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NewsVoting deadline this week for Women In Meat Industry Awards 2022
The final voting deadline for this year’s Women In Meat Industry Awards is this coming Friday 26th August. Over 100 nominees are featured this year from right across the UK meat industry and over 8,000 votes have been received so far.The voting process is quick and easy. To see the ...
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NewsWelsh butchers fully prepared for World Butchers’ Challenge
A team of Welsh butchers is primed and ready to represent Wales after an intensive period of training in preparation for the World Butchers’ Challenge in the United States, taking place on 2nd and 3rd September.The Craft Butchery Team Wales (from left) Tom Jones, Liam Lewis, Matthew Edwards, Peter Rushforth, ...
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NewsNew study reports reduced consumption of meat alternatives
A Food Standards Agency (FSA) consumer survey has revealed that around a fifth of respondents no longer eat meat alternatives and just over a third said that they had never eaten products of that type.21% of respondents reported that they used to eat meat alternatives but no longer do.The FSA’s ...
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NewsCanned meat could see resurgence, says AHDB
The surge in sales for canned meat at the start of the pandemic could indicate a future trend in sales as the financial impact of inflation hits households, a report by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has found.Figures from Kantar dating back to the first Covid-19 lockdown in ...
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NewsSamworth Brothers pays tribute to founder Sir David Samworth, CBE DL
British food manufacturer Samworth Brothers has paid tribute to its founder and life president Sir David Samworth, who has passed away at the age of 87.In a statement, Samworth Brothers said that Sir David had helped “shape the modern food industry over a long and successful business career” and also ...
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NewsAIMS calls on The Lancet to remove GBD study
The Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS) has written to the editor of The Lancet requesting the immediate removal of the report on the 2019 Global Burden of Disease (2019 GBD) study due to what AIMS claims to be “its seriously misleading content.”The 2019 GBD study claimed a 36-fold higher ...
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NewsUK pigmeat production declines in July
UK pig meat production fell in July to 80,600 tonnes, 7% lower than recorded volumes for June, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).AHDB’s report, which is based on the latest data from Defra, has suggested that the decline in volume is 4% lower than July 2021. The ...
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NewsBord Bia appoints new chief executive officer
The Irish Food Board – Bord Bia has announced that Jim O'Toole has been appointed as its new chief executive officer and is scheduled to take up the position in November.Jim O'Toole, new CEO of Bord Bia.O’Toole is currently CEO of Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s Seafood Development Agency and ...
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NewsRising costs in food supply chain “proving impossible to absorb”, says BRC
Responding to the July CPI inflation figures, CEO of the British Retail Consortium (BRC) Helen Dickinson warned that “the sheer weight of costs” felt by the industry would lead to companies passing the additional costs onto retailers and consumers.The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics have found that ...
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NewsVoting for WIMI Awards 2022 closes on Friday 26th August
Organisers of the Women In Meat Industry Awards are reporting high turnout as members of the UK meat industry vote for their finalists in this year’s programme. Voting closes next Friday 26th August.Voting is underway to decide the finalists across 11 categories in this year's WIMI Awards.Over eight thousand votes ...
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NewsPoultry amongst various products affected by increasing grocery inflation
A new peak in grocery inflation has meant products like poultry, butter and milk have seen “the biggest jumps” in price, according to the latest Kantar market report.Overall, supermarket sales rose by 2.2% in the 12 weeks to 7th August as grocery price inflation hit a new high of 11.6%. ...
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NewsUK meat industry contracts in second quarter, says FDF
Meat and meat products were amongst the sectors of the UK food industry found to have contracted in growth, according to the latest report from the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).The new report found that all sectors of the UK food industry contracted apart from dairy, grain mills and bakery ...
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NewsTesco and Sainsbury’s latest retailers to ban disposable BBQs
Tesco and Sainsbury’s have decided to stop selling disposable barbeques, following on from similar action by Marks and Spencer (M&S), Waitrose and Aldi.The retailers say that rising alarm around the heatwaves across the UK has led to the action.Tesco has announced that the ban is a temporary measure, whereas Sainsbury’s ...
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NewsPilgrim’s UK launches lamb business
Pilgrim’s UK has officially launched Pilgrim’s UK Lamb to manufacture British and Welsh premium lamb products.The move follows Pilgrim’s acquisition of Randall Parker Food’s (RPF) two manufacturing facilities in Llanidloes and Andover last year, which brought 350 staff into the Pilgrim’s business.Pilgrim’s UK Lamb becomes part of Pilgrim’s UK’s Fresh ...
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News“Scotland’s future food policy still not defined”, says NFU Scotland
Writing in his blog, NFU Scotland president Martin Kennedy said that the pace of the work to show the direction of travel for the Scottish food industry is “glacial”, adding that the industry is “desperate to know what is happening.”Martin Kennedy, NFU Scotland.Kennedy said that food, to a large degree ...
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NewsFurther scientific challenge to anti-meat Lancet report
Researchers from the World Cancer Research Fund International (WCRF) have criticised the findings of the Lancet’s Global Burden of Disease 2020 study, which has been previously critiqued for its assessment of red meat’s impact on diet.The 2019 report has been referenced in the UK’s National Food Strategy and the FSA’s ...
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NewsEU sees growth in pigmeat production
Pig meat production in the EU totalled 1.9 million tonnes in May, up 1.3% compared to a year earlier, according to the latest figures by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).Throughput was also up year-on-year, with just over 20 million pigs sent through abattoirs. According to AHDB, this is ...
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NewsFelixstowe port prepares for strike action
Workers at Felixstowe, the UK’s largest container port, have voted in favour of strike action in a dispute over pay.It’s estimated that around half of all the UK’s container traffic comes through the port. The UK logistics and haulage sectors, supply chains and international maritime trade are all expected to ...
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NewsBeyond Meat to cut 4% of workforce amid ‘macroeconomic’ pressures
Plant-based meat company Beyond Meat is announcing a reduction in its workforce affecting approximately 4% of its global employees as its second quarter trading figures report a loss in profits.Founded in 2009, Beyond Meat is a plant-based meat company with products available at approximately 183,000 retail and foodservice outlets in ...
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NewsM&S announces UK ban on disposable BBQs
Supermarket Marks and Spencer (M&S) has decided to stop selling disposable barbeques in a bid to reduce the risk of fires.The move came into effect in UK stores earlier in the week beginning Monday 1st August.In March, Aldi also halted the sale of its range of disposable barbecues. Commenting on ...
