All Venison articles
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NewsArdgay Game wins FLS contract for north of Scotland
Processor, Ardgay Game has won a Forestry and Land Scotland contract for the north of Scotland to “put Scottish venison at the forefront of sustainable eating”.
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NewsGame processing facility opens up in West Berkshire
A new game processing facility, Oakland Park, is due to open in August 2024 and will become the first new facility to open in the UK in 40 years.The new game processing facility will donate £1 per game carcass to Eat Wild.From August 2024, stalkers from across the south of ...
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NewsEat Wild delivers game meat to UK football stadiums
Eat Wild, the development board for wild meat, has collaborated with hospitality company Delaware North to deliver game meat to the hospitality boxes at football stadiums.Chefs gained first-hand experience on farms and learned about the rearing and harvesting of wild meat.The collaboration delivered "sustainable, nutritious food" to both London Stadium ...
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NewsEat Wild's Great British Game Week returns in November
Meat trade body Eat Wild has announced new dates for the annual Great British Game Week celebration and are calling on foodservice businesses across the country to save the date and serve game on their menus throughout the week of 6th - 12th November 2023.Pubs and restaurants serving game on ...
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NewsGame market sees 7% growth since BGA campaign launch
According to British Game Assurance (BGA), the British game market has grown 7% since the launch of its consumer facing campaign in 2018, which was established to promote BGA-assured meat.Louisa Clutterbuck (right) is CEO of British Game Assurance and fronts the Eat Wild campaign.The campaign aims to highlight the nutritional ...
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NewsAHDB’s ‘We Eat Balanced’ Campaign reaches 43 million people
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board’s (AHDB) ‘We Eat Balanced’ campaign was created to drive awareness of the nutritional value lean meat and dairy can add as part of a healthy, balanced diet.The campaign, which is now in its third year, ran from Autumn 2022 to January 2023 and was ...
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NewsFLS invests £250k in new deer larder at Tummel
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has underlined its commitment to deer management in Perthshire with a new larder that can handle up to 1,500 carcasses per year. Investing in the capability to meet future demand for venison is "essential".The FLS stated that the larder will provide modern and efficient premises ...
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NewsChris Evans supports UK Sausage Week on BBC Radio 2
BBC presenter Chris Evans showed his support for UK Sausage Week today (30th October) when he interviewed this year’s UK Supreme Sausage Champion live on-air.Tim Parker of Frank Parker Butchers in Nuneaton was interviewed on BBC Radio 2’s The Chris Evans Breakfast Show about UK Sausage Week and his winning ...
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NewsLloyds Bank launches finance options for venison industry
Lloyds Bank has launched a range of finance options for the growing UK venison industry, in order to help farmers overcome the financial barriers to establishing or growing herds.According to the Venison Advisory Service (VAS), the UK venison market is predicted to grow by 10% in 2017. However, high operating ...
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NewsBusinesses warned of game poaching threat
Kent Police have issued a warning to food traders following an incident on 18th February when six deer were found dead in what is believed to be a poaching incident.Police issue warning after deer carcases were found stripped of meat.The deer were found in Swattenden Lane in Cranbrook, with their ...
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NewsButchers urged to increase Christmas security
Any establishment selling poultry and meat in the run up to Christmas can be vulnerable to burglary and theft.Police have suggested some simple measures independent meat retailers can take to help to deter intruders and reduce the chance of becoming a victim of crime:- Be alert to any unusual or ...
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NewsHave you entered your meat products into the FMT Food Industry Awards?
Meat and poultry manufacturers still have a chance to enter their products into the 2017 Food Management Industry Awards, before the entry deadline of Friday 9th September.The 2016 FMT Food Industry Awards' winners with host and chef Mark Hix (centre).As well as the Best Red Meat Product and Best Poultry ...
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NewsVenison imports could double by 2020
If market trends continue the UK will be importing more than double the amount of venison in five years’ time, the Scottish Venison Partnership (SVP) has predicted.Venison goulash.SVP estimates that the total annual UK venison outturn is currently around 3,800 tonnes. Around 70% of this coming from Scotland’s wild red ...
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NewsMeat pies come out on top
Research commissioned by online market research company, OnePoll, has revealed that shepherd’s pie, steak and ale, cottage pie and steak and kidney all come out in the top five of Britain’s best loved pies. The study of 2,000 people saw shepherd’s pie come in second behind apple pie, followed by ...
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NewsMeat industry enjoys a successful festive season
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’ ...
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NewsEast Yorkshire poultry business launches new game range
East Yorkshire family owned poultry business, T. Soanes & Son has launched a new range in response to growing consumer demand for wild game.T Soanes & Son, general manger, Nigel Upson.Following Mintel's report, Fifty, which identified British game as one of the world's top 50 consumer growth markets as sales ...
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NewsStill time to enter meat products in FMT Food Industry Awards
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 ...
