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NewsFootball legend Sir Geoff Hurst to present 2014 Meat Management Industry Awards
Footballing hero Sir Geoff Hurst MBE is to be the guest of honour at the 2014 Meat Management Industry Awards dinner in 2014.Now one of the most prestigious events in the meat industry calendar the Awards Dinner will take place on 4th June next year at the Grand Connaught Rooms ...
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NewsFarm shop triumph at North West roadshow
The first leg of the BPEX Regional Roadshow and Butchers Pork Product Excellence Awards got off to a great start last week, drawing in 250 products from 40 butchers in the region.North West champions at the recent BPEX Roadshow in Bolton.Displaying a tasty combination of locally-produced pork and homemade pastry, ...
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NewsScottish meat on show at ANUGA
The Scottish red meat industry will be showcasing Scotch Beef and Scotch Lamb in Cologne, Germany next week at Anuga, the world's largest food trade fair (October 5th-9th).Nine Scottish exporters are attending the event where Quality Meat Scotland’s stand will highlight the Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status of Scotch Beef ...
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£600,000 for ewe nutrition research
EBLEX is investing more than £600,000 in research and development projects to improve ewe nutrition.Re-evaluating and validating nutrient and trace element requirements, seeking viable home grown protein sources and the effects of nutrition on disease are among the projects involved. Specifically, EBLEX and partner organisations will investigate areas including mastitis ...
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NewsLinden Foods shares its success with Lidl at the inaugural Irish Quality Food Awards
Linden Foods, one of the UK’s leading fresh meat processors and supplier to supermarket chain Lidl, is celebrating its win at the inaugural Irish Quality Food Awards in the Ready to Cook category for its Italian Meatballs with Arrabiata sauce, part of Lidl’s Heat Eat and Enjoy range.Pictured (L-R) in ...
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UK meat students going for gold at ANUGA
A team of ambitious meat students from Harper Adams University are hoping to scoop the top prize in the European finals of Ecotrophelia 2013 in Germany this weekend after winning gold in the UK finals organised by Campden BRI and the Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST).The Ecotrophelia 2013 ...
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Foodex bans Meat Management
William Reed Business Media (WRBM) who organise the biennial Foodex show have confirmed that it will not allow Meat Management magazine to exhibit at its 2014 show.Publisher of Meat Management, Graham Yandell commented: "Naturally we are disappointed that having exhibited in previous years we now appear to be subject to ...
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NewsNew flavourings launch
A new selection of seasonings and marinades, targeted exclusively at top end butchers for their own use, has been launched by Unbar Rothon.Called Butchers Pride, it has been developed over months and widely tested and is presented in see-through plastic jarss. The seasonings are also batch packed in plastic bags ...
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NewsTulip relaunches foodservice division
Tulip Ltd has relaunched its foodservice division to bring its food expertise to the catering and hospitality industry nationwide.Tulip Foodservice Solutions, the ‘one-stop shop’ for professional caterers, offers sliced cooked meats, shredded meats, pizza toppings, meal solutions and deli fillers.Alongside well-known Tulip Ltd brands Danepak, Stagg® Chili, SPAM® Brand and ...
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Parasite infections costing sheep industry millions says EBLEX
Farmers are being urged to correctly worm farm dogs to help sheep reach target specifications and reduce the number of carcase rejections from processors which cost the industry millions of pounds.The call has come from EBLEX amid growing concern in the processing sector about parasite infections spread by dogs affecting ...
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NewsEBLEX unveils 'Discover Lamb' and 'The Carvery' range of cuts
‘Discover Lamb’ and ‘The Carvery’ are the latest product development initiatives unveiled by the EBLEX trade marketing team in London at the Churchill War Rooms.L-R: EBLEX's Martin Eccles and Nigel Haworth with a range of the new cuts.Launched under the umbrella themes - ‘Cook-In’ for the retail sector and ‘Eat ...
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NewsSandy Boyd is new Q Guild manager
Sandy Boyd, a high profile figure in the food retail industry, has been appointed by the Q Guild of Butchers as Guild manager.Sandy Boyd joins the Q Guild team.Sandy has worked in the speciality food industry for over 30 years. He has set up several successful and award winning food ...
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Assurance scheme proposal gets top billing at Halal forum
A proposed assurance scheme for the halal sector will be among the topics discussed at the first red meat Halal forum in Warwickshire next month.The forum will help shape priorities for EBLEX work with the Halal sector, as well as looking at recent consumer research and a draft halal assurance ...
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Sheep EID proposals will cost industry, says NFU and NSA
Proposals in the latest Government consultation on sheep EID could cost the industry an extra £1.8million a year and add little to protect the industry in the event of a disease outbreak, the NFU and National Sheep Association (NSA) has warned.In letters to Farming Minister David Heath, the organisations have ...
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NFMFT rejects claims that consumer confidence in meat industry is low
The National Federation of Meat and Food Traders has objected to remarks by Jill Evans MEP claiming that "consumer confidence in the meat industry is low following the horse meat scandal."The comments come following Evans's comments on the proposed changes to the rules on inspections in slaughterhouses. The NFMFT says ...
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Industry unites to get shoppers to back British poultry meat
The NFU, British Poultry Council, Red Tractor and some of the UK’s biggest retailers and foodservice companies have joined forces to promote the chicken industry and to help promote the Red Tractor mark of quality.All have thrown their weight behind the new-look Love Chicken recipe website, which aims to encourage ...
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F.A. Gill Ltd adamant it supplies British pork
Following the announcement on the BBC Radio 4 Farming Today programme about the mislabelling of pork chops F A Gill Ltd says it has proven it has only ever supplied British pork.The results of isotope testing, on its own on-site slaughtered pork, when independently sampled, was shown scientifically to be ...
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NFU calls on Defra to put in place fair CAP deal across the UK after EU agreement
The Council and the European Parliament has reached a political agreement on outstanding issues of the Common Agriculture Policy reform.This marks a major step towards the goal of finalising the CAP reform package.NFU director of Policy Martin Haworth said: “While we think this reform has missed an opportunity to become ...
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NewsQMS launches Meat the Facts for children
A new children’s publication aimed at improving the understanding of children about red meat (beef, lamb and pork) has been launched by Quality Meat Scotland.Bearsden Primary School pupils helped to launch the new QMS “Meat the Facts” booklet.Pupils from Bearsden Primary School joined Isobel-Anne Johnston on Quality Meat Scotland’s stand ...
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NewsLivestock producers invited to free butchery workshops
Livestock farmers are invited to attend one of two free butchery workshops being held in Aberdeenshire and Perthshire next month by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).The workshops will offer an opportunity to learn how to bone out a carcase and are free of charge to QMS levy payers. During the day-long ...
