All Poultry & Game articles – Page 11
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NewsConsumers respond to ‘meat concerns’ survey
New research conducted by British online meat retailer and sports nutrition brand www.gonutrition.com specifically asked UK consumers to share whether they have any concerns when purchasing meat.Researchers were interested to discover whether the 2013 ‘horsemeat scandal’, and the constant media attention the meat industry has received following it, has had ...
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NewsBritish Pig & Poultry Fair proves popular
The British Pig & Poultry Fair took place this week, and proved popular, with standing room only at the forum programmes.British Pig & Poultry Fair © Tim Scrivener.Visitors were able to learn about the outlook for the poultry sector, led by Chris Hall from Cargill and Tom Willings, formerly of ...
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NewsPig producers can reduce antibiotic usage, says St David’s vets
Pig producers can reduce their antibiotic usage by taking lessons learned from the poultry industry, poultry veterinary practice St David’s Poultry Team has said.According to the veterinary practice the answer is to boost and protect the animals’ natural bacteria and health, therefore removing the necessity for routine antibiotic use.St David’s ...
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NewsBPC chief executive leaves
Andrew Large has stepped down from his role as chief executive of the British Poultry Council (BPC).Andrew Large has stepped down from his role as chief executive of the BPC.Large had been the BPC’s chief executive since May 2013.John Reed, BPC chairman, said: “The BPC Board would like to thank ...
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NewsIndustry unites for ‘Year of British Food’
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), National Farmers Union (NFU), Red Tractor and Love British Food are uniting to coordinate a calendar of events for the autumn of 2016 which has been designated the 'Year of British Food' by the Government.Liz Truss: "Our food industry has so much to ...
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Cranswick acquires poultry producer, Crown
UK food producer Cranswick has announced that it has acquired the whole of the issued share capital of CCL Holdings Ltd (Crown) and its 100% owned subsidiary Crown Chicken Ltd from the Thacker family and management.Funded from existing bank facilities, the cash consideration was £40 million.Crown is one of the ...
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NewsEaster provides £16m boost for meat and poultry sector
Kantar Worldpanel has released the latest Meat, Fish and Poultry (MFP) figures for the 12 weeks ending 27th March 2016, which reveal Easter to have provided a major boost for meat and poultry in particular. Roast leg of lamb studded with garlic and rosemary and roast potatoes.The findings show that ...
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NewsDefra reverses decision on animal welfare guidance
The government has reversed its decision to move toward jointly-owned welfare guidance, angering some figures within the industry.Both the British Poultry Council (BPC) and National Farmers Union (NFU) have expressed their disappointment at the U-turn by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).The British Poultry Council’s guidance was ...
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NewsPresenting the ‘British Beefeaters’
The 2016 team of butchers representing Great Britain in the World Butchers’ Challenge have now been announced.The 'British Beefeaters' will represent GB at the World Butchers' Challenge.The six team members are as follows: Maurice Stephenson from Nigel Fredericks (captain), Tom Wood from Huntleys Country Stores (vice captain), Gary Raeburn from ...
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News2 Sisters Food Group appoints CEO of protein
One of the leading UK food manufacturers, 2 Sisters Food Group, has appointed Martyn Fletcher to the newly-created role of chief operating officer, protein.Martyn Fletcher, 2 Sisters Food Group's new chief operating officer, protein.He will have management responsibility for the group’s operations across its manufacturing sites in the UK. He ...
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NewsMoy Park reveals growth in revenue and volume
Poultry processor, Moy Park, has revealed a 1.4% increase in revenue for the year ending 2nd January 2016 reaching £1,442.3 million.Moy Park's Dungannon factory. Credit: Michael Burch.The company also achieved a 6.7% volume growth, whilst increasing underlying profit before tax by 2% from £44.6 million to £45.5 million.Additionally, net debt ...
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NewsMoy Park launches graduate programme
Northern Ireland-based poultry producer, Moy Park, is currently seeking graduates to apply for its 2016 graduate management development programme, Sprint.The Sprint programme is available for those interested in roles across supply chain, production, commercial, marketing, finance, technical, HR and quality.Launching the programme, Moy Park’s head of talent and organisational development, ...
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NewsBPC reveals antibiotic reduction in poultry sector
Results from data collected by the British Poultry Council has revealed that the use of antibiotics in the poultry sector reduced by 28% in 2015 compared to 2014.“Our sector has led the way, with real progress seen since the formation of our BPC Chicken Antibiotic Stewardship Scheme in 2011,” BPC ...
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NewsResearch shows wild game is going main stream
As the shooting season comes to an end on 1st February, the market for wild game is at an all-time high, says Jack Knott of the Countryside Alliance’s Game to Eat campaign.Despite a challenging season weather-wise, the market for, and interest in, wild game meats, including pheasant, partridge, venison, rabbit ...
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NewsWhere will 2016 take the meat industry?
As we move into the New Year, Meat Management asks some of our regular magazine contributors how they see 2016 faring for the industry.Jamie Foster: “In many ways 2016 should be a time of great opportunity for our meat industry."Jamie Foster, Meat Management’s Legal Lines columnist, said: "In many ways ...
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News2 Sisters reveals results and future plans
Boparan Holdings Limited, the parent company for 2 Sisters Food Group, has announced its consolidated results for the 13 weeks ending 31st October 2015. Year on year total sales have dropped from £806.7m to £778.3m, a 3.3% decrease.Despite the sales and profit drop, the future appears to look bright for ...
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NewsAldi and Lidl driving fresh meat sales
The rise of discount retailers Aldi and Lidl’s fresh meat sales are of huge importance to Welsh farmers, Ed Garner, Kantar Worldpanel’s communications director said at a recent Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) conference.“Aldi fresh meat sales are growing at over 40 per cent and at 32 ...
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NewsBird flu outbreak in south-west France
It has been reported that ten cases of a bird flu outbreak have now been detected in south-west France.The virus was first detected in the Dordogne region at the end of November, however, new outbreaks have also been confirmed the Haute-Vienne and Landes regions.The highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of the ...
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NewsBritish Poultry Council awards recognises BVPA contribution to the industry
The achievements of the British Veterinary Poultry Association (BVPA) in its efforts to support the industry during the three outbreaks of Avian Influenza in 2015 were recognised at the British Poultry Council (BPC) Awards at the House of Commons recently.BPC Awards recipients: (L-R) John Reed, Annabelle Heath, BVPA president David ...
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NewsRed Tractor Assurance on-pack promotion success
Red Tractor Assurance (RTA) have announced that its latest campaign – it’s biggest yet – has been a success, leading to almost 37,000 people opting to receive regular email updates from the business.Over 120,000 people entered for the chance to win a farm stay mini break.The campaign was designed to ...
