Opinion
Health drivers of demand
There are mixed messages for the meat industry, says IMTA policy manager Will Allen, as various health trends are having an ever-greater impact on consumers’ food-buying decisions.
Demanding times for retail butchers
Despite the challenges, butchers can capitalise on this summer’s food trends, advises National Craft Butchers managing director Eleanor O’Brien.
We are stronger when we work together
In his first column for Meat Management, new BMPA CEO John Powell looks towards the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
Blur vs Oasis: what we can learn about choosing the future
New technology will inevitably shape our industry, says IMTA’s Adrian Simpson. So, do we have to roll with it? There’s no other way…
Heritage vandalism
Defra is falling short when it comes to the protection of iconic British products such as Wiltshire cured bacon, says JP Garnier.
Plant-based protein under pressure
The European ban on “meaty” labels will be a blow to producers of meat alternatives, bringing with it costly changes to packaging, branding and market strategies that are likely to have an impact beyond the EU, says IMTA’s Lamyah Moochhala.
The ‘public morals’ mirage
Taking back control? It’s a misleading illusion, argues the British Meat Processors Association’s Peter Hardwick.
Meat sector response to GHG methodology recommendations
For the greenhouse gas calculation methodology to be workable, it must combine scientific accuracy with operational practicalities, says BMPA sustainability manager Lucas Daglish.
Batting away curveballs
Tariffs may be shaping current anxieties but, says IMTA’s Matthew Bishop, dealing with whatever gets thrown at them is nothing new for meat traders.
