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Appointments at BPEX
A number of appointments have been made by AHDB to fill vacancies in BPEX.BPEX reports these are in line with the BPEX board strategy which stresses the importance of improving herd health and pork quality.Jenny Newman is the database manager, replacing a similar position within BPEX while Emma Bailey-Beech is ...
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Have your say at EBLEX's annual conference
Demand has been strong for places at this year’s EBLEX annual conference which will showcase opportunities for beef and lamb in a changing global marketplace and include opportunity to question the executive.The event, in Warwickshire on October 30th, will bring together industry stakeholders and levy payers to discuss issues and ...
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NewsLamb tour gets underway
EBLEX kicked off its ‘Five Star Lamb Tour’ on a Quality Standard Mark Scheme approved farm in Kent. Catering butchers and chefs spent the day at Becket Farm House, where they were offered inspiration to help them put lamb back on the menu.Welcoming the guests, EBLEX foodservice project manager, Hugh ...
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NewsFirst BPEX champion title goes to The Black Quack!
The first BPEX Regional Roadshow and Pork Product Excellence Awards of the 2012-2013 season got off to an excellent start in Norwich, with the Overall Champion title going to Tavern Tasty Meats for their imaginative product ‘The Black Quack’!The Black Quack, a Scotch egg made with a duck egg wrapped ...
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NewsMeat Management magazine to publish 10 times a year
In response to reader and advertising feedback Meat Management magazine is to increase its frequency and with effect from January 2013 it will publish 10 times a year. Since publisher, Graham Yandell launched the title back in 2008 it has gone from strength to strength and become both regarded and ...
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Herdshire beef served up by top French chef
Paul Bocuse, who holds the record of 47 years for a restaurant with three Michelin stars, has started serving Herdshire Beef Select ribs at L’Ouest, in Lyon.EBLEX sees this as a seal of approval for Quality Standard beef from one of the world’s most respected chefs at his new brasserie ...
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NewsScotbeef, Mathers and Scotch Premier to merge
Three of Scotland’s leading meat processors, Scotbeef, Mathers and Scotch Premier are to merge.The result will be a new multi-million pound meat processing plant to be built at the Thainstone Agricultural Centre, just outside of Inverurie, where Scotch Premier and Mathers are presently based.Commenting on potential job implications a joint ...
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Guidance for pig producers on destocking
BPEX has published guidance for pig producers on strategic de-stocking and reviewing slaughter weight decisions.Andrew Knowles, BPEX Head of Communications and Knowledge Transfer said: “The cost of pig production has rocketed as a result of high feed prices and, with the pig price not moving upwards enough to cover this, ...
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NewsHonorary degree for NFU president
Harper Adams Agricultural College has handed out a number of honorary degrees and fellowships, including one to NFU President Peter Kendall.The East Bedfordshire farmer was presented with an honorary doctorate in recognition of his service to UK agriculture and leadership role within the NFU. Kendall, who farms in Eyeworth, was ...
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NewsEmerald Isle honour for Q Guild chairman
Kirklees butcher and Meat Management contributor, Brindon Addy, has been honoured by his peers in Ireland.In his high profile role as chairman of the national Q Guild of Butchers, Brindon, who runs J Brindon Addy Butchers in Hade Edge, Holmfirth, was invited to visit the country by Associated Craft Butchers ...
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NewsQSM TV campaign kicks off
A heavyweight consumer advertising campaign from EBLEX is set to raise awareness of the recently strengthened Quality Standard Mark Scheme for beef and lamb. The high profile campaign, which is part of an overall £1.35 million marketing investment from EBLEX, is entitled Simple Pleasures. The campaign will air nationally from ...
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NewsEngland does well in International Young Butchers battle
National Federation of Meat & Food Traders (NFMFT) entrants Luke Haigh and Mathew Gothard acquitted themselves really well at this year’s International Young Butcher Competition, held in Holland last week. Luke Haigh won third prize in the ‘Regional Speciality’ category of the competition with his ‘London 2012 Olympic Pie.’ He ...
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NewsNPA fears European pork and bacon supply is contracting fast
Britain’s National Pig Association says a world shortage of pork and bacon next year is now unavoidable. It also claims that British supermarkets can protect consumers from shortages and steep price rises if they pay Britain’s loss-making pig farmers a fair price, to help them remain in production. New ...
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NewsNew autumn POS kit for butchers
As the nights draw in and temperatures drop, hearty warming dishes come back into favour, EBLEX has produced a new promotional kit designed to help butchers boost sales of beef and lamb this autumn.The kit, which is currently being dispatched to members of EBLEX’s Quality Standard Mark Scheme, contains three ...
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NewsQMS launches campaign for better understanding of assurance definitions
Quality Meat Scotland has launched a campaign to encourage livestock farmers and others in the Scottish red meat industry to improve their understanding of assurance status.Posters explaining the three key categories of assurance – Scotch Assured (SA), Farm Assured (FA) and Non-Assured (NA) – will be displayed in auction markets ...
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In search of Yorkshire's finest pies and products
The 23rd Great Yorkshire Pork Pie, Sausage & Products Competition takes place this year on 4th November at Bradford’s Cedar Court Hotel.Organised by the Confederation of Yorkshire Butchers Councils, the competition, supported by a trade fair, again features flagship pork pie and sausage classes, from which supreme champions and reserve ...
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Food to move higher up the political agenda
British food looks set to move up the political agenda as, for the second time in a fortnight, NFU Peter Kendall joined key figures from the UK’s agricultural sector for a farming lunch at Downing Street.Following last week’s Feeding Britain’s Future: Skills for Work Week, where Kendall highlighted the career ...
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NewsMEATUP moves into gear for NEC presentation
The world's biggest supplier of meat processing equipment and machinery, Marel, is just one of the big names backing MEATUP, the only UK show dedicated entirely to the meat industry. Graeme Rolinson, the UK sales manager said Marel were delighted to continue supporting MEATUP. “We are very pleased to be ...
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British Poultry Council is critical of RSPCA duck assurance scheme
The British Poultry Council (BPC) has spoken out against the latest RSPCA duck assurance scheme claiming it is misleading the public in an attempt to promote its own Freedom Food label.In a statement the BPC said: "This is disappointing from a usually respected body like the RSPCA with whom British ...
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EBLEX cooking app targets under 25s
Encouraging young people to get cooking with beef and lamb is the idea behind a new app launched by EBLEX this month.It’s designed to help people master five basic meals by the age of 25. SoundBites uses audio to help users memorise any of the 25 recipes while on the ...
