banchory, run by the Watson family, was announced as the overall winner by Rural Affairs Secretary, Richard Lochhead, during a presentation at AgriScot.The Watsons run 426 Saler cross suckler cows, with all ...
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NewsNew opportunities for Pork Brand
Plans were made at the Scottish Pig Industry Conference on 17th November to start working on a new promotional campaign backing the Specially Selected Pork brand.The return of the pig levy to the Scottish industry should create welcome opportunities for the Specially Selected Pork Brand, according to Laurent Vernet, head ...
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NewsCanadian market reopens for UK beef exports
For the first time since 1996, Canada has reopened its market for imports of beef from the UK.The agreement announced on 17th November applies to both primal cuts and manufacturing beef and has been secured with the help of AHDB Beef & Lamb, working with the UK Government. It is ...
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News??ABP UK supports future of meat industry at The Skills Show
ABP UK has further shown its support and investment in the future of the meat industry, by donating almost half a tonne of meat to the butchery competition at the UK’s largest skills and careers event, The Skills Show.ABP UK is supporting the butchery competition at this year's The Skills ...
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News2016 Meat Management Industry Awards open for business
Britain’s biggest meat industry Awards event, the Meat Management Industry Awards, has launched its new programme for 2016 and voting or nominating products has never been simpler online.You, the reader, can make your views count in ten of this year’s 19 categories, by voting in the following: The Catering Butcher ...
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NewsScotch Lamb PGI campaign drives sales
According to Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), the value of retail sales of fresh lamb in Scotland has been boosted by over eight per cent as a result of the organisation’s recent Wham Bam Scotch Lamb marketing campaign.BBC Masterchef host Gregg Wallace was reunited with Masterchef: The Professionals winner Jamie Scott ...
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NewsBritish Turkey gets kids cooking
British Turkey is teaming up again with registered charity The Kids’ Cookery School for a five-day roadshow to get the nation’s children cooking and eating healthy food.This educational initiative will start at Clifton with Rawcliffe Primary School in Yorkshire on 23rd November before heading to four other UK schools in ...
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NewsDawn Meats implements Red Tractor Assurance Verification Service
Irish meat supplier, Dawn Meats has implemented an Integrated Checker service for verifying supplier Red Tractor assurance claims for beef.Working in partnership with Edinburgh-based tech firm everysite and food industry solutions provider Hellenic Systems, Dawn Meats’ new system can check the Red Tractor 90 day rule for each individual animal ...
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NewsNew editor for food group
Emily Ansell Elfer is to join Yandell Publishing on 14th December as editor of Meat Management and Food Management Today magazines, taking over from Pamela Brook who retired at the end of October. She will oversee and direct content for the market leading meat and food media produced by the ...
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NewsRed Tractor Assurance on-pack promotion success
Red Tractor Assurance (RTA) have announced that its latest campaign – it’s biggest yet – has been a success, leading to almost 37,000 people opting to receive regular email updates from the business.Over 120,000 people entered for the chance to win a farm stay mini break.The campaign was designed to ...
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News?Intensive farming linked to bovine TB
Intensive farming practices, including larger herd size, have been linked to a higher risk of bovine TB (bTB), research by the University of Exeter has concluded.The study, published in the Royal Society journal Biological Letters, analysed data from 503 farms which have suffered a TB breakdown, alongside 808 control farms ...
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Anthony Saxby dies
Anthony Saxby, a well-known meat man coming from a long established and respected family business, well remembered by many throughout the meat industry, has died aged 65.Until his retirement, Anthony was chairman of Saxby Bros Ltd., having taken over from his father Jim Saxby. The family business dated back to ...
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NewsLidl recalls chicken thighs
Lidl has recalled its Italiamo Italian Style Chicken Thighs due to incorrect labelling.The recall specifically refers to Lidl’s 450g pack of Italiamo Italian Style Chicken Thighs, which have been incorrectly labelled with a ‘use by’ date of 16th December 2016.The company has displayed point-of-sale recall notices in its stores and ...
