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NewsApprentice butchers show off their virtual talents
Two Scottish apprentice butchers have demonstrated their online skills to triumph in a nationwide digital challenge.Video category winner Ariane Bennett with Gordon King of Scottish Craft Butchers.Entrants to Scottish Craft Butchers’ competition, ‘Butchers Battles – The Apprentices Clash’, were tasked with demonstrating how to prepare and deliver new counter-ready meat ...
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NewsScottish meat industry apprenticeships back up and running
The retail and wholesale meat industry in Scotland has an added benefit with the modern apprentice programmes returning after lockdown.Scottish Federation of Meat Traders Association executive manager, Gordon King.Apprentice assessments came to a standstill across the country as travel to visit plants and shops became impossible for anyone who did ...
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NewsLockdown learning helping young meat chefs
As Meat Management reported at the end of April, new students signing up to Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board’s (AHDB) award-winning Meat Education Programme (MEP) has increased by 50 per cent since Government restrictions began. Anthony Gascoigne, lecturer at North Hertfordshire College.A lecturer at North Hertfordshire College in Level 2 ...
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UK’s most skillful butcher named
Absolutely thrilled and flabbergasted was the reaction of Stafford butcher Stefan Rice after winning the Butchery WorldSkills UK Competition final at the weekend.[gallery type="slideshow" ids="https://d34wkqkcvmkqx1.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/ymg-library/web/images/2019/12/Stefan-Rice-gold.jpg|Stefan Rice with his gold medal after winning the Butchery WorldSkills UK Competition final.,https://d34wkqkcvmkqx1.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/ymg-library/web/images/2019/12/Stefan-and-Chris-copy.jpg|Stefan Rice kisses the gold medal watched by Chris Jones, head of Cambrian ...
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News1000th NFST scholarship awarded
The Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust (NFST) awarded its 1000th scholarship at the 2019 Nuffield Farming Conference, held at the Chesford Grange Hotel in Warwickshire.HRH The Duke of Gloucester and NFST chairman Helen Woolley with the 2020 NFST Scholars.The 1000th scholarship was amongst those presented to the 2020 NFST Scholars who ...
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NewsDunbia launches new graduate and apprenticeship development programmes
Dunbia has launched three dedicated training and development programmes, to help shape and enhance the future skills of the UK’s meat processing industry. Graduates from the Dunbia and Dawn Meats UCD Management Training Programme, pictured with CEO Niall Browne.The programmes will cater for young people and graduates who want to ...
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NewsNew pork programme targets industry skills
A new online training programme has been launched by AHDB for pork, to help expand meat skills and increase knowledge of cuts in the supply chain.AHDB’s master butcher and meat expert, Dick van LeeuwenAHDB say that improving pork handling skills and providing training to increase the variety of cuts used ...
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NewsTulip Ltd in new partnership
Tulip has partnered with Bishop Burton College to create a bespoke butchery apprenticeship programme, building on its existing award-winning scheme as it looks to further develop new talent in the food industry.Tulip Manufacturing at Westerleigh.The 15-month course will begin in September at Tulip’s Ashton and Tipton sites and will offer ...
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News100th graduate trainee passes through Dawn & Dunbia's development programme
The 100th graduate trainee has completed a specially designed and delivered management development programme for Dawn Meats and Dunbia at University College Dublin.An industry first when it was launched in 2016, the programme was custom designed and delivered by Agri-Food Advanced Professional Development (Agri-Food APD) a collaboration between UCD, University ...
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NewsNew report on Butchery Standard Apprenticeship launched after industry wide consultation
Food industry skills charity, ftc has launched a new report into the butchery standard apprenticeship, three years on from its launch at Butchers’ Hall. The report is the result of a widespread stakeholder consultation, running from February- April this year. The consultation drew contributions from over eighty employers, training providers, ...
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NewsHCC set to inspire younger generation
Two staff from Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) have joined a nationwide campaign to inspire Welsh youngsters to pursue rewarding careers in the food industry.HCC’s ‘Tasty Ambassadors’ Kate Patten and Kirstie Jones.Kate Patten and Kirstie Jones have signed up as ‘Tasty Ambassadors’ in a schools and colleges ...
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NewsHunt to find the UK’s most skilful butchers
A nationwide hunt has been launched to find talented butchers to compete in the Butchery WorldSkills UK competition 2019.To enter, butchers do not need qualifications, but must not have completed a qualification higher than a level 4 in Food Manufacturing Excellence or equivalent.The competition focuses on all the essential skills ...
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NewsHybu Cig Cymru urges public to reject ‘food fads’
Kevin Roberts, chair of Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has urged those looking to make January lifestyle changes, to reject food fads in favour of a healthy diet.Kevin Roberts, chair of Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales.According to Roberts, who recently criticised the ‘food fake news’ ...
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NewsMeat Supply Chain supported with newly trained workers
More than 6,000 people have reportedly passed the AHDB Meat Education Programme (MEP) training modules, which look to improve the skills of workers supporting the beef and lamb supply chain.AHDB programme development manager and master butcher, Dick Van Leeuwen.The importance of developing meat-handling skills in new and existing workers has ...
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NewsLMC to host 330 cookery demonstrations for schools in Northern Ireland
The Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland (LMC) has launched its annual beef and lamb post-primary school cookery demonstrations in Northern Ireland that will run until March 2019, delivering 330 demonstrations.The first cookery demonstration kicked off in September, and will continue to run through to March 2019.Carried out by ...
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NewsMoy Park opens food lounge following £450k investment
Moy Park has unveiled its new Food Lounge at Grantham which will be used by the company for food innovation and development, following a £450,000 investment.Moy Park’s senior customer development chef Richard Harding and head of culinary Aaron Dixon are pictured at Moy Park’s new Food Lounge in Grantham as ...
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NewsTulip Ltd joins scheme to help slavery victims get work
Pork producer Tulip Ltd has joined nine other UK businesses in signing up to Bright Future, a jobs scheme for victims of modern slavery.Created by the Co-op, and in conjunction with the anti-slavery charity City Hearts, Tulip has become a Bright Future business partner, pledging to provide employment for people ...
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NewsTulip reshapes graduate scheme for 2019
Tulip Ltd celebrated ten years of its graduate programme last week and has unveiled plans to reshape the scheme for 2019.The celebrations brought together 26 employees who joined the company through the graduate scheme, as well as members of Tulip’s Leadership Team and the HR department, to mark this milestone.Tulip ...
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News2 Sisters unveils 300 new job opportunities
2 Sisters Food Group has announced 300 new permanent roles, and 20 new apprentices taken on for its site in Willand, Devon.The food group is investing at its Willand factory and expanding operations in order to give it a ‘greater ability to process, cut and pack products for its retail ...
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NewsBritish poultry industry launches new apprenticeship
A new apprenticeship has been launched for poultry workers, to bring new skilled workers into the sector to develop their talents.The launch comes from British Poultry Training, and its partners the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), the British Poultry Council (BPC), Lantra and Poultec.The new offering demonstrates a significant investment from ...
