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NewsABP staff helped the homeless this Christmas
ABP Doncaster helped to spread festive cheer at M25 Housing And Support Group, a local homeless shelter, by providing a beef Christmas lunch for its residents.The Doncaster ABP team spread a little Christmas cheer by cooking and serving Christmas lunch to 30 local people who are supported by M25, a ...
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Tesco looks set to reorganise supplier deals
According to a recent report in The Sunday Times Tesco is soon expected to announce radical changes to the way it works with suppliers.The Sunday Times report indicates that chief executive, Dave Lewis will be scrapping the complex rebate schemes and penalty feeds in favour of a simpler system based ...
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NewsTrade mission to boost sales of Welsh Lamb in Norway
A major trade mission to promote Welsh Lamb in Norway is to take place this week.Welsh Lamb has already seen an impressive rise in sales in the Scandinavian country, with carcase growth increasing by 438% between 2011 and 2013.“Norway is an important destination for Welsh Lamb, and we place a ...
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NewsFormer NFU president receives Knighthood in New Year Honours
Former NFU President Peter Kendall has received a Knighthood in the New Year’s Honours.NFU President Meurig Raymond congratulated Mr Kendall on receiving the honour for his services to the agricultural industry of England and Wales.Former NFU president and current AHDB chairman, Peter Kendall receives a Knighthood in New Years Honours.“It’s ...
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Call for industry input into shelf life research
Extending the shelf life of Welsh Lamb has been long considered vital in increasing its market value and export potential.Welsh red meat promotion agency Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) is in the process of identifying the factors affecting Welsh Lamb’s shelf life, which currently stands at an ...
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Crunch time for Scottish meat industry
A huge amount of time and effort has been invested in the past 12 months in an attempt to create a strong platform for Scotland’s meat industry, setting up 2015 as a ‘crunch year’ for many food and farming businesses says the Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers (SAMW).“The unveiling of ...
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NewsMarketing boost at BPEX
The BPEX marketing team has appointed two new members of staff.The review of the organisation and the development of a new marketing strategy have been completed and this has meant the creation of new roles.Jane Charlesworth is communications manager and Carrie McDermid is brand manager.Head of marketing Kirsty Walker said: ...
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NewsCubs visit KQF factory
British halal food manufacturer KQF recently played host to 30 members of the Blackburn-based Abu Hanifah Foundation Cub Scouts Group.Children try their hand at sausage making in KQF's manufacturing facility. "It was a pleasure to welcome the cubs to our factory," said managing director, Faruk Vali.The cubs were welcomed by ...
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QMS “Sharing Best Practice” conference date announced
Livestock farmers who are interested in hearing the latest on a range of initiatives aimed at improving efficiency and reducing costs are invited to register for Quality Meat Scotland’s industry development conference early next year.QMS’s “Sharing Best Practice: Inform, Inspire, Innovate” event is free to attend and takes place on ...
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Highly virulent Asian-American pig disease has spread to Europe
Highly virulent Asian-American Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus has spread to Europe. The disease is extremely infectious — a thimbleful of manure from an infected pig unit is sufficient to infect the entire British pig population.It is impossible to guarantee Asian-American PEDv will not arrive in Britain on a traveller’s shoes ...
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NewsCarol Smillie and QMS help kitchen team at Rachel House
Scottish TV personality Carol Smillie this week joined staff and volunteers to help prepare a festive meal for families at Rachel House in Kinross, one of two centres run by the Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS).Ms Smillie was one of a host of Scottish celebrities who provided recipes for a ...
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Drop in NZ lamb exports expected during 2015
The quantity of New Zealand lamb available for export in 2015 is expected to be down - even though the number of lambs has increased over the last 12 months.This could be good news for Welsh sheep producers, according to Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC).“The overall decline ...
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NewsMonitoring report highlights effective industry cooperation
An action plan designed to secure a viable long term future for the Welsh red meat industry is continuing to hit its targets.Dai Davies: "it is important that we do not relax."The annual monitoring report of the Strategic Action Plan for the Welsh Red Meat Industry has concluded that Hybu ...
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NewsBoys v girls for Premier Young Butcher competition at Meatup
In the wake of the success from last year’s competition when Walter Smith’s Chris Riley became Premier Young Butcher 2014 appetites have been wetted with applications coming in from girls as well as boys looking to take the Premier Young Butcher 2015 crown at Meatup in 2015!Lishman’s Joe Smith is ...
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NewsInternational quality rating for Harper Adams University research
It has been announced that all research conducted by Harper Adams University is of international quality and that more than 50 per cent is either world leading or internationally excellent.The news comes as results of the new system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions have ...
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Scholarship success continues
The pig scholarship scheme facilitated by BPEX in conjunction with Harper Adams University is reported to be going from strength to strength.In total 47 student applications were received, involving 10 companies, across the whole scholarship scheme, compared with 35 last year.BPEX skills development co-ordinator Sam Bowsher said: “The firms involved ...
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NewsKeelham Farm Shop serves up supreme champion Christmas beef
Supreme championship-winning prime beef cuts are going on sale at an award-winning West Yorkshire farm shop for its customers Christmas tables.Keelham Farm Shop in Thornton, Bradford, bought the title-winning Limousin-cross bullock shown by the Fawcett farming family, from Sand Hutton, near York, at Skipton Auction Mart’s prestigious Christmas primestock show ...
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‘Shelf life savviness’ will aid deli meat waste reduction
Sophisticated shelf life strategies could help accelerate industry-wide efforts to reduce unnecessary food waste, according to Leatherhead Food Research.A report produced by WRAP (Waste Resources & Action Programme) suggests that UK households waste around 19% of the food they bring into the home. Some of this wastage could be avoided ...
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News2 Sisters appoints Ian Toal in new role
2 Sisters Food Group has appointed food industry heavyweight Ian Toal to the newly created role of Divisional Managing Director.Toal will head up the company’s Added Value Poultry, Chilled, Food To Go, Meal Solutions and Ready to Cook divisions. He will report directly to CEO Ranjit Singh.Toal brings a wealth ...
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Christmas closedown at Meat Management
The Meat Management offices will close from 5.30pm on Monday 22nd December, and reopen again for business on Monday 5th January 2015.We would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our readers and advertisers a very happy Christmas and here’s to a successful 2015!This story was originally published ...
