All Eggs articles – Page 57

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    Letter of the week

    2007-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Bernard Matthews has taken out full-page ads in the national press confirming their produce is "100% safe". From a brand forensics point of view, the advert tries too hard to cash in on Bernard Matthew's wistful past. Today's consumers...

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    ITV sparks probe of Freedom Food farms

    2007-03-17T00:00:00Z

    The RSPCA has suspended three Freedom Food-accredited farms over allegations of animal neglect. It is investigating after undercover film footage aired this week on ITV showed injured and diseased turkeys on a Norfolk farm that...

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    Public 'happy to forgive'

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Bernard Matthews insists it is already on the road to rebuilding its shattered reputation in the wake of the outbreak of bird flu…

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    Suppliers enlist celebs' help to promote turkey

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Turkey bosses are hoping to stem plummeting retail sales with an ambitious consumer campaign.Quality British Turkey is splashing out on four celebrity chefs to rebuild consumer confidence. Weekly sales have halved since avian flu was...

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    Suppliers enlist celebs' help to promote turkey

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Turkey bosses are hoping to stem plummeting retail sales with an ambitious consumer campaign.Quality British Turkey is splashing out on four celebrity chefs to rebuild consumer confidence. Weekly sales have halved since avian flu was...

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    Bogof's week

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    While fishing for news about Bernard Matthews, Bogof came up against the latest technique for protecting a company's public image. It is refusing to tell anyone what its press officer is called. A loyal worker insisted she couldn't give out...

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    Bogof's week

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    While fishing for news about Bernard Matthews, Bogof came up against the latest technique for protecting a company's public image. It is refusing to tell anyone what its press officer is called. A loyal worker insisted she couldn't give out...

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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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...