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NewsUK Sausage Week: website and entry form now live
It’s full speed ahead for UK Sausage Week with product-entry now open, a new website now live, new partners on-board, a celebrity ambassador confirmed and a venue booked for the celebration lunch.UK Sausage Week will run from 30th October until 5th November (Bonfire Night) and will open with a celebration ...
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NewsIndustry celebrates Ian Mackway’s career
Members of the meat and food industry gathered at The Farmers Club, London, yesterday (25th July) to celebrate the career of Raps UK Ltd's general manager Ian Mackway.L to R: Tanya Kuehne, Ian Mackway, Annegret Kuehne, Trish Mackway and Frank Kuehne.Ian made the decision to retire from his role with ...
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NewsManufacturer denies mixing horsemeat into beef
A UK businessman has denied mixing horsemeat into beef products.Andronicos Sideras, of Dinos & Sons, is currently on trial for conspiracy to defraud. According to the BBC, The Guardian and other national media outlets, Sideras has told the jury that he held and relabelled consignments of horsemeat for a business ...
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NewsUK Sausage Week unveils celebrity ambassador
The organisers of UK Sausage Week have unveiled the celebrity face endorsing the 2017 event.Eric Knowles has been confirmed as the celebrity ambassador for UK Sausage Week 2017.Antiques expert and TV presenter Eric Knowles will be showing his support for sausages throughout the week-long initiative and will present the winning ...
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NewsUK Sausage Week: venue revealed for celebration lunch
The venue for UK Sausage Week’s celebration lunch, taking place on 30th October, has been unveiled by organisers YPL Exhibitions & Events. Plaisterers’ Hall in London is the chosen destination for the event, which will highlight many of the UK’s best sausages, recognising winners from all around the country as ...
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NewsBest of the UK meat industry honoured at Meat Management Industry Awards
In the company of stand-up comedian and performer Miles Jupp, the 2017 Meat Management Industry Awards ceremony brought some of the very top names of the UK meat industry together on Wednesday 28th June to celebrate excellence and reward the best, as voted for by the readers of Meat Management ...
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NewsEFSA examines slaughter of pregnant farm animals
An investigation by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) into issues surrounding the slaughter of pregnant animals suggests that practical measures should be taken for reducing slaughter in the last third of gestation.According to the EFSA, 3% of dairy cows, 1.5 % of beef cattle, 0.5% of pigs, 0.8% sheep ...
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NewsWorshipful Company of Butchers raise more than £92,000 at Master’s Charity Ball
The magnificent surroundings of London’s Guildhall provided the setting for the Worshipful Company of Butchers (WCB) Master’s Charity Ball on Friday 19th May.The Beating Retreat by the Pipes and Drums of The London Scottish Regiment at the Worshipful Company of Butchers Master's Charity Ball. Photo: Phil McCarthy.Liverymen of the WCB ...
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NewsObituary: Peter Martinelli MBE
Meat Management is sad to record the death of Peter Martinelli MBE who passed away at his home in Tenerife on Thursday 27th April aged 87.Peter Martinelli MBE pictured in 1992.One of the outstanding characters of the UK meat industry, Peter was best known as a Smithfield market trader, and ...
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NewsFood and farming industry reacts to General Election announcement
Prime Minister Theresa May has announced that there will be a snap general election on Thursday 8th June.Following the news, Meat Management spoke to a selection of meat and agri-food industry experts to hear their views on what the election could mean for the industry.Nick Allen, chief executive of BMPA.Nick ...
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NewsMeat industry reacts to the triggering of Article 50
As Prime Minister Theresa May signs the letter triggering Article 50, various food and farming industry experts speak to Meat Management and offer their views on the two years ahead.British Poultry Council (BPC)Richard Griffiths, chief executive of the British Poultry Council.BPC chief executive Richard Griffiths said: “All food and farming ...
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NewsMeat and Education Conference hailed a success
Audiences from across the UK have attended the Meat and Education Conference in Birmingham, which was aimed at providing key stage three and key stage four students with accurate and clear information on red meat.AHDB recently hosted a Meat and Education Conference.The conference, which was part of an ongoing AHDB ...
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NewsMM Meat Industry Awards judging underway
Product judging for the 2017 Meat Management Industry Awards is in full swing in the test kitchens and tasting lab at The Regional Food Academy at Harper Adams University.Product judging for the MM Meat Industry Awards is currently underway at Harper Adams University.The expert judging panel, together with home economists, ...
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NewsNew master for York Butchers’ Gild
David Lishman, the Q Guild’s National vice chairman, has been named Master of the Company of Butchers of the City of York for 2017.David Lishman has been appointed Master of the York Butchers' Gild. Photo: Dave Hobman.Lishman, who owns the butcher business Lishman’s of Ilkley in Yorkshire, had the title ...
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Isle of Man meat plant seeks private investor
The Isle of Man government is seeking a private operator for the island’s meat plant in an effort to make it more competitive and save public money.The plant is currently run by Isle of Man Meats, a cooperative of farmers, and requires an annual government subvention, which in 2016 was ...
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NewsQMS chief executive Uel Morton to step down
Uel Morton, chief executive of Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), will step down later this year after 11 years in the role.Uel Morton will step down from his role at QMS later this year.“The decision to step down is not one I have taken lightly,” Morton said. “I have huge pride ...
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NewsNick Allen to leave AHDB for BMPA chief executive role
Nick Allen, AHDB’s market development director, is leaving to take up a new role as chief executive of the British Meat Processors’ Association (BMPA).Nick Allen, ADHB's market development director, has been appointed chief executive of the BMPA.Allen, who currently heads up AHDB’s export, marketing and education teams, has spent almost ...
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Meat theft at Sussex farm shop
Farm shop, Perryhill Orchards, near Hartfield in Sussex has had approximately £2,000 worth of meat products stolen in what Sussex police has described as a ‘well planned attack’.According to Sussex police the raiders struck at the farm shop at around 7.45pm on Friday 30th December after the owner had left ...
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NewsThe top ten stories on Meat Management in 2016
Here at Meat Management we thought it only right to take a look back at 2016 and the biggest stories from the industry that captured your attention.So, here’s a countdown of the top ten most-read stories on the Meat Management website last year.(To view the original story click on the ...
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NewsMeat industry predicts trends and outlook for 2017
Meat Management speaks to industry experts across the meat sector and hears their predictions and plans for this year. AIMS head of policy Norman Bagley.First to offer his views is Norman Bagley, head of policy at the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS), who described the past year as “a ...
