All Meat articles – Page 154
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NewsCommodities: Herd expansion may lead to cheaper pork and bacon
The overall meat and fish basket price has remained the same month-on-month but several pork lines changed significantly in price says Richard Ford
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Bacon defies recession as consumers turn to butties
Pre-pack bacon is defying the credit crunch as consumers look for convenient, recession-busting comfort food.Although sales increased just 1.6% in volume terms in the year to 26 February [TNS], they were up 4.3% in the final three months of...
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Rustlers appeals to credit-crunched lads
Kepak has launched a new cut-price range of its Rustlers branded fast food to appeal to credit-crunched shoppers. Two products, The Bacon Roll and The Hotdog, have been added to the microwave snacking brand's offerings in convenience and...
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Chinese meat exports set to challenge UK producers
China's desire to increase its meat exports are already having far-reaching effects on world food commodity prices, Mintec's Andrew Larkham reports
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In Season: Lemon sole
Lemon sole is increasingly being promoted as a guilt-free fish for the modern consumer. As one of the species of fish around the Cornish coast that are not subject to catch quotas, lemon sole appears on the Marine Conservation Society's 'fish...
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NewsBirds Eye tackles fish fear with foil pouches
Birds Eye is hoping to take the fear factor out of handling raw fish - and boost total category sales - with the launch of two new "no touch" premium ranges. The frozen giant is eyeing £10m in combined first-year sales for its new Bake to...
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Beefy and Lamby lose places in Eblex squad
It's not just England's current cricketers that are having a bad season - Beefy and Lamby have been ditched as the faces of Eblex's meat adverts. Ian Botham and Allan Lamb have promoted beef and lamb since 2004, but Eblex did not renew their...
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Prawn volume sales fall as shoppers spread net
Shoppers seeking cheaper seafood options may be driving down consumption and sales of prawns. While total fish consumption increased 4% in the year to November 2008, that of prawns fell 5%, according to TNS figures.
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NewsSaturday Essay: Small farmers offer solution to a big problem
Supermarket buyers need to hold their nerve if Fairtrade is to continue growing in the downturn, says Harriet Lamb
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In Season: Mussels
Mussels are being touted as the perfect winter food for shoppers looking for good quality, indulgent meals. The molluscs are “particularly fat and delicious” in the winter months, according to seafood authority Seafish, and are increasingly...
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NewsASA upholds complaints about pork welfare ads
The Bpex campaign to promote UK pig farming experienced a major setback this week when welfare claims in one of its ads were branded "misleading" and had to be removed. The advert, which appeared on billboards and in the press during 2008,...
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Cheaper cuts boosted by Jamie's TV crusade
Retailers have reported sharp spikes in sales of cheaper cuts of British pork on the back of Jamie Oliver’s latest crusade and the deepening recession. Waitrose said total pork sales rose 20% last weekend. Sales of pork belly joints were up...
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Bigger slice of the retail pie for UK beef and lamb producers
Beef producers are currently receiving their highest share of the retail price for 14 years, new figures reveal. The average retail beef price rose 15% last year to 520p/kg, but the average price cut received by suppliers was up 26% at...
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NewsCritical Eye... on Huge Furry and Saint Jamie
This week we were 'treated' to a Great British Food Fight double bill as Huge Furry Wittering-balls and Saint Jamie entered the ring to whip up public outrage over the evils of cheap chicken and bacon. I felt a sense of déjà vu as I watched...
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Beef biltong can be big business
Emory St Marcus introduced South African dried meat snacks into the UK in the 80s. Now he is looking to the sports market for further growth. Joanne Grew reports
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Tesco promises to clarify labelling on bacon packs
Tesco has caved in to industry pressure by stating it will change the country-of-origin labelling across its standard own-label bacon and gammon lines. Tesco confirmed its decision this week in a letter to The Grocer, which referred to an...
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No Drain tuna aims to offer tinned fish without the hassle
John West claims the tuna market will be revolutionised by the introduction of No Drain, Less Mess Tuna – which cuts out the hassle of draining oil or brine from the can.The company has spent 18 months developing a new production process...
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Minister calls for clarity over meat labels
The environment secretary, Hilary Benn, has thrown his weight behind calls for supermarkets to stop selling as British processed food containing foreign meat.
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Israel offers longer shelf life for poultry
Israeli food technologists are claiming to have produced packaging that can double the shelf life of fresh poultry to eight days.The new packaging approach, from manufacturer Teva-Off, uses Hera SLB (Shelf Life Booster) technology to allow...
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Dunbia buys Stevenson pork business
Northern Ireland's Dunbia has acquired Stevenson's pork processing business.Dunbia claims the move will save 100 jobs and create a further 70 at the Cullybackey facility.Stevenson had previously said the site would have to close due to...