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NewsButchery skills put to the test in Chef of the Year Final
The finalists in the British Culinary Federation’s (BCF) Chef of the Year Award 2014 were challenged on their butchery skills last week, in the penultimate stage of the competition.BCF Chef of the Year Finalists.In round one, entrants were asked to devise a three course menu for two covers. Over 50 ...
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NewsNew head of technical at BPEX
BPEX has appointed Andrew Knowles as the new head of technical as part of a restructuring in the organisation.Andrew Knowles is the new head of technical at BPEX under its new structure to be announced shortly.A new strategy has been developed and part of that involves merging the Knowledge Transfer ...
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Four European winners in McDonald's sustainable supply awards
Dawn Meats Ireland was among four European winners of McDonald’s global “2014 Best of Sustainable Supply” awards.The winners were announced in a global report highlighting how suppliers have achieved significant results by identifying opportunities and applying sustainable solutions in diverse places around the world.McDonald’s leadership and industry experts recognized accomplishments ...
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NewsSouth of England Butchers celebrate roadshow success
With 220 products from 36 butchers entered into the final leg of the Regional Pork Product Excellence Awards last week, the South of England Roadshow has been hailed a great success. Overall champion Chris Cripps of Greens of Pangbourne with Keith Fisher from BPEX.Chris Cripps from Greens of Pangbourne excelled ...
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Sense of adventure in new lamb marketing campaign
Capitalising on the more adventurous cooking habits of modern mums is at the heart of a new marketing campaign from EBLEX to ensure lamb stays on shopping lists across the country.Michelin-starred chef Mark Sargeant is working alongside Simply beef and lamb, EBLEX’s consumer marketing channel, to encourage people to be ...
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NewsMeat Purchasing Guide now features pork
EBLEX has launched edition six of its highly acclaimed Meat Purchasing Guide. As well as providing a comprehensive specification and coding system for almost 500 Quality Standard Mark beef, veal, lamb and mutton cuts, the Guide also now includes 96 pork cuts developed by BPEX.The addition of the pork cuts ...
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NewsMore price information on pigs from BPEX
BPEX is to expand the range of historical pig price reporting to include an all new GB Standard Pig Price (SPP).BPEX director, Mick Sloyan: “The British pig market has changed considerably in recent years and the market information produced to help industry needs to keep up with this change."Data will ...
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NewsHow the poultry industry contributes £3.3 billion to UK plc
The British poultry industry makes a £3.3bn gross value added contribution to UK GDP and supports 73,200 jobs, a new analysis by Oxford Economics has revealed. For every £1 billion it contributes in gross value added, the industry generates a further £1.3 billion to the rest of the UK economy. ...
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NewsLady champion crowned in National Meat Product Competition
Over 50 butchers travelled the length and breadth of the country to showcase 300 products at the National Meat Products Competition but it was Alison Maloney of Maloney’s Country Butchers & Bakers who took the Supreme Champion title with her delicious pork pie.Alison receiving her awards from NFMFT President John ...
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NewsMEATUP to include new content in 2015
MEATUP, the biennial trade exhibition exclusively dedicated to the UK meat industry, has advised that there will be important new changes to the show in 2015. Located at the National Agricultural Centre, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire on June 30th and July 1st, two new seminar theatres will be located within the ...
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Former owner to buy Hall's of Broxburn site
According to a report in The Edinburgh Evening News, the beleaguered Vion plant, Hall’s of Broxburn, is set to become a new village with a little help from former meat and bus businesses.Former owner of Hall’s, Fred Duncan, who sold the Grampian Country Food Group to Vion for over ?350 ...
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NewsBritain's Premier Young Butcher 2014 champion
Chris Riley won the coveted Britain's Premier Young Butcher 2014 title yesterday at the Foodex exhibition in Birmingham's NEC by winning four of the six categories. 20 year old Chris beat four other 18 to 23 year old apprentice butchers in the five hour marathon, making and displaying Ready to ...
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NewsSunderland FC trusts the tractor on its red meat
Sunderland Association Football Club (SAFC) has become the latest Barclays Premier League club to become Red Tractor certified for its red meat products.BPEX chairman, Stewart Houston (a Sunderland supporter) is pictured in the tractor outside the club along with Richard Cattell and Ladies in Pigs.The Red Tractor logo is a ...
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NewsDunbia outlines CSR commitments
Dunbia has launched its first ever Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report in partnership with Business in the Community.Committed to operating in a sustainable and responsible way Dunbia has embarked on a new CSR strategy under the direction of CSR Director David Farrell and the report outlines the company’s commitment to ...
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NewsCensus results indicate beef and sheep supplies will continue to be tight
The results of the Scottish December census published this week give a clear indication that supplies of beef and lamb look likely to remain tight for the foreseeable future, according to Stuart Ashworth, Head of Economics Services with Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).Declines were reported in the numbers of animals in ...
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NewsGetting youngsters to know their shank from their chops
PGI Welsh Lamb is encouraging the younger generation to buy from their local butcher as part of National Butchers’ Week.This year’s awareness-raising campaign focuses on engaging with the internet generation who may not be confident about buying from their local butcher.“I think people care a lot more now about where ...
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Positive outlook for pig industry
A return to positive margins in recent months is rejuvenating producer confidence to invest for the future for the first time in three years, according to the latest BPEX Confidence Survey.That renewed confidence is also reflected in the attitudes of vets and members of the allied industry who responded to ...
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NewsHampshire's finest pie and sausage makers
Sausages and pies from around the county were under scrutiny from a panel of expert judges at the Great Hampshire Sausage & Pie Competition organised by Hampshire Fare.Hampshire's winning pie and sausage makers.The contest attracted 196 entries from 29 butchers. Categories included Traditional Pork Sausage, Speciality Pork Sausage, Charcuterie, Meatballs ...
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Premier Young Butchers limber up for the big clash on Tuesday
Finalists competing in this year’s Premier Young Butcher Competition continue to limber up before the big clash next Tuesday, 25th March when they’ll demonstrate their skills in a five hour marathon to win prizes for Display, Ready to Eat, Stuffed Roast, Seam Butchery, Barbeque, and Kitchen Ready products and trophies ...
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NewsJ Brindon Addy Butchers invests in business expansion
Award-winning West Yorkshire butcher, national chairman of the Butchers Q Guild and Meat Management columnist Brindon Addy is undertaking a £160,000 extension project set to effectively double the retail area of his Kirklees shop near Holmfirth in its milestone 21st anniversary year.Builders and other local contractors grab a pie break, ...
