All Red Meat articles – Page 23
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Norwich butchers target of meat theft
Archer’s Butchers in Norwich was the target of a theft in which nearly £2,000 worth of meat was stolen.In total 160 packs of burgers, 60 packs of bacon, eight turkey butterflies and nine sets of ribs were taken from the shop, said to be worth approximately £1,800.Speaking to the Eastern ...
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NewsGoatober comes to the UK for the first time
Goatober, a month long festival and campaign celebrating the billy goat meat industry, is coming to the UK this October for the first time.Goatober supports the use of kid goat meat being used for foods.This festival is already well established in the USA and has been taking place each October ...
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NewsNew method for testing meat fraud developed
A new method for testing meat fraud has been developed at the Institute of Food Research (IFR) in Norwich.The method is said to be able to exploit subtle differences in a key meat protein so that the addition of just 1% of horsemeat into a beef burger or of beef ...
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Butcher fined for selling meat unfit for human consumption
A Northampton butcher has been fined after pleading guilty to selling meat which was unfit for human consumption and falsely labelling foreign meat as British.Peter Salmons of The Meating Place in Billing Garden Village, Northampton, has been fined £14,000 for the offences.Northamptonshire County Council Trading Standards retrieved samples of meat ...
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NewsFMT Food Industry Awards judging kicks off
The product judging for the Food Management Today Industry Awards is currently taking place at Harper Adams University with over 300 products being cooked, tried and tested by the expert judging panel.Product judging is taking place at Harper Adams University.The judges will work their way through the products over the ...
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NewsDanish Butchers Union members visit Complete Meats
A group of 30 Danish butchers visited Devon butchers, Complete Meats, recently to learn about UK practices.Danish Butchers Union members received a tour of Complete Meats in Devon.The visit included a tour of the Complete Meats unit on the Millwey Rise Trading Estate in Axminster in Devon, where members of ...
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NewsBVA calls for clear animal welfare labels
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has joined the Labelling Matters campaign, an initiative calling for mandatory method of production labelling of meat and dairy products across the EU.A key element of the Labelling Matters campaign is that mandatory method of production labelling must be underpinned by robust welfare outcome safeguards, ...
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NewsHCC supports new Food and Nutrition GCSE
A new GCSE in Food and Nutrition is expected to prove popular as young people are currently tuning in to foodie shows such as Great British Menu and The Great British Bake Off.The new comprehensive qualification will replace the previous GCSEs in Hospitality and Catering and Food Technology, and its ...
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Consumers confident cooking meat in packaging
A recent study carried out by Campden BRI has revealed that 90% of UK consumers trust packaging to cook meat products properly and safely.A total of 109 respondents representing a cross-section of UK meat-eaters were involved in the research, which was carried out to assess consumers’ acceptability of six samples ...
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NewsMorrisons cuts meat and poultry prices
Multiple retailer, Morrisons, is set to cut the price of some of its meat and poultry products by 12% this week, in an initiative aimed to encourage families to cook with meat this autumn.The prices of nearly 130 cooked meat, fresh meat and poultry products are being reduced along with ...
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NewsTeam GB set to compete at World Butchers Challenge
The six butchers representing Great Britain at the World Butchers Challenge landed in Australia this weekend ahead of the competition taking place on 10th September in Queensland.Nicknamed the ‘British Beefeaters’, the British team will compete against butchers from Australia, New Zealand and France for the title of Grand Champions.The 'British ...
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NewsFamous Brands acquires Gourmet Burger Kitchen
Wimpy-owner Famous Brands has signed an agreement to acquire the entire share capital of restaurant-chain Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK).Regarded widely as a high-end UK burger chain, GBK will change hands in a £120m deal.The UK burger bar market is estimated to be worth £3,286 million.Launched in 2001 in Battersea, south ...
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NewsKantar reveals drop in meat and poultry value growth
Kantar Worldpanel has released the latest figures for the value of Meat, Fish and Poultry (MFP) for the 12 weeks ending 14th August 2016, and the results indicate a drop in value in the market.The figures show that fresh primary meat and poultry experienced strong volume growth over the 12 ...
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NewsSteve Francis appointed CEO of Tulip
Steve Francis has been appointed as the new CEO of Tulip Ltd, taking over from Chris Thomas, effective from 5th September. Francis will bring experience from the meat industry, notably four years working at Dutch slaughterhouse group, Vion Food Group, as well as experience of restructuring manufacturing companies.He has worked ...
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NewsWorldSkills butchery competition final six named
The six finalists for the WorldSkills Butchery competition have been named.Hannah Blakey, seen here in action in the Wales heat, will compete in the final.Hannah Blakey, a 17-year-old apprentice at Leeds City College, is both the youngest competitor and the first female to make it to the finals.She will be ...
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NewsMeat wholesaler prosecuted for supplying sheep meat as goat
A Kent-based meat wholesaler has been prosecuted by West Sussex Trading Standards after it was found to be supplying sheep meat instead of goat.Forge Farm Meats Ltd has been fined over £8,000.Forge Farm Meats Ltd., based in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, was found guilty of two offences under the Food Safety ...
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NewsIndustry outrage at FSA tweet supporting #meatfreeweek
Leading meat trade and farming organisations have voiced their outrage at the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) decision to support #meatfreeweek by posting a tweet endorsing the campaign, which is running from 1st to 8th August.The FSA later took down the tweet which endorsed #meatfreeweek.A tweet reading “It’s #meatfreeweek – eat ...
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NewsAubrey Allen achieves ‘higher level’ status
A recent two-day audit has seen butcher, Aubrey Allen Ltd. achieve ‘higher level’ status in the UKAS approved standard for the catering industry.At the start of this year, the National Association of Catering Butchers (NACB) brought in a new, more robust, UKAS approved standard for the catering industry.The audit for ...
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NewsHCC reveals 2016 scholarship recipients
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has announced the recipients of the 2016 HCC Scholarship during a reception at the Royal Welsh Show.(L-R) HCC’s industry development executive James Ruggeri, Richard Roderick, Peter Rushforth and HCC's head of operations Prys Morgan.The individuals to have been awarded the scholarship are ...
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NewsNFU complains about Tesco’s ‘fake farm’ branding
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has written to formally complain to the National Trading Standards over the use of ‘fake’ farm branding by retailers on some food products.Photo: Richard Eaton.This follows concerns expressed by NFU members that the use of ‘fake’ farm labels can be misleading for shoppers resulting in ...
