All Meat articles – Page 155
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Does British pork really want this much loving from Jamie?
British pork producers feared Jamie Oliver's new programme could damage them. Thankfully, the celebrity chef is firmly on their side, Richard Ford reports
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Jamie's Brit pork plea heeded by multiples
Retailers are bracing themselves for a surge in demand for cheap British pork cuts following next week's Jamie Saves Our Bacon programme. In Oliver's much-anticipated show, seen by The Grocer, the celebrity chef urges consumers to buy cheaper...
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Jamie's bacon crusade goes easy on multiples
Jamie Oliver will take a gentler than expected approach toward the multiples in his crusade to save the British pig industry, The Grocer can reveal. In Jamie Saves Our Bacon, which airs on 29 January on Channel 4, Oliver does not spare the...
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NewsCommodities: Retailers drop meat prices to keep shoppers spending
Meat and fish prices have largely fallen this month, but an increase in the price of salmon has pushed up the overall basket price. Richard Ford reports
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Irish pork suppliers' fury at Tesco dioxin compensation claim
Tesco has angered pigmeat suppliers in the Irish Republic by demanding compensation for lost profit following the recent recall of pork contaminated with dioxin. Suppliers were told the retailer had calculated the lost profit from its "order...
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Red Tractor first raises bar for halal suppliers
Janan Meats has become the UK’s first halal abattoir to gain Red Tractor certification in a move its managing director claims will help clean up a “dirty” industry. The lack of any industry-wide production standard had led to reduced animal...
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Pig farms won't cope if Jamie saves their bacon
Retailers will be unable to cope with any surge in demand for UK pork following Jamie Oliver’s upcoming TV show.
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Kirwan appointed MD at Anglo Beef
Tom Kirwan is set to take over as managing director of Anglo Beef Processors in April, the meat giant announced this week.Kirwan will replace Richard Cracknell, who has held the top job at ABP since the group was formed in 1986. Cracknell...
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Noble Foods offers new hen-friendly Happy Eggs
Noble Foods has launched a new branded egg in a bid to invigorate the category and boost free-range sales.The Happy Egg Co will focus on promoting the wellbeing of its hens, which will live on Freedom Foods-accredited farms.Branded...
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Co-op switches pork to Hampshire breed
The Co-operative has switched supply of its Truly Irresistible pork range to meat from Hampshire-breed pigs raised on higher-welfare farms.All fresh pork, bacon and sausages in the retailer's premium own-brand range is now sourced from...
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NewsAdvertising: Wall's shares its passion for the best bits
Bangers have been making a bigger bang in the world of meat advertising, with Wall’s sausages far outstripping beef and lamb in the four weeks to 30 November. While meat advertising overall is down 32% on 2007 levels this year, in November it was up 34% year-on-year across TV and ...
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Parkie talks turkey in M&S's latest ad
Michael Parkinson has become the latest celebrity to do a voiceover for a Marks & Spencer TV food ad in the post-Dervla Kirwan era.In the final weekend before Christmas, M&S is set to add to its range of promotions, which last week included...
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NewsFood Standards Agency reassures public on dioxin in Irish beef
Irish beef is the subject of a new health scare after the Food Standards Agency warned that meat contaminated with dioxins had reached shop shelves in the UK.
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Scientists warn of ‘second wave’ of mad cow deaths
Hundreds of people could die from a ‘second wave’ of deaths related to the human variant of mad cow disease, according to scientists.
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Guinness puts its name to premium meat range
The iconic Guinness name and signature taste is set to grace a wide range of meat products for the first time after Diageo signed a co-branding agreement with sausage specialist Debbie & Andrew's, The Grocer can reveal.The two manufacturers...
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Pork suppliers facing compensation claims
Irish meat suppliers face a wave of compensation claims from retailers in the wake of the contaminated pork scare - but suppliers may struggle to recoup those losses, experts have warned. Irish pork began to reappear on supermarket shelves...
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Meat supply chain needs more calves
A significant long-term decline in the volumes of beef from dairy calves is inevitable unless more black and white calves are brought into the red meat supply chain, new figures indicate.While there was an 8.5% increase to 26,000 in the...
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Irish pork scare spreads to beef
The Irish pork scare, which led to all Irish pork being pulled from shelves at the weekend, has spread to beef, Ireland’s Food Safety Authority has confirmed.
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Well Hung and Tender opens store
A Scottish beef producer has opened a store after strong sales on the web and at farmers' markets.Donald MacPherson, owner of the Well Hung and Tender beef venture, opened his first butcher's store in Edinburgh last week to capitalise on...
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Sainsbury's backs British meat in own-label lines
Sainsbury's is poised to become the first of the big four to use 100%-British meat in its own-label pies, soups, party food and ready meals. By the end of January, all the meat in its ready meals would be British, said category manager for...