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  • Emmanuel Crusiaux (left), Underwood Meat Company with Lee Brooks, McMullen Pub Company.
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    Foodservice sausage of the year winner

    2013-10-29T00:00:00Z

    Underwood Meat Company in Rotherham has picked up the top award at the BPEX Foodservice Sausage of the Year competition for its tasty bangers!Emmanuel Crusiaux (left), Underwood Meat Company with Lee Brooks, McMullen Pub Company.From more than 230 sausage entries, its Pork and Chorizo Sausage was one of just fifteen ...

  • Marel's new training and demonstration facility, Progress Point, in Denmark.
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    Marel opens new Danish facility for training and demonstrations

    2013-10-29T00:00:00Z

    Progress Point, is the newest and most extensive training and demonstration facility for Marel. It will open its doors for customer demonstrations and training on November 7th.Marel's new training and demonstration facility, Progress Point, in Denmark.Progress Point is lin Denmark, only five minutes away from Copenhagen’s Kastrup Airport. Specially built ...

  • Aberdeen-based butcher Andrew Gordon pictured with Ellon Academy pupils, Toni Skene (left) and Cara Johnston at the Skills Scotland event.
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    Butcher inspires youngsters at Skills Scotland Event

    2013-10-29T00:00:00Z

    An Aberdeenshire butcher joined Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) to increase awareness among young people of the wide range of career options available in the Scottish red meat industry.Aberdeen-based butcher Andrew Gordon pictured with Ellon Academy pupils, Toni Skene (left) andCara Johnston at the Skills Scotland event.QMS, along with four other ...

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    Forum shows support for Halal assurance scheme

    2013-10-29T00:00:00Z

    A Halal assurance scheme would be used by up to 95 per cent of the sector’s suppliers, a poll has revealed."It gave a very clear message that the Halal sector wants an assurance scheme, is keen to get behind one that is workable and wants to help consumers make informed ...

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    England's Best Burger Challenge is back for 2014

    2013-10-29T00:00:00Z

    The search for ‘England’s Best Burger’ will commence once again in 2014 when EBLEX’s hotly contested Burger Challenge competition will open for entries.For the 2014 competition, EBLEX will be looking for the most succulent, tender and tasty burgers in three categories:Independent Butcher – open to retail butchers in England who ...

  • QMS chief executive, Uel Morton: "QMS’s overall strategy is to shape a sustainable and prospering Scottish red meat industry and the shortage of beef cattle numbers is now the greatest threat facing the beef industry in Scotland, placing immense pres…
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    QMS to focus on uptake of technology to improve confidence and sustainability

    2013-10-24T00:00:00Z

    Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has announced plans to sharply focus its industry development work of grassroots activities aimed at improving the efficiency, sustainability and confidence of the Scottish red meat industry.QMS chief executive, Uel Morton: "QMS’s overall strategy is to shape a sustainable and prospering Scottish red meat industry and ...

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    British Sausage Week finalists revealed

    2013-10-24T00:00:00Z

    The competition to discover Britain’s Greatest Bangers, as part of British Sausage Week (4th-10th November), just stepped up a notch with the revelation of the multiple retail sector finalists.Five supermarket sausages are in the running of being crowned the nation’s best, after two intense rounds of judging. The final five ...

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    2014 Meat Management Industry Awards underway

    2013-10-24T00:00:00Z

    The Meat Management Industry Awards 2014 are underway, recognising excellence throughout the meat industry.Retailers, manufacturers, butchers and readers can now enter their meat and poultry products for judging in the following categories: The Catering Butcher Award; Manufacturer of the Year; Best Equipment / Machinery Supplier; Best Trade Organisation; Best Website ...

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    Ingredients supplier launches loyalty club

    2013-10-23T00:00:00Z

    Food ingredients supplier, Newly Weds Foods has announced the launch of a new loyalty club, called The World Of Great Taste.The World Of Great Taste has been created with the independent butcher and small to medium processor in mind. Joining the scheme allows members direct access to technical, marketing and ...

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    Winter promo kit aims to maximise festive sales

    2013-10-23T00:00:00Z

    EBLEX Quality Standard Mark (QSM) Scheme member butchers will shortly receive a new promotional kit to help drive sales of quality assured beef and lamb during the festive season.The new winter point-of-sale (POS) kit includes some inspirational ‘cook-in’ beef and lamb recipes, designed to encourage customers to enjoy cooking at ...

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    Annual review documents EBLEX achievements

    2013-10-23T00:00:00Z

    Potential annual growth in the beef and lamb retail market of £88 million resulted from £45,000 spent on product development work, while a £1.2 million investment in market intelligence led to the publication of free market updates worth £8.75 million to the industry, according to the EBLEX 2012/13 Annual Review.The ...

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    ASA rules against complaint about BPEX advert

    2013-10-23T00:00:00Z

    The Advertising Standards Agency has ruled against a complaint made by Compassion in World Farming (CiWF) concerning a Red Tractor advertisement, which featured outdoor pigs.The advert showed celebrity farmer Jimmy Doherty on his own free-range farm, with pigs and piglets wandering around, and Doherty saying: “Now, more than ever, it’s ...

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    Livestock Producers Reap the Rewards of a Strong Market

    2013-10-21T00:00:00Z

    The volume of cattle handled by Scottish price reporting abattoirs is currently around 10% higher than a month ago, according to Stuart Ashworth, Quality Meat Scotland, Head of Economics Services.In England and Wales, cattle volumes have steadied over the past couple of weeks after increasing by around 3,000 head per ...

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    United effort delivered crucial meat inspection vote

    2013-10-21T00:00:00Z

    The long-overdue modernisation of European meat inspection remains on track following the approval of visual assessments and Food Chain Information as the core processes for ensuring that meat is produced in the correct way and is safe to eat.“We’ve been working for the last three years to bring sense and ...

  • James and Victoria Robertshaw - Keelham .
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    Bradford farm shop wins at The Observer Food Monthly Awards 2013

    2013-10-21T00:00:00Z

    As voted for by Guardian and Observer readers The ‘Best Independent Retailer’ award was presented to Keelham Farm Shop in Bradford. Run by the Robertshaw family, it has a loyal customer base with locals buying their groceries from the family since 1929. Run by brother and sister Victoria and James, ...

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    New partnership for meat and fish industry

    2013-10-16T00:00:00Z

    International consultancy firm Columbus and Emydex, a provider of production management software systems, have announced their partnership in the meat and fish industries.While Columbus build targeted solution sets on top of the ERP Microsoft Dynamics AX platform, Emydex software is designed to manage food production processes from door-to-door.The partnership will ...

  • Owen Paterson MP
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    Government commits to bolstering export support at red meat roundtable

    2013-10-16T00:00:00Z

    Actions that the Government could take to support the opening of key markets to UK red meat exports were discussed at an industry roundtable organised by EBLEX.The meeting was hosted by Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) chairman John Godfrey during Anuga, one of the world’s biggest food trade fairs, ...

  • TV's Carol Smillie will be taking part in a butchery demonstration at The BBC Good Food Show.
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    Carol Smillie joins butchers at BBC Good Food Show

    2013-10-16T00:00:00Z

    Scottish TV personality Carol Smillie will be joining Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) this Saturday (19th October) at the BBC Good Food Show Scotland at the SECC in Glasgow.TV's Carol Smillie will be taking part in a butchery demonstration at The BBC Good Food Show.Ms Smillie will be wowing the crowds ...

  • L-R: Eveline Lemke (Secretary of State for Trade and Industry of Rhineland-Palatinate), Uwe Reifenhaeuser (Managing Director), Thomas Kuehr, Juergen Melles, Uwe Ragnit (all TREIF), Dr. Ulrich Link (ISB board of directors).
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    Treif wins major innovation award

    2013-10-16T00:00:00Z

    Treif`s industrial slicer, the DIVIDER 880 has been awarded with first prize in the SUCCESS innovation competition in Germany.The Department of Trade and Industry of Rhineland-Palatinate and the ISB (Investment and Economic Development Bank of the state) annually award the prize to medium-sized companies for developing and launching pioneering, innovative ...

  • 'Stir-fry queen' Eve Muirhead posing with a Scotch Lamb stir-fry which features in the new campaign.
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    Tesco and Asda ‘lambasted’ by Scottish sheep farmers

    2013-10-16T00:00:00Z

    Scottish sheep farmer frustration with major supermarket chains, Tesco and Asda, is growing as significant levels of imported lamb continue to be found on their shelves despite Scottish lamb being in peak season.The ‘Wham, Bam, Thank You Lamb’ campaign is in full swing and producers working hard to produce some ...