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NewsChicken and pork dinners are Christmas winners as turkey sales declined
According to data analysts, Kantar, both chicken and pork were the winners over the Christmas period, covering 12 weeks to 25th December 2022, while turkey sales declined.Fresh primary meat and poultry grew 9.7% over the last 12 weeks an improvement on last month’s 7% growth. Kantar said this was due ...
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NewsSARIA acquires Devro for £540m
German food manufacturer SARIA has acquired Scottish sausage casing producer Devro plc (Devro) for £540 million.Devro is one of the leading global suppliers of collagen-based edible films and coatings. With over 85 years’ experience in collagen casings, its products are used globally in the production of a wide variety of ...
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NewsButcher teams up with Tesco to supply pigs in blankets
DIY Pigs in Blankets have hit Tesco's shelves in Wales as Edwards the Welsh Butcher teams up with the retailer.Ieuan Edwards, Managing Director of Edwards of Conwy... with the wrap your own Pigs in Blankets. Picture Mandy Jones.Edwards the Welsh Butcher has come up with an easy to assemble kit ...
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NewsUK Sausage Week postponed to 2023
Organisers of the popular UK Sausage Week promotion have confirmed that the 2022 event has been postponed, due to the ongoing impact of Covid-19 and continued market uncertainty.The decision to defer again this year was reluctantly taken as prospects for the UK wide sausage competition and the pandemic’s direct effect ...
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NewsBacklogs on pig farms affecting carcase weights
According to figures by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), the ongoing labour shortages have had a knock-on effect on the rate of slaughterings and carcase weights.Around 70,000 pigs have been backed up on farms due to the workforce shortages, the National Pig Association (NPA) has estimated. The association ...
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NewsLabour shortages cause further backlogs on pig farms
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has reported a fall in pig prices, which they say is linked to further backlogs on pig farms as a result of the ongoing staffing crisis hitting processors.AHDB also cited lower slaughterings and higher carcase weights as indicative of the backlogs.The EU-spec SPP ...
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NewsMixed messages for red meat sales over last 12 weeks
Spend and volume decreased for all three categories in the 12 weeks to 11th July 2021, however figures are up compared to the same period in 2019.Sales of pork fell in the 12 weeks to 11th July but, like beef and lamb, are up on the same period in 2019.According ...
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NewsBMPA warns labour shortage is at "critically high level"
The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has yet again called on the Government to act over the labour situation in the meat industry, warning that further deterioration will mean companies having to suspend production lines.Nick Allen, chief executive of British Meat Processors Association (BMPA).BMPA has been warning about the critical ...
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NewsCCF says cross-border trade 'not a priority' for Brexit negotiators
The Cold Chain Federation has responded to the EU's three-month postponement of the ban on British chilled meat sales in Northern Ireland.Shane Brennan, chief executive of the Cold Chain Federation.Shane Brennan, chief executive of the Cold Chain Federation, said: “Three more months of the same standoff is not going to ...
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NewsEU extends grace period for British meat sales in NI
The European Union has formally postponed a ban on British chilled meat products being sold in Northern Ireland.Originally due to be enforced from 1st July, the ban is a consequence of the Northern Ireland Protocol that was negotiated along with the Brexit withdrawal agreement. The UK Government requested that the ...
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NewsMeat tax may be necessary, says Government's food tsar
In a leaked draft report seen by The Sun, Henry Dimbleby warned a meat levy may be on its way but should be avoided in the short term. The newspaper reported that a tax on products such as burgers, sausages, chicken nuggets, ham and bacon 'may be necessary' in order ...
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NewsSausage trade war brewing with Brussels
Prime Minister, Boris Johnson is, this week, reported to be considering the extension of the Brexit grace period beyond June, which will allow Northern Ireland to continue to sell British sausages and chicken nuggets. The EU is warning that this has potential to spark a UK trade war.A post-Brexit arrangement ...
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NewsFinnebrogue Artisan chairman dies in accident
Denis Lynn, the chairman and founder of the meat and food manufacturer Finnebrogue, has died in a quad bike accident at his home in Northern Ireland.Denis Lynn built Finnebrogue Artisan from scratch.Following his death last weekend the company issued a statement: “Denis was an innovator and a visionary with an ...
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NewsButchers, burgers and sausage sales soar
According to the latest Kantar data, traditional barbecue meat sales surged during lockdown as people took advantage of the persistent dry weather and independent retailers benefitted from an extra 300,000 shoppers.Butchers have seen increased footfall over lockdown. (Pic: Joseph Morris Butchers).Burgers (up 51.6%) and sausages (up 47.4%) have registered huge ...
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NewsUK Sausage Week postponed for 2020
A decision has been announced by YPL Exhibitions & Events confirming that this year’s UK Sausage Week (26th October – 1st November) has been cancelled because of the ongoing impact of Covid-19.The 2020 celebration lunch for UKSW is cancelled.The Meat Management magazine sponsored event and promotion was scheduled for a ...
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NewsSausage firm saves jobs with supermarket links
Three weeks after the Covid-19 outbreak swept away three quarters of its business, the British Premium Sausage Company has saved itself by creating new links with supermarkets Tesco and Asda.Ian Cundell, managing director, The British Premium Sausage Company.Thirty five jobs were threatened when the British Premium Sausage Company lost 75% ...
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NewsRichmond Sausages returns to TV with new £1.5m campaign
Richmond Sausages – part of Kerry Foods, has announced the launch of a new advertising campaign. It aims to highlight the universal appeal of Richmond Sausages amongst UK shoppers and drive growth for its product range.Richmond Sausages says it has been hard at work innovating across its range in recent ...
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NewsFibrous casings market to grow steadily
The fibrous casings market is expected to grow by over 4%, double the growth of the overall casings market, according to a report by Fact.MR.Sausages and salami hold the highest share in fibrous casings marketThe surge in growth has been attributed to an increase in processed meat consumption globally, thereby ...
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NewsBritish sausages and bacon health risk links may have been inaccurate
Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast have questioned the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) blanket classification of processed meat as carcinogenic after finding significant evidence gaps between processed meat treated with nitrites and nitrite-free processed meat.Not all processed meat, however, contains nitrites. British and Irish sausages, for example, are not processed with ...
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NewsMeat company Cranswick hits 100,000 meals milestone
In just two years meat producer Cranswick has diverted enough surplus food to create an incredible 100,000 meals for vulnerable people.Cranswick started working with food charity FareShare in 2017 to send its surplus chicken to frontline charities. Now they redistribute a variety of surplus meat, via FareShare’s Hull & Humber ...
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