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NewsEBLEX creates autumn lamb specials
EBLEX has produced a ‘Lamb Specials’ folder, aimed at the foodservice sector, encouraging operators to make the most of this season’s high-quality domestically produced lamb, by adding appealing lamb-based dishes to specials menus.It will be issued to foodservice operators, catering butchers, suppliers and foodservice groups which are members of the ...
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All Party Parliamentary Group holds evidence sessions on Antibiotics, Animal Welfare and Planning
The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Eggs, Pigs and Poultry will be holding oral evidence sessions at the Houses of Parliament to complete their inquiry into important areas of these sectors.The APPG panel will be discussing these areas with witnesses on the following dates:Planning - 14th OctoberAntibiotics - 21st ...
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HSA invites applications for 2015 scholarships
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) is now inviting applications for its 2015 Dorothy Sidley Memorial Scholarships.The Scholarships were established in 1986 as a memorial to the late Dorothy Sidley MBE, who was General Secretary of the HSA for 48 years. They support students and industry trainees undertaking research projects that ...
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NewsOver £8,000 raised at BDCI Golf Day
The BDCI’s annual Golf Day supported by 85 golfers raised over £8,000 for the charity.BDCI golfers, L-R, Jeff Winter - Deli 24, Robert Angell - Commercial Security Consultancy, Jim Sydenham Interfood Technology, Paul Winter, Deli 24.Festival chairman, Norman Hatcliff, said: “My thanks go to all our sponsors and those who ...
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Slowly does it for under used cuts
EBLEX together with catering butchers Fairfax Meadow, joined forces on 30th September to host a lunch in London designed to highlight Quality Standard Mark English Beef and Lamb.[gallery type="slideshow" ids="https://d34wkqkcvmkqx1.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/ymg-library/web/images/2014/10/Braised-Chuck-Tender-Main-Course-Dish-e1412237085313.jpg|Braised Chuck Tender Main Course Dish.,https://d34wkqkcvmkqx1.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/ymg-library/web/images/2014/10/Lamb-Koftas-Cumber-Canape-e1412237014376.jpg|,https://d34wkqkcvmkqx1.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/ymg-library/web/images/2014/10/Guests-at-Brigade-Slow-Cook-Beef-and-Lamb-event-e1412237055370.jpg|Guests at Brigade Slow-Cook Beef and Lamb event.,https://d34wkqkcvmkqx1.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/ymg-library/web/images/2014/10/Roasted-Marrowbone-Canape-e1412237071510.jpg|Roasted Marrowbone Canape."]However this was no ordinary lunch and ...
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NewsHelping to build the pig industry
BPEX is enhancing its service to the industry by the appointment of Thomas Burling in the role of environment and buildings business support.Thomas Burling joins the BPEX team.Burling has spent much of his life with pigs, starting at the tender age of just 17, starting off during school holidays and ...
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NewsSheep trade to remain under pressure into next year
According to EBLEX the liveweight sheep market is likely to remain under pressure into the new year due to a combination of subdued demand, plentiful supply and increased numbers of out-of-spec animals being marketed.EBLEX has been involved in a successful bid to get European funding to help bolster generic lamb ...
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Tesco to be investigated by FCA
Tesco’s accounting scandal is to be investigated further by the Financial Conduct Authority – Britain’s financial watchdog.“Tesco will continue to co-operate fully with the FCA and other relevant authorities considering this matter,” the company said in a statement earlier today.The world’s third largest retailer had £3 billion pounds wiped from ...
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NewsLishman’s Joe Smith crowned young butcher champion
Joe Smith, an up-and-coming butcher at Lishman’s of Ilkley, was crowned Yorkshire champion in the 2014 Young Butchers Creative Meat Display Competition run by meat processing and retail butchery industry supplier Dalziel.Lishman’s Joe Smith is pictured with the creations that won him the young butcher’s title.Joe, 21, of Oakworth, proved ...
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Dutch catering sector is an opportunity for UK beef
UK beef exports to the Netherlands could capitalise on opportunities being presented in its restaurant sector, according to EBLEX.In 2013, the Netherlands was the second biggest destination for volume exports of fresh and frozen beef at 32,800 tonnes. Experts at EBLEX said it provided the platform to develop the market ...
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NewsEBLEX's annual conference programme revealed
Duncan Sinclair, Waitrose's agriculture manager is one of the key speakers at this year's EBLEX annual conference on 4th November.Waitrose's Duncan Sinclair.Sinclair will look at the retailer perspective on current market conditions. Dunbia's Jonathan Birnie will explain how its business has created change through improved relationships in farming.The one-day event ...
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NewsBritish Turkey Retailer of the Year
British Turkey Awards winner of the top Retailer of the Year is Morrisons. The title was clinched as judges felt their everyday range of fresh turkey portions looked “very fresh and appealing with some attractive marinades to bring consumers to the fixture”, and offered a “huge choice in range and ...
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NewsOver 400 entries for British Sausage Week competition
Staff from Harper Adams University have tasted and rated more than 400 products in search of Britain’s best pork sausages.British Sausage Week’s annual competition, organised by BPEX, calls on butchers and farm shops to enter their best home-produced sausages in either the ‘best traditional pork sausage’ or ‘best innovative pork ...
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NewsItalian sales push for PGI Welsh Lamb
A reception for more than 100 existing customers and potential customers of Welsh Lamb was held in Italy this week.The sales push was organised by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales, who invited representatives of Italy’s retail and food service sectors to the Villa de Grecis in Bari, southern ...
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NewsMiss Scotland 'Chillaxes' to launch Scotch Butchers Club 'Comfort Food' campaign
Miss Scotland 2014, Ellie McKeating, was more than willing to take some time out of her hectic schedule this week to 'chillax' and launch a new 'Comfort Food' campaign from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).Relaxing in huge ‘50s style pink rollers, Miss McKeating – who will be attending Miss World in ...
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NewsJohn Reed re-elected as BPC chairman
The British Poultry Council has re-elected John Reed as its chairman, following the BPC Annual General Meeting. This will be his third term following his first election in 2010.Reed has worked for over 35 years in the industry and is currently the Agricultural Director of Cargill’s European poultry business. He ...
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NewsHCC’s appoints new Dutch agent for Welsh Lamb and Beef
HCC's hopes are high that exports of Welsh Lamb and Welsh Beef to the Netherlands will be boosted following the appointment of a new marketing specialist in the country.Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales has appointed Andre Adolfs to be its Dutch representative. He will start work in October.Andre ...
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NewsNew logo for Meatup exhibition
The biennial Meatup exhibition has launched a new logo for its 2015 presentation. The exhibition takes place at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire on June 30th and July 1st next year. The new logo is a progression of the previous Meatup logo used since the show was first announced in 2010 and ...
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Wiltshire butchers organise grass roots visit for caterers
Putting people back in touch with where their food comes from has been a major ambition for Devizes butcher, Steve Cook – but he has just managed to achieve it by taking over 70 chefs and catering managers from across the South of England on to the Wiltshire beef farm ...
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NewsEverys welcomes animal welfare and meat industry law specialist
Meat Management columnist and meat industry law specialist Jamie Foster, has joined Everys Solicitors.Jamie Foster (left) and James Griffin.Solicitor-Advocate Foster is the UK’s leading legal expert in animal welfare and countryside sports defence cases while also specialising in trading standards, health & safety and environmental investigations, and regulation of the ...
