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LMC 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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Moy 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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Tulip 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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Tulip 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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2 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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British 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 ...
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Level 2 Abattoir Worker apprentice scheme launched
The previously revealed Level 2 Abattoir Worker Apprenticeship has now been added to the Institute for Apprenticeships website, meaning it is now up and running.The Level 2 Abattoir Worker Apprenticeship has now been launched.Although the apprenticeship had been approved a few months ago, the IFA site was not able to ...
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2 Sisters Food Group reveals in-house apprenticeship scheme
Food manufacturer 2 Sisters is now running a team dedicated to apprentices, offering colleagues and new starters the chance to kick start their careers in the food industry.2 Sisters is launching its in-house apprenticeship scheme.With more than a 150 staff members already signed up, the team at 2 Sisters expects ...
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Common Hall ceremony elects new Master for WCB
Geoff Gillo has been elected as the new Master of the Worshipful Company of Butchers (WCB) at the annual Common Hall ceremony in London. He will fulfil his duties over the coming year heading up the meat trade’s livery company. The outgoing court and Master gathered outside Ironmongers' Hall ahead ...
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Seven firms sign up to support Pig Industry Scholarship
Seven companies have signed up to this year’s Pig Industry Scholarships; a scheme that is facilitated by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).The Pig Industry Scholarships aim to raise the profile of careers in the pig sector and encourage new entrants while enabling individual businesses to hire high-calibre new ...
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Tulip to take on 580 apprentices
Food producer Tulip has shown its commitment to apprenticeships, as the firm will be employing around 580 young learners across its four sites over the next few years.Hannah and Justine, apprentices at Tulip Foods, currently being trained by Remit Food.Currently working with around 152 apprentices, Tulip is being supported by ...
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World Butchers’ Challenge Team GB selection at Meatup
It has now been announced that butchers in the running for a spot in the Team GB butchery team will put their skills to the test at Meatup, the dedicated exhibition for the UK meat industry, later this month. Separate from the main Competition Arena at the show, taking place ...
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Future of farming supported by Co-op training scheme
Three young beef and sheep farmers from across the country have recently secured places on a training scheme run by the Co-op.Co-op Farming Pioneers training programme.The Co-op Farming Pioneers training programme has the aim of developing and supporting the next generation of farmers and suppliers.The programme launched in April 2016, ...
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Butcher fined after worker suffers hand injuries
A butcher based in Bristol has been fined after an employee suffered deep lacerations to one of his hands when working.Bristol Magistrates Court heard how the worker was cutting beef bones on a band saw at the time of the incident when he suffered deep lacerations to his left hand.The ...
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New GCSE to improve knowledge of food provenance
Teachers from across north Wales gathered in Menai Bridge this week for a training event to discuss a comprehensive new food qualification and methods on how to teach pupils about where their food comes from.The course was organised by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Production Wales (HCC) and education consortium ...
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QMS launches new cuts guide
A new guide and online resource from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has been designed to help trainee butchers and chefs identify the most common cuts of Scotch Beef PGI, Scotch Lamb PGI and Specially Selected Pork.The new guide will highlight the versatility of Scotch Beef, Scotch Lamb and Specially Selected ...
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Butcher wins gold at WorldSkills competition
The finals of the WorldSkills butchery competition took place last week, with six of the nation’s butchers battling it out to be crowned better than the rest.WorldSkills winner Peter Rushforth teaching Crosby Management Training trailblazer apprentice Stephen Maltby how to make a whole chicken cushion.The six finalists included Hannah Blakey, ...
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ABP begins ‘process butcher’ trailblazer apprenticeships
ABP UK is showing its support for the Level 2 Butchery Standard by starting 29 new apprentices on the Butchery Trailblazer’s Process Butcher pathway at five of its sites across the country.Apprentices at ABP Ellesmere.The apprentices will learn both traditional butchery skills as well as how to work in a ...
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Advanced Butcher Apprenticeship launches
The Butchery Employer Trailblazer Group (BETG) has received final Government approval for the Advanced Butcher Apprenticeship – only three months on from its original submission.Following a successful appeal led by the Food and Drink Training and Education Council (ftc), the Advanced Butcher Apprenticeship will also attract increased funding. The maximum ...
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2 Sisters helps unemployed young people find work
UK food manufacturer, 2 Sisters Food Group, in partnership with the Jobcentre and IGD, has helped to provide young unemployed people with the practical skills needed to help them find work.As part of food research and training charity, IGD’s, Feeding Britain’s Future campaign, 2 Sisters Food Group took part in ...