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NewsCritical Eye... on hairy bakers and disgusting foods
Delighted as I was when Saint Jamie found a fellow do-gooder in Hugh Fearnley Whine-about-it-all with whom to expound on the evils of intensively reared chicken, I quite like celebrity chefs to do a bit of cooking once in a while. Which is why I am...
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A fresh ‘earthier’ logo for Bernard Matthews
Bernard Matthews has unveiled a new look logo as part of a major overhaul of its brand and range. The turkey producer has replaced the old red-ribbon swirl with a more earthy logo in a bid to reflect its roots as a farming entity. Product packaging...
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UK chicken industry set for merger wave
So it’s finally started. For years, experts have been predicting a wave of consolidation in the meat processing industry. And now, two of the biggest poultry producers have fallen into foreign hands. First, there was Grampian Country…
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What's in a filling? Well, you're about to find out
Fancy a reformed chicken sandwich? Or one containing ham made from 5% water? They don't sound too enticing, do they? Yet, these are exactly the sort of descriptions that could soon become the norm on the front of sandwich packs if proposals made...
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Freedom Food farm lapses face scrutiny
The RSPCA has suspended a Somerset chicken farm from the Freedom Food scheme following a Five News investigation revealed it was not meeting the scheme's standards. The Five report claimed perches were not in use, chickens were not let...
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Turkey boosts performance of athletes
Turkey can improve an individual's athletic performance by up to 20%, new research has claimed. In a study conducted by the University of Chichester's School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, athletes eating 145g of turkey breast a...
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Marfrig buys Moy Park
Leading UK poultry producer Moy Park has been sold to Brazilian meat giant Marfrig.The announcement came as Moy Park's parent company, the Chicago-based OSI Group, sold all of its chicken businesses in both Europe and Brazil to the South...
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Tesco carves Turkey into three regions
Tesco has restructured its operations in Turkey, with three directors appointed to run three newly defined regions of the country. The Aegean and Mediterranean region is to be headed by COO Richard Baker, promoted from his position as...
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Chicken is on the menu for Vion with Grampian
Dutch food giant Vion has no plans to sell Grampian's chicken business, said the company this week, after rumours had circulated suggesting Vion would look to focus on its core area of expertise in red meat. Speaking after the completion...
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Tilapia touted as the next big opportunity
Livestock farmers are being encouraged to convert their barns and chicken sheds for tilapia production to help grow the market for the fish in the UK. Kent-based Weardale Fish Farms has called for farmers in the south east to install...
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First the chicken for £2 and now: a 2p sausage
Asda has come under fire from the pigmeat industry for launching a sausage that costs just 2p. The Smartprice sausages, which are being sold in an eight-pack for 16p, are part of an Asda promotion running this week to give a family of four a...
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Higher-welfare chicken demand at record high
Demand for higher-welfare poultry continues to soar on the back of media scrutiny, producers and retailers have claimed.South-west poultry specialist Lloyd Maunder, a subsidiary of the 2 Sisters Food Group, worked with Jamie Oliver and...
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Low risk of salmonella in UK turkey
The UK has only a minimal risk of salmonella in turkey, the British Poultry Council has stressed. A report by the European Food Safety Authority last week reported a 4.6% prevalence of a harmful strain of salmonella in UK turkey flocks bred for...
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Cook launches summer party range after three-year wait
Frozen food retailer Cook has finally launched a range of summer party food after a three-year delay.The range, which includes dishes such as fruity couscous salad, Coronation chicken, feta and red pasta salad, and decorated side of...
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Faccenda Group factory to close
Chicken processor Faccenda Group is closing one of its four factories because of the soaring cost of animal feed.Its factory in Sutton Benger near Chippenham, Wiltshire, will close following a review, with the loss of 450 jobs, according to...
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Price Basket - 12th April 2008
Meat and fish prices continue their inexorable rise with a third consecutive increase, making the basket the most expensive it has been since the survey began more than three years ago. Beef, lamb and pork prices were all up, with only whole chicken...
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Bernard Matthews is back in kids' market
Bernard Matthews is moving back into the children's cooked meats category with the launch of a functional range - its first new kids' line since the Turkey Twizzlers debâcle three years ago.The Packed Munch range, which is rolling out...
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Tesco food miles under fire
Tesco has come under fire from environmental campaigners for sending its Scottish chicken on a 1,000-mile trip to be slaughtered and packaged.The chain's Scottish chickens are slaughtered in an abbatoir in Scotland, driven 500 miles to Essex...
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Tahira widens Asda's halal
Tahira Foods has significantly expanded the range of halal foods its sells in Asda.The Wembley supplier, which claims to be Europe's largest halal provider, has expanded the frozen meats it supplies to Asda to include whole chicken,...
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Matthews switches all turkey to 100% British
Bernard Matthews is to switch its entire range of turkey products to 100%-British turkey as it looks to repair the damage caused by last February's avian flu outbreak, The Grocer can reveal.The company has pledged to increase its 95%...