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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 ...
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NewsThe world’s most expensive sausage launched to celebrate British Sausage Week
In celebration of British Sausage Week 2015, Aldershot butcher Kevin Turner has created the world’s most expensive sausage at over 100 times the average price of a sausage.Butcher, Kevin Turner has created the world's most expensive sausage.The sausage is made from the rare Mangalitsa pig, marinated in Cockburn’s 1947 Vintage ...
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NewsDunbia must sign up to beef processor code, urges NFU
Beef processor, Dunbia has changed its terms and conditions for cattle specification to give its producers just two weeks’ notice and the NFU has responded by calling it totally unacceptable.NFU president Meurig Raymond said the announcement by Dunbia emphasised the need for them to sign up to the processor code ...
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NewsStreet food event highlights profit potential of lamb
AHDB Beef and Lamb hosted a street food pop-up event called Lamb: Discover A World of Taste in London recently to demonstrate the potential profit opportunities available to the foodservice sector by featuring more lamb on their menus.To demonstrate lamb’s flavour and versatility and inspire chefs to try different cuts, ...
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NewsThe search for Britain’s next best young butcher starts here…
Butchery apprentices from across the UK are being invited to take part in the 2016 Premier Young Butcher Competition at Foodex next April at the NEC.This year's Premier Young Butcher Competition winner Lucy Crawshaw with NFMFT president Jim Sperring (left) and chief judge from the Institute of Meat, Keith Fisher ...
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NewsTesco to stop selling mixed origin lamb packs
A meeting between the UK’s farming unions and representatives from Tesco has resulted in the retailer confirming that, by the end of February 2016, it will no longer sell lamb products in mixed origin packs.The NFU, NFU Scotland, NFU Cymru, and Ulster Farmers’ Union met with representatives from Tesco and ...
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NewsHCC’s supermarket roadshow continues to stimulate support for Welsh Lamb
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales’ (HCC’s) consumer-focused supermarket roadshow visited Carmarthen recently as part of the organisation’s ongoing marketing campaign to back Welsh Lamb.Shoppers were joined by industry representatives including HCC chairman, Dai Davies and members of NFU Cymru and Farmers’ Union of Wales at Tesco Carmarthen to ...
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NewsFierce competition to find the Game to Eat Student Chef of the Year
The hotly contested title of Game to Eat Student Chef of the Year 2015 has been won by Jack Gates, from North Hertfordshire College.Jack Gates with judges Lee Maycock (left), Iwona Czerniak and Cyrus Todiwala (right).Jack wowed the judges with his whole roasted partridge accompanied by beetroot three ways, a ...
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??Quality assurance captured in new video from QMS
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has produced a new video highlighting the priority given to animal welfare in the production of quality assured livestock in Scotland.The video, which has been viewed on social media almost 30,000 times already, features Scottish farmers, butchers and chefs.Jim McLaren, chairman of QMS, said: “It is ...
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NewsAn encounter of the Royal kind for AHDB Pork
Sam Bowsher from AHDB Pork had an encounter of the royal kind when she met Princess Anne.Sam Bowsher meets HRH The Princess Royal.Sam, skills development co-ordinator, was at an event in London celebrating the companies and organisations which had made a contribution to the scholarships at Harper Adams University where ...
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NewsMeat industry reaction to IARC report on red and processed meat
This week's report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has drawn alarmist headlines in the national media but has been met with a balanced response from those in industry. Chris Godfrey, Godfrey’s Butchers, London: “They’re not saying that meat’s bad for you. What they’re saying is that ...
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NewsAHDB Beef and Lamb urges chefs to #TryTheLamb
A new digital engagement campaign from AHDB Beef and Lamb will showcase Quality Standard Mark (QSM) lamb to foodservice operators across the country.Hugh Judd: “Social media is big news for the foodservice sector at the moment.”The campaign aims to build a digital community of foodservice operators, providing them with inspiration ...
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NewsCurry king Baron Gulam Noon dies, aged 79
Businessman and enterpreneur, Baron Gulam Noon, has passed away at the age of 79. Noon built a huge business, manufacturing curries for the major supermarkets.Noon founded Noon Products in 1988, employing 11 people. By 2002 he had a workforce of 800 and in 2006 his high-tech plant was processing 80 ...
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NewsNFU president to discuss beef and lamb exports with US officials
The NFU is meeting with senior US officials in America this week to talk about the potential resumption of beef and lamb exports to the country.Raymond: "Progress, especially on lamb has been slow."NFU president Meurig Raymond is leading the UK delegation to Washington to meet with, among others, the EU ...
