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Lamb sales bouncing back
After a sustained period of gloom lamb is bouncing back in popularity among British consumers with volume sales on the up.Latest figures* revealed that in the 12-week period to September 2nd, volume sales of lamb rose by 14% to 15,656 tonnes year-on-year, with £131 million being spent on the product, ...
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NewsMacsween wins Morrisons Award for Outstanding Business
Macsween of Edinburgh won the ‘Morrisons Award for Outstanding Business’ at the IGD Food Industry Awards 2012. The prestigious award recognised Macsween’s important contribution in the food and grocery industry.Macsween of Edinburgh collects its Morrisons Award for Outstanding Business at the IGD awards.The judges commended Macsween for being ‘a company ...
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Zero tax rates for agricultural producer profits boost to Russian meat business
Earlier this month, Russian President Vladimir Putin set zero tax rates for agricultural producers on profits in perpetuity, boosting prospects for the country's meat companies.Russian poultry and pork business, the Cherkizovo Group, sees this as a good move: "Our company appreciates the decision to extend the zero rate of income ...
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Cranswick growth continues in difficult times
Cranswick’s underlying turnover, in the six months ending 30th September, has continued to grow , up 5% from the previous year.In a company statement Cranswick said: “Rising animal feed prices and the cost to European producers of implementing new EU welfare regulations, which will raise standards towards those existing in ...
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One of Canada’s largest-ever meat recalls continues
XL Foods in Canada is now recalling more than 1,800 products from Canada and the United States as ten people are reported to have fallen sick from e.coli contaminated beef products.The Alberta plant, where the contamination occurred remains closed and following accusations that the country’s agriculture withheld information from consumers ...
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Vion to close Hall’s of Broxburn
Following the end of a 90-day consultation period Vion UK is to implement a phased closure of Hall’s of Broxburn.Vion chairman, Peter Barr said: “We have done everything in our power to avoid having to take this extremely regrettable action but we have been unable to identify any viable alternative ...
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Pork sales perked up during 2012 Olympics
Figures from Kantar Worldpanel, produced for BPEX, show pork and pork products sales were up 8% in value and 9% in volume during the two weeks of the London Olympics.This was ahead of chicken in silver (up 7% in value and 5% in volume) and in bronze position was turkey ...
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NewsEBLEX hits the road
EBLEX has gone mobile with a new branded cookery and butchery demonstration unit.Custom-built for EBLEX with interchangeable internal cladding, the unit is completely self-contained and can be used at shows or events for sampling and demonstrations – or even as a portable test kitchen.One end of the unit is devoted ...
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NewsFifteen in the final for best foodservice sausage
The best catering sausage for 2012 is one step closer to being found, as entries into the prestigious BPEX Foodservice Pork Sausage of the Year Competition have been whittled down to the final fifteen.The annual competition rewards excellence and innovation in sausages produced using Quality Assured pork, such as Red ...
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NFU Scotland calls for supermarkets to step up on Scottish pork
On the day after the consultation period into the possible closure of Scotland’s biggest pig plant ends, NFU Scotland is praising some supermarkets for their increased commitment to Scottish pork and asking others to step up to the mark.With Scotland’s largest pig plant at Halls of Broxburn under threat of ...
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NewsBPEX organises caterers farm visit
Pigs are not great fans of hot weather. Yet despite the heat, they appeared to be very content on the day that BPEX accompanied a group of foodservice industry professionals around a farm of outdoor reared pigs near Woodbridge, Suffolk recently.The ‘Livestock Live’ event was the first in a series ...
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New challenge to the board of Tyson Foods
In a most unusual and dramatic move the chief executive of The Humane Society of the United States, Wayne Pacelle, is seeking a place on the board of one of the world’s largest meat producers, Tyson Foods.Pacelle, who has been CEO of the Society for eight years said: “It’s certainly ...
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NewsBDCI's big night
Around 950 guests joined BDCI festival chairman, Jim Sydenham, at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel for the highlight of the BDCI’s fundraising activity, the Annual Festival Dinner.Welcoming the guests, Jim said: “The BDCI was founded 184 years ago in 1828, when King George the IV was on the throne and our ...
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NewsThree in row win for Asda at Turkey awards
Three is truly the magic number for Asda as it scooped the title of Retailer of the Year at the 2012 British Turkey Awards for the third year in a row.Judges declared Asda the winner for its extensive range of everyday turkey portions, which judges said would suit all kinds ...
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NewsTeam Scotland to serve pork at the Culinary Olympics
Six Scottish chefs, with a back up team of eight will be serving up Specially Selected Pork as their main course at the 'Culinary Olympics' to be held at the IKA show in Germany next month.The main course dish they will be challenged to perfect for 110 diners is 'Ayrshire ...
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Smithfield Foods says its supply is secure
Following numerous reports about a forthcoming bacon and pork shortage in both Europe and the States the world's largest pork processor, Smithfield Foods, is adamant there will be no impact on its products.In a company statement it said: "Contrary to recent media reports, there is no bacon shortage, at least ...
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More food research plea from NFU
The Government and industry must work together to ensure the country’s farmers can meet the challenge of producing more food for a growing population, is the NFU plea at the Labour fringe event in Manchester.NFU deputy president Meurig Raymond emphasised how research must be applied directly to farmers’ businesses.“A vital ...
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Freedom Food launches new online campaign
Freedom Food - the RSPCA’s food labelling scheme - is carrying out a new burst of online advertising this autumn in a bid to increase awareness of what its label means and better educate consumers about the importance of farm animal welfare.Featuring former England Rugby player, and last year’s Celebrity ...
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News'Bird brained' tax under fire by Morrisons
From today, the cost of freshly cooked, hot roast chicken will jump by 20% as new Government tax rules come into effect.The tax is expected to increase VAT receipts by just 0.03%, chicken feed for the Treasury but not for Britain’s hard pressed families, half of whom say they now ...
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What is sustainable beef? asks McDonald's
The American internet newspaper, The Huffington Post, recently ran an interesting piece about McDonald's saying it needs to define what sustainable beef means. What does the meat industry think?As the report signposts, Bob Langert, McDonald’s Corp’s sustainability vice president spoke to Bloomberg and some of his more interesting comments, as ...
