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  • DAwn Meat Carmarthen
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    Dawn Meats celebrates 10 years at its site in Wales

    2015-03-30T00:00:00Z

    Dawn Meats is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the opening of its Cross Hands site in Carmarthenshire, Wales.The retail and foodservice packing facility officially opened its doors in March 2005 and produces a range of premium beef, pork and lamb products as well as fully cooked convenience red meat and ...

  • Jessica-Jane Applegate with Bradwell Butcher
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    Bradwell Butchery sponsors Olympic gold medallist

    2015-03-27T00:00:00Z

    Bradwell Butchery in Norfolk has announced it will be sponsoring Great Yarmouth’s Paralympic swimmer Jessica-Jane Applegate MBE in her campaign for Rio 2016.Jessica-Jane Applegate celebrating her new sponsorship with Bradwell Butchery owner, Andrew Edmunds (right).The shop will be providing her with a balanced, healthy diet of locally sourced meats and ...

  • HCC carcase grading
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    Welsh red meat industry unanimously agrees to automated system for carcase grading

    2015-03-27T00:00:00Z

    Representatives of the Welsh red meat industry have unanimously agreed that an automated system for carcase grading and an objective payment system based on meat yield is necessary in order to incentivise producers and the wider supply chain.Representatives from the Welsh red meat industry were agreed that moving to an ...

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    Meat from grass-fed cattle and sheep a rich source of fatty acids

    2015-03-27T00:00:00Z

    Meat from grass-fed cattle and sheep can have up to 10 times more long-chain omega-3 fatty acids than meat from animals reared on non-pasture sources, a group of MPs has been told.In response to these findings professor Robert Pickard, of Cardiff University and a member of the Meat Advisory Panel ...

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    Hilton's pre-tax profits show a growth of 1.3%

    2015-03-26T00:00:00Z

    Meat processor, Hilton Food Group has released its financial results for the 52 weeks ending 28th December 2014, which show a pre-tax profit growth of 1.3% to £25.2 million.Volume sales were also up, rising 3.5% from 223,568 to 231,504 tonnes.However, unfavourable exchange rates and lower meat prices resulted in revenue ...

  • Examples of what retailers can do at the new POS hub.
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    EBLEX creates a point-of-sale hub for retailers

    2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

    EBLEX has created a point-of-sale (POS) hub for retailers to create their own professional posters and cabinet cards.Examples of what retailers can do at the new POS hub.EBLEX's Dick van Leeuwen demonstrated the Hub to Meat Management on the EBLEX stand at IFE earlier this week. "Butchers can create posters ...

  • Peter Hardwick
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    Opportunities for red meat exports to China in spotlight

    2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Future exports of beef and lamb to China could mirror the successful blueprint of pork and benefit the entire supply chain, according to EBLEX.Peter Hardwick, EBLEX head of trade development: "While we are mindful of global market volatility, the market in China clearly presents tremendous opportunities for the UK."Peter Hardwick, ...

  • MP Julian Smith prepares to turn the soil at the limits of Northern Paper Board’s new expansion project. He is joined by the company’s managing director John Curran, right, and Sutcliffe Construction’s James Sutcliffe.
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    Meat supplier, Northern Paper Board unveils expansion project

    2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Northern Paper Board, which supplies solid board boxes for the food processing industry in the meat and poultry markets, has unveiled plans for a £1.3 million expansion and investment project at its site in Skipton, North Yorkshire.MP Julian Smith prepares to turn the soil at the limits of Northern Paper ...

  • “It will help us to maintain our position as a leading meat processor in the UK and Ireland and to deliver on our growth strategy over the next three to five years. "
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    Dunbia invests in a new 'intelligent' boning hall creating 209 new jobs in Dungannon

    2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Dunbia Northern Ireland is making a £27 million capital investment that will lead to the creation of 209 jobs over the next three years.Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister Arlene Foster with Dunbia's MD Jim Dobson who said: “It will help us to maintain our position as a leading meat processor ...

  • Andy Morling, Head of the new Food Crime Unit FSA
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    Head of the Food Crime Unit appointed

    2015-03-24T00:00:00Z

    The FSA has appointed Andy Morling as the head of the Food Crime Unit, and he starts in the role this week.Andy Morling, Head of the new Food Crime Unit at the FSAAndy has extensive experience in intelligence and investigations, having spent the majority of his career working in these ...

  • HCC appoints new Head of Operations - Prys Morgan
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    Prys Morgan appointed HCC’s Head of Operations

    2015-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Prys Morgan has been appointed the new head of operations with Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales.Mr Morgan is a well known figure in the red meat industry and has extensive experience in all areas of the business.He was most recently employed as the Livestock Procurement Controller with 2 ...

  • EBLEX
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    Provenance places independent butchers in prime position

    2015-03-23T00:00:00Z

    According to EBLEX, independent butchers are best placed to capitalise on the public’s new-found love of all things culinary, despite the industry losing a generation through lack of training opportunities.A report commissioned by EBLEX revealed the outlook for the industry is positive and should continue to grow as consumers become ...

  • Stuart Ashworth
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    UK beef prices affected by range of factors

    2015-03-23T00:00:00Z

    Exchange rate movements is one factor putting pressure on UK beef prices, according to Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).Stuart Ashworth of QMS: "... despite the number of animals beginning to tighten, the volume of beef they produce is continuing to run ahead to last year."Stuart Ashworth, QMS head of economics services ...

  • Skipton Auction Mart
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    York butcher secures rosette winners at Skipton Auction Mart

    2015-03-20T00:00:00Z

    York area farmer and butcher Anthony Swales went home with both red rosette winners at Skipton Auction Mart’s annual spring show and sale of young feeding bulls.Anthony Swales, right, with the Skipton young bull red rosette winner from Jeff Walker, left.Swales paid £1,270 for the first prize ten-months or under ...

  • Andrew Large
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    Political parties commit to supporting for poultry industry in next government

    2015-03-19T00:00:00Z

    A recent poultry industry hustings event, hosted by The British Poultry Council and animal health business Elanco, saw MPs from each of the three major parties pledge support for the industry post the general election.Audience members were made up of senior representatives from the UK poultry industry.The hustings focused on ...

  • Ellie McKeating
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    Scotch Lamb given boost at Asda

    2015-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Scotch lamb and Quality Meat Scotland were given a boost by reigning Miss Scotland, Ellie McKeating, as she served up Scotch Lamb broth to shoppers at Asda, Bearsden, Glasgow as part of the ‘Happier Mealtimes’ roadshow in Scotland.This story was originally published on a previous version of the Meat Management ...

  • Gordon Newlands
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    Q Guild appoints new manager

    2015-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Gordan Newlands has been appointed as the new manager of the Q Guild, having previously been an active member for six years, until 2010.Gordon Newlands has been appointed as the new manager of the Q Guild.He returns with experience as director of operations at Bidvest Campbell Brothers, based in Bonnyrigg, ...

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    Livestock industry looks for funding support for new centre of excellence

    2015-03-18T00:00:00Z

    A new Centre for Innovation Excellence in Livestock (CIEL) is looking to attract Government funding under the Agri-Tech strategy to help towards the building of a centre of excellence and is being led by BPEX.Any Government funding received will have to be matched by contributions from industry partners and this ...

  • Dawn Meats
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    Dawn Meats wins McDonald’s Europe 'Sustainable Supply Award'

    2015-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Dawn Meats has been awarded the McDonald’s Europe 'Sustainable Supply Award' at the bi-annual McDonald’s Europe Supply Chain Symposium.Pictured at the McDonald’s Europe Supply Chain symposium, Niall Browne, CEO, Dawn Meats (pictured fifth from left) along with Dawn Meats' colleagues and members of McDonald's Global Team.The McDonald’s 'Sustainable Supply Award' ...

  • Richard Balson
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    Dorset butcher celebrates 500 year anniversary

    2015-03-17T00:00:00Z

    The oldest family business in the country, Butchers RJ Balson and Son, is marking its 500 year anniversary with the publication of a new book "500 Years Behind the Block."Richard Balson, master butcher at RJ Balson and Son and author of 500 Years Behind the Block.“I wrote the book as ...