All Red Meat articles – Page 24
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NewsIMTA launches Brexit strategy
The International Meat Trade Association (IMTA) recently launched its Brexit strategy at its first board meeting since the UK’s decision to leave the EU.The strategy pledges that IMTA will:Establish the facts rule and constraints of Brexit and what it might mean for IMTA membersEngage with government/civil service and lobby for ...
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NewsMeat wholesaler fined more than £25,000
A Birmingham meat wholesaler has been ordered to pay £25,661 after being found guilty of failing to prevent controlled waste escaping from its premises.Rubbish relating to the meat wholesaler spotted on Bissell Street. Credit: Birmingham City Council.Premium Halal Meat & Poultry Limited, based at Unit W5, The Saturn Centre, Bissell ...
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NewsBritish protected food name plan
Speaking in the House of Commons recently, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Liz Truss, outlined her plans for developing a British protected food names status for when Britain leaves the EU.Liz Truss, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.New legislation will be required as ...
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NewsDiscounts and offers behind fresh meat purchasing
New research from nutrition brand www.gonutrition.com suggests that many consumers do not purchase fresh meat without an incentive, such as a discount or offer.According to the survey which polled a total of 2,849 adults aged 18 and over, 54% of respondents said they would only buy fresh meat if the ...
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Butcher gift voucher scheme launched
A Premier Butcher Gift Voucher scheme has been launched by the National Federation of Meat & Food Traders (NFMFT).The scheme is to allow consumers to exchange Premier Butcher gift vouchers for meat products provided by butchers and farm shops.Consumers will be able to purchase the vouchers, which come in £25.00 ...
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NewsAbattoir B Riley & Sons bought out of administration
Burnley-based abattoir B Riley & Sons has been bought out of administration.It has been reported that Dale Valley Rossendale has bought the business and key assets.B Riley & Sons was said to be experiencing cashflow difficulties and went into administration in December last year. Administrators from KPMG were called in ...
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NewsTotal sales up at Boparan Holdings
Boparan Holdings Limited, the parent company of 2 Sisters Food Group, has released its consolidated results for the 13 weeks ended 30th April 2016, which reveal total sales are up 0.6% from the previous year.Ranjit Singh Boparan: "This is another positive performance, with the progress we experienced in previous quarters ...
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NewsTesco to sell Giraffe restaurant chain to Boparan
Tesco has announced its intention to sell its Giraffe restaurant chain to Boparan Restaurants Holdings Limited.The Giraffe restaurant chain is to be sold Boparan Restaurants Holdings Limited.Boparan Holdings is the holding company for 2 Sisters Food Group, owned by Ranjit Singh Boparan, which is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers ...
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Multi agency group to tackle illegal meat trade in Cornwall
A new multi-agency working group in Cornwall has been set up to tackle illegal meat trade.Backed by Crimestoppers, the police, Environmental Health and Trading Standards teams, the Food Standards Agency and a number of rural and agricultural organisations will form the working group.The new set up follows reports of poaching, ...
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NewsHCC signs up to Courtauld commitment
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has become the latest signatory to Courtauld 2025, a voluntary agreement bringing together a range of organisations involved in the food system to make food and drink production and consumption more sustainable.Courtauld 2025 aims to cut the amount of food waste.Courtauld 2025, ...
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NewsCatering students learn about farm-to-fork butchery
Butchers, WH Frost Butchers, and meat wholesaler, Hartshead Meats, have joined forces to help educate the chefs of the future.A group of ten catering students from Trafford College in Altrincham spent a day at Hartshead Meats’ abattoir and meat production facility in Mossley, Ashton-under-Lyne, viewing live cattle in the lairage, ...
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NewsDunbia chief executive receives industry honours
Dunbia’s chief executive and co-owner, Jim Dobson OBE, has been recognised for his work in the butchery and agricultural sectors with two industry honours.Jim Dobson OBE pictured with the Worshipful Company of Butchers master Patricia Dart.Dobson has been admitted into the Worshipful Company of Butchers (WCB) and clothed as a ...
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NewsButcher secures £750k Co-op range expansion
Ayrshire-based family butcher business, We hae meat, has confirmed a £750,000 range expansion with Co-op.The deal will see a total of nine new lines - ranging from sausage rolls to family-sized puff pastry pies - listed in over 300 Co-op stores across Scotland.Carlyn Paton of We hae meat showcases a ...
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NewsDanish Crown reports drop in profits
Meat processor Danish Crown has posted a net profit of DKK 819 million for the first six months of the 2015/16 financial year, which is down from DKK 852 million the previous year.On the financial results, Jais Valeur, president of Danish Crown, commented: ”The retail market is extremely competitive, it ...
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NewsCourt rules mechanically butchered meat is fresh meat
A High Court ruling has found that meat processor Newby Foods’ mechanical butchery of meat produces the quality and structure consistent with fresh meat.Leatherhead Food Research – as a UKAS accredited laboratory for muscle fibre structure analysis to determine the quality of mechanically separated meat – was employed in the ...
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NewsAIMS launches Assured Meat Processing Standard
The Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS) has launched the Assured Meat Processing Standard (AMPS), which will become United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) approved to EN45011.AIMS policy director, Norman Bagley.The standard will cover beef, lamb, pork and poultry and AIMS will be working with all sectors in the supply chain ...
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RSPCA praises CCTV in abattoirs campaign
The call for mandatory CCTV in slaughterhouses and legislation to ensure vets have unrestricted access to CCTV footage has been backed by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA). Dr Marc Cooper, head of the RSPCA farm animal department, said: “The RSPCA wholeheartedly supports calls for ...
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Call for unrestricted vet access to slaughterhouse CCTV
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) and the Veterinary Public Health Association (VPHA) have re-iterated their call for mandatory CCTV in slaughterhouses and legislation to ensure vets have unrestricted access to slaughterhouse CCTV footage.The call follows the recent undercover filming by an animal welfare organisation in the Simply Halal slaughterhouse. The ...
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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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NewsHCC Scholarship opportunity for Welsh red meat industry
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) is offering Welsh farmers of the future the chance to boost their skillset during a global tour, to be completed as part of the organisation’s annual HCC Scholarship scheme.L-R: Prys Morgan, HCC’s head of operations; Alan Gardner, HCC scholar 2015; Huw Williams, ...
