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NewsNew recipes available from Meat Promotion Wales
New recipes and point of sale material for butchers featuring PGI Welsh Lamb and PGI Welsh Beef are now available from Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC).They include Crumbled Welsh Lamb Cutlets, Hot Welsh Lamb ‘Superfood’ Salad, Welsh Beef Steak with Green Olive Aioli and Welsh Beef Tikka ...
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FSA audit consultation draws closer
As the FSA's May consultation deadline on audit arrangements for slaughterhouses draws closer the Scots have made their views clear.The Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers (SAMW) want to see the proposed changes underpinned by competent, qualified auditors who will assess relevant plants together with the performance of on-site vets, employed ...
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NewsGovernment aims to cut costs and reduce burdens on farmers and food industry
Processors and farmers will be helped significantly by government cuts to red tape, according to a report publishedby an independent group led by former NFU Director General Richard Macdonald.Following recommendations from the Farming Regulation Taskforce Implementation Group, the government has cut unnecessary red tape whilst maintaining the UK’s high welfare, ...
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NewsTV chef Cyrus Todiwala cooks up a storm with pork
Red Tractor pork was the focus of a special event for a group of caterers recently, as celebrity TV chef Cyrus Todiwala prepared some of his signature pork-based dishes during a live cooking demonstration at his famous London restaurant.TV Chef Cyrus Todiwala.The event, which was organised by BPEX, aimed to ...
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NewsBeef, pork and lamb to star in Singapore
A record 14 meat exporters are attending this week's Food and Hotel Asia (FHA) exhibition in Singapore on the EBLEX-BPEX pavilion as part of the strongest ever UK delegation to this important gateway to Asian markets.EBLEX's Jean-Pierre Garnier: "Singapore itself is one of the most attractive markets in the world ...
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Another year of growth for Cranswick
Pork processing giant, Cranswick has achieved another strong performance in its year end to March 2014.Its strongest categories were fresh pork, bacon and cooked meats and its pastry business, with a facility at Malton, grew three times more than in Q4 than in the same period in 2013.Overall the company's ...
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NewsNew QMS website
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has launched a new-look website.QMS new look website.The site, www.qmscotland.co.uk, has been completely redesigned and offers a user-friendly and accessible way for farmers and others involved in the Scottish red meat industry to access the latest market prices, press releases and events plus a range of ...
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NewsPeter Kendall is new chairman of AHDB
The Government has appointed Peter Kendall as the new Chair of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) with effect from 1st April 2014 for a three-year term. Kendall, previously NFU President, will take over the role with AHDB from John Godfrey CBE FCA FRAgS, who stepped down after his ...
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NewsBenelux present new opportunity for Scotch Beef and Lamb
Scotch Beef PGI and Scotch Lamb PGI were showcased by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) at one of the Benelux’s main fine food fairs – Tavola at Kortrijk.Huub Schoemaker, QMS Export Development Manager, Benelux.Around 15,000 visitors, including representatives from all the major retailers in Belgium and the Netherlands, attended the event ...
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NewsBritish Turkey Awards now open for entries
Retailers are being invited to enter their best British turkey products into the annual British Turkey Awards which is now open for entries.The awards are made up of 11 carefully selected categories – including retail and foodservice sectors - and entries are expected to showcase the best in innovation, convenience, ...
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Levy rates frozen for further year
An Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) proposal to freeze levy rates for the second year running has been approved by UK Ministers.The decision to hold 2014-15 levy rates for all industry sectors at the same level as last year was one of the recommendations made by the levy board ...
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NewsFresh new website for Food Management Today magazine
Meat Management's sister title, Food Management Today, has a fresh, brand new website.Created to offer a fresh, modern alternative for the food processing sector Food Management Today offers an extensive content range looking at both the big picture and the challenges facing senior management in the short, medium and long ...
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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. ...
