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NewsJohn Reed is Poultry Person of the Year
The judging panel of the BPC/ForFarmers (formerly BOCM PAULS) has named John Reed, agricultural director of Cargill’s European Poultry Business, as the Poultry Person of the Year for 2014.The award was presented at the banquet of the Egg & Poultry Industry Conference.John Reed of the BPC.James Hook, vice-chair of the ...
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NewsFrank Parker Butchers celebrate their win at BPEX's Foodservice Sausage of the Year
A free range pork sausage has picked up the top award and been named the very best in the grand final of the BPEX Foodservice Sausage of the Year competition 2014, which took place at Butchers’ Hall, London recently.George Parker with his winners cup.From more than 230 sausages entered, only ...
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NewsEBLEX QSM Awards
The search to find England’s best steak products is now on by EBLEX which has three brand new competitions for 2015.The competitions will form part of the first ever ‘EBLEX Quality Standard Mark Excellence Awards’. The awards were developed to recognise and reward quality, innovation and excellence in beef and ...
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NewsMinister Tom Hayes TD launches final phase of €3 million investment by Oakpark Foods
Oakpark has grown its business substantially over the past few years and has invested €3 million in state of the art technology and IT systems. The final phase of the €3 million investment - a new computerised Traceability system - was officially launched by Minister of State Tom Hayes TD.L-R ...
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NewsWest Lothian butcher inspires youngsters at Skills Scotland event
A West Lothian butcher joined Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) to increase awareness amongst younger people of the wide range of career options available in the Scottish red meat industry.QMS, along with four other organisations, is exhibiting at three Skills Scotland events in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow - the biggest skills ...
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NewsDunbia chief wins national Institute of Directors Award
Jim Dobson OBE, group chief executive of Dunbia Group has been named UK Director of the Year (Large Company) by the Institute of Directors in London, beating off competition from across the UK to scoop the prestigious national title.Jim Dobson OBE with his Institute of Directors top award.Jim, who co-founded ...
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NewsEBLEX helps students get to grips cooking with lamb
More and more students are heading back to the kitchen to cook up a lamb dish with a little help from EBLEX.With the new university term underway, EBLEX’s student-style society ‘LambSoc’ has already attracted nearly 8,000 people to its community through online channels such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.Since ...
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Trichinella testing comes in at the end of the month
A new testing regime comes in at the end of this month as part of EU control on trichinella.All pigs from non-controlled housing must be tested before they can go into the human food chain. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is still working on guidelines for producers to identify whether ...
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NewsNew chair of Joint Working Group on campylobacter
Richard Macdonald CBE has been named as the new chair of the joint industry and government body focused on the reduction of campylobacter in chicken.Richard MacDonald CBE is new chair of campylobacter Joint Working Group.The Joint Working Group (JWG) is a collaborative approach between the Food Standards Agency, Defra, British ...
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NewsBeef industry highlighted by the BBC's Countryfile programme
Yorkshire beef farmer Rosey Dunn, one of the original members of Ladies in Beef (LIB), was featured on BBC1’s Countryfile programme at the start of the programme's look at the impact of food scares, rising prices and cheap imports on the British beef industry. Farmer and butcher Gareth Barlow examined ...
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NewsFaccenda invests in technology to battle campylobacter
Faccenda Foods has made a further major investment to support its strategy to reduce campylobacter in chickens.Faccenda MD, Andy Dawkins: "We believe that SonoSteam can deliver a significant reduction in the number of cases of Campylobacter food borne infection attributed to chicken and will lead the way in setting industry ...
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Product judging for FMT Food industry awards complete
The product judging for the Food Management Today Industry Awards was completed at Harper Adams University last week with over 400 products cooked, tried and tested by the judging panel.Meat Management and Food Management Today editor, Pamela Brook was amongst the judging panel and said: "The response to the Awards ...
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BPEX appoints field trials co-ordinator
A field trials co-ordinator has been appointed by BPEX as part of the restructuring of the organisation.Dr Peter Dunne will run field trials on a day-to-day basis and will also be responsible for choosing locations for the trials to take place where the correct facilities exist.BPEX is planning to carry ...
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Cranswick moves into poultry sector
Cranswick has moved into a new protein sector with the acquisition of Benson Park Limited, a leading premium cooked poultry producer.Benson supplies customers operating in the 'food to go' sector of the retail multi-channel, convenience and food service markets. The cost of the acquisition was not disclosed.A move into a ...
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Centre of Excellence Grant Bid Submitted
The first vital step has been taken in setting up a pig and poultry centre of excellence in the UK.An expression of interest has been submitted as part of the plan to apply for some of the £70 million Government Agri-tech grants.The next step is an open meeting, being held ...
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NewsBernard Matthews trainer team qualified ahead of WATOK legislation
In preparation for business-wide Welfare of Animals at Time of Killing (WATOK) training plans, the Bernard Matthews trainer team has now achieved their WATOK qualifications and been presented with their certificates by specialist awarding organisation FDQ.Bernard Matthews’ work with FDQ represents the first step in a plan to ensure that ...
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NewsIncreased supply and carcase weights influence prime lamb prices
After the decline in prime lamb prices during July, August and September, prices lifted at the turn of the month, according to Stuart Ashworth, Quality Meat Scotland’s Head of Economics Services.“Between May and August, for example, UK abattoirs slaughtered 6.5% more lambs than last year and carcase weights have also ...
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Launching Welsh Lamb and Welsh Beef into overseas markets
A new multilingual DVD promoting red meat from Wales was launched by the Deputy Minister for Farming and Food Rebecca Evans AM at the HCC stand in SIAL.The Deputy Minister said: “We pride ourselves on supplying some of the finest produce in the world, including Welsh Lamb and Beef, so ...
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NewsIshida wins Queen's Award for Enterprise
Weighing and packaging equipment specialist Ishida Europe has won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise, the UK’s highest accolade for business success. The company has received its award for International Trade.Graham Clements (centre), managing director, Ishida Europe, with Andrew Bridges, assembly technician (left) and Nick Price, project engineer.The award was presented ...
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NewsScottish red meat exporters set sights on opportunities
Scottish red meat exporters attending one of the world’s largest food fairs in France this week appear confident there are opportunities for growth on the export scene.(L-R): QMS Chief Executive Uel Morton and QMS Chairman Jim McLaren are joined by Elizabeth Truss MP Secretary of State for Environment, Food and ...
