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    Butchers urged to back British Sausage Week

    2015-10-02T00:00:00Z

    As the 18th annual British Sausage Week approaches, butchers are being urged to support the campaign by picking up their free point-of-sale promotional kits.The British Sausage Week kits contain an A2 and A4 sized poster, a window vinyl and 75 copies of a recipe booklet.Keith Fisher, butchery development manager ...

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    FMT Industry Awards product judging now complete

    2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Product judging for the Food Management Today Industry Awards is now complete.The judging, which took place at Harper Adams University, saw over 300 products from across the UK tested by a panel of industry experts.The winners, finalists and highly commended will be announced at the Food Management Today Industry Awards ...

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    Quality Standard Mark lamb to hit premium retail shelves in Hong Kong

    2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Fresh and frozen Quality Standard Mark (QSM) British lamb is being launched in 50 premium supermarkets in Hong Kong this month and will be supported by in-store promotional activity.Jean-Pierre Garnier, AHDB Beef and Lamb export manager.It is the culmination of two years’ work by the AHDB Beef and Lamb export ...

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    Tesco still failing at backing British lamb

    2015-09-30T00:00:00Z

    New figures from the latest AHDB Beef and Lamb Watch have shown the amount of British lamb on the shelves in Tesco stores has fallen 15 per cent from 73 per cent to 58 per cent from August 2014 to August 2015.Charles Sercombe: "Tesco support for domestic lamb is not ...

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    Emydex now operational in MeatCo primal processing plants

    2015-09-30T00:00:00Z

    Emydex’s factory floor data capture and production reporting software is now operational from factory door-to-door in both of MeatCo’s main beef primal processing plants.In addition to MeatCo’s main primal processing plants in Windhoek and Okahandja, Namibia, Emydex is now also installed in the wholesale and cannery processing plants at the ...

  • Jacqueline Fitzpatrick, Linden Foods' senior account manager and Gillian Armstrong, NPD at Linden Foods with the recent Irish Quality Food & Drink Award winning Lidl Inisvale Selection Irish Hereford Cheddar and Onion Beef Burgers.
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    Linden Foods scoops Irish Quality Award for Lidl burgers

    2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Linden Foods has picked up an award for its Lidl Inisvale Selection Irish Hereford Cheddar and Onion Beef Burgers at the recent Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards, held at the Mansion House, Dublin.Jacqueline Fitzpatrick, Linden Foods' senior account manager and Gillian Armstrong, NPD at Linden Foods, with the recent ...

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    UK butchery team go toe to toe with Europe’s best at IYBC

    2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Walter Smith assistant manager, Chris Riley and Peter Rushforth of Swans Farm Shop, in Mold, Flintshire went toe to toe against top European apprentices in the International Young Butcher Competition (IYBC) last week, in Utrecht, Holland.Peter Rushforth (left) and Chris Riley.The two day event held in conjunction with Slavakto saw ...

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    Team GB pipped to victory at Tri-Nations Butchers Challenge

    2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Team GB were narrowly beaten by New Zealand at the Tri-Nations Butchers Challenge, held in Auckland, New Zealand.Following a five day study tour, three six-man teams from Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain were tested on their butchery skills and their ability to create an innovative display using creative cuts.In ...

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    ABP Food Group completes £30 million redevelopment in Ellesmere facility

    2015-09-28T00:00:00Z

    ABP Food Group has completed a £30 million investment into its facility in Ellesmere, Shropshire. The group claimes ABP Ellesmere is now one of Europe’s most advanced, efficient and sustainable beef processing operations. The plant employs 727 people and receives cattle from over 2,000 farmers mainly from Shropshire and Cheshire ...

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    Millions witness HCC marketing blitz to boost Welsh Lamb

    2015-09-28T00:00:00Z

    Millions in Wales and England have been involved in HCC’s two season, multi-media promotion of PGI Welsh Lamb since its launch date in July.“Our broad, multi-media campaign really seems to have caught the imagination of the industry, shoppers and the passing public,” said Laura Pickup, Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat ...

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    Campaign launched to help stimulate demand for lamb

    2015-09-25T00:00:00Z

    AHDB Beef and Lamb has launched ‘Discover Great Tasting & Easy Lamb’, a new trade-focused promotional campaign aiming to help stimulate demand for lamb.The multiple retail sector will benefit from a range of advertising, promotional, marketing and in-store materials, including on-pack stickers and promotional literature for in-store butchers to display ...

  • Jack Dobson, Dunbia executive director (l) and Matthew Dobson, Dunbia managing director, serve up beef dishes to Ulster Rugby players Andrew Trimble, Robbie Diack and Roger Wilson.
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    Dunbia secures partnership with Ulster Rugby

    2015-09-25T00:00:00Z

    Dunbia has teamed up with Ulster Rugby to supply quality red meat to the team’s players and coaches.The partnership will see the Ulster team enjoy Dunbia-supplied red meat three times a week as part of their carefully planned diets.Jack Dobson, Dunbia executive director (l) and Matthew Dobson, Dunbia managing director, ...

  • Mark Bury, director of Eversfield Organic Farm: “We are always looking for opportunities to continue making our offering a market leading proposition and this merger will greatly complement the growing range of organic meat, vegetable boxes, dairy, h…
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    Eversfield acquires Dorset Farms

    2015-09-24T00:00:00Z

    Eversfield Organic Farm has acquired Dorset Farms as part of its plan to expand its product range and offer its customer base an ethical charcuterie option.The deal will see Eversfield, a family-run 450 acre organic farm near Okehampton, enjoy an anticipated 30% increase in turnover during the next 12 months ...

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    Scottish exporters prepare for Anuga

    2015-09-24T00:00:00Z

    The Scottish red meat industry will showcase Scotch Beef PGI and Scotch Lamb PGI at Anuga, the world's largest food trade fair, from 10th to 14th October.Ten Scottish exporters are attending the event in Cologne, Germany, alongside Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) staff, to promote the Scottish red meat industry to ...

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    ‘We hae meat’ nominated for Scottish Business Award

    2015-09-24T00:00:00Z

    Meat producer and supplier, ‘We hae meat’ has been shortlisted for the Family Business of the Year at the 2015 Scottish Business Awards.The company, which was profiled in Meat Management earlier this year, was launched in 2007 by husband and wife team Alex and Carlyn Paton.Butcher turned manufacturer, 'We hae ...

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    2 Sisters Food Group invests £55 million in its meal solutions division

    2015-09-23T00:00:00Z

    2 Sisters Food Group will invest £55 million in its meal solutions division as it looks to support further growth, create state of the art manufacturing facilities and secure jobs.The Pennine Foods site in Sheffield produces a range of ready meal products.2 Sisters’ meal solutions division produces a range of ...

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    Entry deadline for the Great Yorkshire competition fast approaching

    2015-09-23T00:00:00Z

    Butchers across the country have until 3rd October to submit entries for this year’s Great Yorkshire Pork Pie, Sausage & Black Pudding Competition.The 27th annual event is open to butchers, farm shops and bakers who make products on their products on their own premises, and for the first time is ...

  • Scotch Beef PGI, courtesy of Quality Meat Scotland, will once again be served at the FMT Industry Awards Lunch, taking place in February.
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    Scotch Beef PGI to be served at major food industry awards lunch

    2015-09-23T00:00:00Z

    Winners and guests at the Food Management Today Industry Awards 2016 Lunch will once again enjoy a main course of Scotch Beef PGI, courtesy of Quality Meat Scotland.Scotch Beef PGI, courtesy of Quality Meat Scotland, will take centre stage at the 2016 FMT Industry Awards Lunch.QMS’s Carol Mclaren told Meat ...

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    String of acquisitions makes Boparan the UK’s largest grocery supplier

    2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

    Boparan, parent company of 2 Sisters Food Group, has added £2.5bn of revenue through acquisitions over five years, according to OC&C Strategy Consultants’ annual Food and Drink 150.OC&C Strategy Consultants’ annual Food and Drink 150 is a sector-wide analysis of the financial statements of the top food and soft drinks ...

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    Welsh Lamb welcome for Chinese Vice-Premier

    2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

    Welsh Lamb was part of the welcome for one of China's most senior politicians at a recent dinner in Cardiff.Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) provided the PGI Welsh Lamb for the celebration, hosted by Welsh Government First Minister, Carwyn Jones, to mark the visit of Chinese Vice-Premier, ...