All Meat articles – Page 116
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NewsHorsemeat: UK must refocus assurance efforts higher up the supply chain, new report says
The National Audit Office has called for more resources to be spent on ensuring food safety and authenticity higher up the supply chain instead of primarily at farmgate level.
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NewsABP feeds demand for British lamb with Dorset Crown range
ABP Food Group is looking to capitalise on growing demand for British lamb with a new branded range of English lamb for the UK foodservice and wholesale butchery sectors as well as export customers abroad.
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NewsCranswick sales rise but pig prices weigh on profits
Cranswick has reported strong sales of fresh pork and bacon during the first half of its financial year, but warned profitability is under pressure from record pig prices and higher-than-expected start-up costs for its new pastry facility.
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NewsTulip goes street with new foodservice lines
Tulip is targeting a 100% increase in foodservice sales – and is looking to street food to help it get there…
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NewsCo-op reformulates gluten-free sausages
The Co-operative Food has defended its decision to reformulate part of its premium Truly Irresistible range…
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Analysis & FeaturesHorsegate: first impressions from the Elliott Review round table
Time is of the essence in securing a positive legacy for Horsegate…
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News2 Sisters lab guns for food-borne pathogens
2 Sisters Food Group is upping the ante in the fight against foodborne illness with the opening of a new £1m testing lab…
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NewsHalal meat sector could get own assurance scheme
The halal meat sector could soon get its own assurance scheme, with red meat levy body Eblex currently working on draft proposals ahead of an industry meeting next month.
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NewsPork supplier FA Gill in dialogue with Cranswick and Tesco
FA Gill, the slaughterhouse implicated in last week’s pork mislabelling row, says it is in “positive and ongoing dialogue” with other parties involved.
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NewsAsda pushes out range of ‘roast-in-the-bag’ whole chickens
Asda has launched a seven-strong range of ‘roast-in-the-bag’ flavoured whole chickens complete with recipes to encourage use of leftovers.
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NewsCranswick adds 3,000 sows to British pig herd
Cranswick has bolstered its British pig herd with the purchase of two existing production units totalling 3,000 sows…
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NewsExports rise as China opens up to pig products from the UK
Food and drink exports to China are booming thanks to a landmark deal to open up the Chinese pork market…
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Comment & Opinion
What do we know about Tesco's 'British' pork chop? Sweet FA
The idea that, eight months on from Horsegate, a British pork chop can turn out to be Dutch is horrific…
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NewsTesco pork chop supplier FA Gill fighting to clear its name
The slaughterhouse implicated in this week’s mislabelled British Tesco pork chop row has been suspended…
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InterviewsPatrick Coveney on Horsegate, Starbucks and relief over Northern
After Greencore was (unfairly) dragged into Horsegate, ready meal sales nosedived, but the picture is improving. Besides, …
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NewsABP Food bags £7m contract in Russian trade deal
ABP Food Group has won a £7m per year contract to supply lamb to a Russian distributor, as Defra announced a trade deal with Russia
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NewsUnion flag can still fly on British meat, Europe says
The Union flag will not be banned from packaging of British meat products, the European Commission has said, as it attempted to clarify plans for country-of-origin labelling.
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Tesco ‘foreign’ pork chop sold as British a one off, industry claims
The British pork industry has moved to reassure consumers that a test result indicating that a British-labelled Tesco pork chop was very unlikely to be of British origin was an isolated incident.
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NewsHilton Food Group predicts return to 3% profit margin
Hilton Food Group expects to grow operating profit margins back to 3% despite announcing a fall in margins…
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat poor meat sector margins tell us about Horsegate
A recipe for trouble? What poor meat sector margins tell us about Horsegate…