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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 ...
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NewsCall to save British suckler beef sector
The influential beef farmers’ organisation, Ladies in Beef has launched its awareness raising campaign, Save our Sucklers, at Beef South West to highlight the critical state of the British suckler beef breeding herd.Ladies in Beef has launched its Save our Suckler campaign today.The British suckler-beef breeding herd is at its ...
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A. K. Stoddart announces staged sale to private investors
Neil Stoddart has agreed to a staged sale of Scottish beef processing company, A.K. Stoddart Ltd, to a small consortium of private investors.The investors are Ton Christiaanse, the former CEO of Vion UK; Grant Moir, formerly managing director of the J.J. Tranfield meat business; Colin Wright, previously chairman of the ...
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NewsNFU warns against Defra cuts
The announcement by Chancellor, George Osbourne that Defra has provisionally agreed to cut its spending by an average of 30 per cent over the next four years must not impact the department’s responsibilities for driving through its food and farming strategy, animal health, flooding and its payment functions, NFU president ...
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News??Team pays tribute to Pam
Editor of the Yandell Publishing food media portfolio was presented with flowers and gifts on her leaving day recently.Publisher Graham Yandell presents editor Pamela Brook with flowers on her leaving day.The whole team gathered to pay tribute to Pam and wish her well in her retirement. Publisher Graham Yandell said ...
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NewsAustrian market entry boost for Welsh Lamb exports
PGI Welsh Lamb is now to be exported to Austria after German foodservice company, FrischeParadies announced at an international chef’s event held in Cologne that it will be supplying two company outlets in the country.HCC's Laura Pickup: "Adding Austria to our portfolio of purchasing nations is a great move forward ...
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NewsJimmy Butler wins the Chris Brant Award for 2015
East Anglian pig producer, Jimmy Butler has been named this year’s winner of the Chris Brant Award in recognition for his services to the British pig industry.Winner of this year's Chris Brant Award, Jimmy Butler.“He is exactly what the award is all about,” said Richard Longthorp, vice-chairman of the National ...
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AHDB Beef and Lamb TV ad aired
After eventually getting the go ahead and sign off by Defra for its marketing campaign back in September, AHDB Beef and Lamb’s TV advert aired for the first time this week and will now run across a range of channels for the next six weeks.The 30-second ‘Jetpack Journey Home’ advert ...
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NewsComplete Meats triumphs at British Sausage Week
Complete Meats from Axminster, Devon has picked up the Best British Butchers Banger’ title in the independent butcher category at this year’s British Sausage Week, which is currently in full swing (running 2nd – 8th November). Taking the independent category and awarded Best British Butchers Banger was Shaun ...
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NewsKendall confirms AHDB will continue promotion
At the recent AHDB Beef and Lamb conference, chairman, Peter Kendall, stressed the commitment of the sector boards to continue with promotional work where they believe it is an important part of their long term strategy.Kendall challenged as to whether sector boards plan to continue with promotional work over the ...
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News??Butcher serves up Sausage Week treat for local builders
Family run butchers, G. N. Badley & Sons has created a new sausage, ‘Redrow Builders Banger’, especially for British Sausage Week and has teamed up with property developers Redrow to feed up to 100 hungry construction workers working on site in Leegomery, Telford.G. N. Badley & Sons senior butcher Lee ...
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NewsDavid Black Award winner revealed
Andrew Knowles, marketing director swine for ForFarmers is the winner of this year’s David Black Award.Andrew Knowles, this year's winner of the David Black Award for his contribution to the British pig industry.The award is given to somebody who has made a significant and sustained contribution to the British pig ...
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NewsDanish Crown and Tican merger called off and Tican and Tönnies set to join forces
After an intense seven-month review by the authorities, the board of directors of Danish Crown says it has had to accept that it has not been possible for the merger of Danish Crown and Tican to be approved by the Danish competition authorities within the stipulated deadline. This means that ...
