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  • Jacob Sykes
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    New chairman for Traditional Farmfresh Turkey Association

    2016-07-19T00:00:00Z

    Jacob Sykes, of Fosse Meadows in Leicestershire, is a small producer of Free Range Bronze Turkeys.He was voted in as chairman of the Traditional Farmfresh Turkey Association (TFTA) at a recent association open day held at Tollgate Farm Poultry in Warwickshire.Philip Regan of Kelly Turkeys is the new vice chairman.New ...

  • Paul Kelley speaking at the NFMFT annual meeting.
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    Independent butchers in unique position for turkey market

    2016-07-08T00:00:00Z

    The turkey market in the UK is consolidating with fewer farmers rearing the birds and fewer processors putting them on the market.Paul Kelly speaking at the NFMFT annual meeting.Paul Kelly from Kelly’s Turkeys as guest speaker at the National Federation of Meat and Food Traders’ (NFMFT) annual meeting in London ...

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    Bernard Matthews announces sale of German subsidiary

    2016-07-07T00:00:00Z

    Bernard Matthews has sold its German subsidiary, Bernard Matthews Oldenburg (BMO) to German turkey, chicken and pork producer, Sprehe Gruppe.According to Bernard Matthews it has exchanged contracts with Union Holdings & co KG, which holds all the activities of the Sprehe Gruppe, for the sale of its 100% interest in ...

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    Bernard Matthews put up for sale

    2016-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Bernard Matthews has been put up for sale, according to reports from the BBC.Reports suggest that adviser PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has been appointed to seek out prospective buyers for the turkey producer, which has its head office in Norfolk.Bernard Matthews was bought by Rutland Partners in 2013, and is said to ...

  • A variety of meat products are now available to order through AmazonFresh.
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    AmazonFresh launches in London

    2016-06-09T00:00:00Z

    Amazon has today launched its AmazonFresh service to consumers based in London, meaning residents in the capital can do an online grocery shop for fresh meat and other food items via the shopping website.A variety of meat and poultry products are now available to order through AmazonFresh.Originally only available in ...

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    Meat and poultry volume sales rise

    2016-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Fresh primary meat and poultry volume sales have risen, the latest Meat, Fish and Poultry (MFP) figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks ending 24th April 2016 have revealed.Volume sales of chicken increased 5.3% year-on year, turkey sales were up 9.9%, beef sales were up 1.0%, whilst pork volumes ...

  • Christmas Roast Turkey with all the trimmings.
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    Meat industry enjoys a successful festive season

    2016-01-06T00:00:00Z

    Meat Management talked to a number of industry experts to find out how the 2015 festive season fared, and whether turkey is still the nation’s number one when it comes to Christmas dinner. Christmas roast turkey with all the trimmings.Retailers and butchers reported a surge in the sales of ‘non-traditional’ ...

  • Kay Badley and Lee Evans of G.N. Badley & Sons butchers
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    Turkey crowns proving a popular Christmas choice

    2015-12-22T00:00:00Z

    Christmas is always a busy year for butchers but one shop in Telford has been inundated with orders from all over the UK this winter, with a notable rise in the number of turkey crowns being sold.Bosses at G.N. Badley & Sons butchers have seen a huge rise in the ...

  • Roasted Turkey Crown with Parma Ham Sausage Almond and Fig Loaf Roman Gravy.© Copyright Michael Powell.
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    Food Standards Scotland launches festive food safety campaign

    2015-12-14T00:00:00Z

    Christmas cooks are being urged by Food Standards Scotland to follow simple safety tips when preparing food in the home over the festive season, as part of a new campaign to reduce the number of people contracting food poisoning across Scotland this December.Despite 43,000 food poisoning infections, 5,800 GP visits ...

  • A healthy eating workshop at Norbury School
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    British Turkey gets kids cooking

    2015-11-16T00:00:00Z

    British Turkey is teaming up again with registered charity The Kids’ Cookery School for a five-day roadshow to get the nation’s children cooking and eating healthy food.This educational initiative will start at Clifton with Rawcliffe Primary School in Yorkshire on 23rd November before heading to four other UK schools in ...

  • Paul Kelly, chairman of the British Turkey Federation and Willie Thorne with a cheque for £10,470 for children's charity Sparks.
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    British Turkey Awards raises over £10k for children’s charity

    2015-10-05T00:00:00Z

    The British Turkey Awards, celebrating the best of British turkey products, saw over £10,000 raised for children’s medical research company Sparks. The event, which took place at The Dorchester on 24th September rewarded farmers, supermarkets and catering companies for the British turkey products, with Asda winning Retailer of the Year ...

  • Last year's winners with host and rugby legend Phil Vickery MBE (centre).
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    Still time to enter meat products in FMT Food Industry Awards

    2015-09-02T00:00:00Z

    Last year's winners with host and rugby legend Phil Vickery MBE (centre).Meat and poultry manufacturers still have one last opportunity to enter their innovations in the 2015/2016 Food Management Today Industry Awards.Meat Management and Food Management Today editor, Pamela Brook, said: “Categories include Best Red Meat Product and the Best ...