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    Relaunch aims to turn turkey into superfood

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Crisis-hit turkey processor Bernard Matthews is to give its product range a comprehensive makeover.New products, reformulation, fresh packaging and front-of-pack signpost labelling are at the heart of the brand refresh initiative, which...

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    Letter of the week

    2007-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Non-executive chairman, Tangerine ConfectioneryThe recent Bernard Matthews bird flu outbreak has far-reaching consequences for the British food industry and although the impact on consumer confidence in food safety has been widely...

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    regional banners

    2007-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Companies exhibiting under the Heart of England Fine Foods (HEFF) banner include Benso's Fruit Juices, Westons Cider, The Best of Taste Company, Perfection Foods, Essential Dressings, Turkey Talk and Wilds Brewery."All the components of...

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    Seasonal egg boxes to hit Waitrose for Easter

    2007-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Premium egg producer Clarence Court is launching a seasonal limited box into Waitrose in time for Easter. The box contains four types of egg: a Cornish goose egg, a Braddock white duck egg, a pheasant egg and quail's...

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    Sally Gunnell champions British chicken

    2007-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Sally Gunnell is fronting the chicken industry's key promotional campaign.The Roast A British Chicken Weekend on 3 and 4 March comes at a crucial time for the poultry industry, which is fighting to shore up consumer confidence in the...

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    Bird flu fails to dent overall faith in poultry

    2007-02-17T00:00:00Z

    Bernard Matthews' turkey sales plummeted in the wake of a bird flu outbreak at its Suffolk plant but retailers are reporting a rise in other poultry sales.Industry sources said the producer's sales were down 25-50% earlier this week....

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    From bootiful game to complete turkey?

    2007-02-10T00:00:00Z

    It has been a far from bootiful week for Bernard Matthews. The outbreak of Britain's first case of the H5N1 strain of bird flu at one of its 57 Suffolk farms has led the family-run turkey producer to cull 160,000 birds, casting a shadow of fear...

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    Belovo in fresh stab at Omega-3 chicken

    2007-02-10T00:00:00Z

    The Belgian company behind the Omega-3 rich Columbus egg is trying again to launch an enriched chicken line in the UK.  A drive to recruit British poultry producers has been under way since 2005 but support from the industry should now...

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    M&S recalls sweet and sour chicken

    2007-02-08T08:22:00Z

    Marks & Spencer has recalled a batch of its own-label Sweet and Sour Chicken meal due to a labelling error.Some packs may contain crispy prawns but this is not displayed on the label, making the product unsafe for people with seafood...

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    Defra and EU criticised as organic crisis looms

    2007-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Poultry producers have criticised the government for underestimating the gravity of the crisis facing organic poultry production. Supermarkets are expected to run short of organic chicken from March as a result of a chronic shortage of...

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    Turkey import levels spark survival fears

    2007-01-13T00:00:00Z

    Forty per cent of the two million-plus turkeys eaten in the Irish Republic over Christmas came from abroad, raising fears about the survival of the sector. Cheap imports and high production costs - twin problems that are threatening the...

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    Insight

    2007-01-13T00:00:00Z

    Turkey sales plummet 7.7% to £51m. Shoppers turn to fresh beef and pork for their Christmas lunches with sales up £12m. Secondary meat products such as sausages and cut meats perform strongly. Sausages far outstrip...

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    Zero tolerance is a cultural shift

    2007-01-06T00:00:00Z

    Sir; It's not just turkeys that should be foiled at Christmas. I read with interest 'Employee Scams Cost Stores Dear' (The Grocer 9 December 2006 ) as internal loss is close to my own heart. Shrinkage is not just for Christmas - it's a 365-day...

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    Gunnell to champion healthy British chicken

    2007-01-06T00:00:00Z

    Former Olympic hurdler Sally Gunnell has been signed up as the face of British chicken in 2007. Her participation marks the start of a £1m campaign from British Chicken Marketing, which is looking to capitalise on the meat's health...

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    Buyer's View

    2006-12-16T00:00:00Z

    There's been good growth in the cooking sauces category with Dolmio and Uncle Ben's doing particularly well for us. We dropped Chicken and Beef Tonight and Sharwood's sauces, though, because they weren't performing. Our customers...

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    Turkey at top end this year

    2006-12-16T00:00:00Z

    Suppliers and retailers say it is shaping up to be a bumper year for premium turkey. "The specialist turkey producers are reporting that orders are rising year-onyear," said Richard Griffiths at the British Poultry Council. Top-end...

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    Scientists battle over organic chicken taste

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Organic chicken is fattier and less nutritious than standard chicken, new research claims. The University of Strathclyde's scientists said tests on supermarket-bought chicken breasts showed organic ones contained fewer Omega-3 fatty acids...

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    Scientists battle over organic chicken taste

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Organic chicken is fattier and less nutritious than standard chicken, new research claims.The University of Strathclyde's scientists said tests on supermarket-bought chicken breasts showed organic ones contained fewer Omega-3 fatty acids...

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    Campaign trail: Bernard Matthews is going ahead with its Christmas ad campaign

    2006-11-17T00:00:00Z

    Bernard Matthews is going ahead with its Christmas ad campaign despite the latest outbreak of avian flu this week. The campaign will be anchored around a £500,000 TV push for the Golden Norfolk Turkey backed by on-pack promotions and...

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    In Brief: Sainsbury's cuts; Irish beef criticised; Goose quality

    2006-11-11T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury's cuts Sainsbury's has slashed the price of chicken breasts, Gressingham duck, salmon fillets, king prawns and sausages. The half price promotion is due to last for another two weeks. Irish beef...