All Meat articles – Page 142

  • News

    Burgers matter more to Brits than foreign travel

    2010-04-24T00:00:00Z

    When it comes to saving the planet, UK consumers would rather take fewer foreign holidays than cut down on cheeseburgers, ­according to new research. Only 21% of respondents to a YouGov survey carriedout for Eblex and Bpex said that they...

  • News

    Cattle shortages push up canned beef prices

    2010-04-24T00:00:00Z

    Canned beef prices are set to soar by up to a third in the coming months due to cattle shortages in South America. Products ranging from corned beef to stewed steak are expected to rise in price after the Brazilian industry was hit by...

  • News

    Grocer 33: Sun-seekers no problem for Waitrose

    2010-04-24T00:00:00Z

    Our shopper was impressed with the spotless presentation and "superbly bubbly" staff at the Waitrose store in Cheadle Hulme, which was heaving with shoppers looking for barbecue items. Wall's Thick Pork Sausages were not stocked, but otherwise...

  • News

    Time is ripe for tripe at Morrisons

    2010-04-19T16:31:00Z

    Morrisons will this week double the number of shops selling ox tripe, pork cheeks and trotters following strong sales.

  • News

    ‘Eating prawns does not raise cholesterol’

    2010-04-17T00:00:00Z

    Prawns could be set for a sales boost after new research busted the myth that the shellfish raises levels of bad cholesterol.

    University of Surrey researchers found eating 225g of prawns a day had no effect on blood cholesterol….

  • News

    World Cup Watch: Group B

    2010-04-17T00:00:00Z

    As well as prodigiously gifted footballing dwarves, Argentina's main export is beef.

  • News

    World Cup Watch: Group A

    2010-04-10T00:00:00Z

    The French eat 70,000 horses a year a fraction of the 4.7 million horses eaten globally. Horse contains 40% fewer calories than beef, but more protein.

  • News

    Labelling fears put mults off importing Irish cattle

    2010-04-10T00:00:00Z

    Leading British retailers are unwilling to stock beef from cattle born in the Irish Republic and finished and slaughtered in the UK because of labelling concerns, an Irish parliamentary committee has been told. Five major chains were...

  • News

    Makro unveils revamped Aro own-label lines

    2010-04-10T00:00:00Z

    The relaunch of Makro own-label range Aro has kicked off with 25 products aimed at hotel, restaurant and catering customers.Makro claims the range which includes cheese, ham, frozen veg and chicken can match, and in many cases beat,...

  • News

    Holland’s to unveil Corrie pie selection

    2010-04-03T00:00:00Z

    Pie maker Holland's is launching three Corona­tion Street-themed pies.The Northern Foods-owned company has joined forces with the soap to introduce limited-edition pies including a Steak & Coronation Street Ale variant (rsp: £2.49)...

  • News

    Focus On Barbecue: Four to watch

    2010-03-27T00:00:00Z

    Caribbean food entrepreneur Levi Roots is expanding his range of squeezy bottled products with the launch of his first relishes mango & chilli and Reggae Reggae Relish, which will be hitting supermarket shelves in May.

  • BARBECUE MAR 10
    News

    Focus On Barbecue: Join the barbe-queue

    2010-03-27T00:00:00Z

    The pieces are in place for a sizzling barbecue season: good weather forecast, World Cup fever and keen consumers. Karen Buchanan finds out what the summer holds

  • News

    Britain gets appetite for pollock and basa

    2010-03-27T00:00:00Z

    Young's Seafood has grown its sales of alternative white fish species by 64% over the past four years, according to new data. Sales of products containing white fish species such as pollock, hoki and basa increased 64% between 2005 and...

  • News

    Focus On Barbecue: Falafel burger, anyone?

    2010-03-27T00:00:00Z

    The meat-free market is booming. Sales are up 5.8% in value to £243.1m [Kantar 52w/e 1 November] thanks to its appeal to 'flexitarians' - meat eaters reducing their intake for reasons of health, variety and the environment.

  • News

    Grocer 33: Basketful of banter puts Tesco on top

    2010-03-27T00:00:00Z

    Tesco was the only store to offer a full basket this week, and our shopper was impressed by the "very willing" assistant who joked and chatted while leading her to the crisps and chicken steaks.

  • News

    Veal sales soar as trade tackles shopper concerns

    2010-03-20T00:00:00Z

    Sales of veal have rocketed as the industry improves the supply chain and addresses shoppers' welfare fears. Value sales rose 55% to £1.9m last year, with volumes up 31% to 162,000 kg [Kantar Worldpanel 52w/e 27 December 2009].

  • News

    Gressingham brand poussin goes on sale

    2010-03-20T00:00:00Z

    Gressingham Foods, which supplies own-label poussin to supermarkets, has moved into the branded poussin market with the launch of two products.Whole poussin and spatchcock poussin have gone into Tesco and Sains­bury’s this week under the…

  • News

    Tesco rolls out Rowe’s hot food counters

    2010-03-13T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is rolling out hot food-to-go counters next to its sandwich chillers, following the success of Cornish pasty counters in its south west stores. Rowe's bakery in Cornwall said its range of pasties, steak slices and sausage rolls was...

  • News

    Muslims up in arms over ‘misleading’ halal labels

    2010-03-13T00:00:00Z

    Up to three quarters of the poultry labelled as halal is not in fact halal, leading producers have warned. Approximately three-quarters of poultry and a small volume of beef and lamb sold as halal in the UK are slaughtered by machine...

  • News

    Elmwood for all Co-op fresh turkey lines

    2010-03-13T00:00:00Z

    The Co-operative Group has extended its Elmwood standard to all its fresh, plain, own-label turkey products.The retailer has had all its own-label fresh and frozen whole turkeys and crowns under the higher welfare Elmwood scheme since...