All Meat articles – Page 155
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Higher-welfare chicken demand at record high
Demand for higher-welfare poultry continues to soar on the back of media scrutiny, producers and retailers have claimed.South-west poultry specialist Lloyd Maunder, a subsidiary of the 2 Sisters Food Group, worked with Jamie Oliver and...
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Tesco telecom network to be built by C&W
Tesco has signed a £100m deal with Cable & Wireless to beef up its IT and telecommunication systems. Under the five-year contract, C&W will create a single network that will connect more than 1,800 Tesco sites including stores, regional...
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Rival to beef tomato gets consumer tests
Taste trials are being carried out to discover if an Italian tomato variety that is bigger than the beef tomato could replace the salad favourite in British consumers' affections.Seed specialist Syngenta said the cuore di bue variety,...
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Labour rules will add cost warn producers
New regulations regarding the use of temporary and agency workers could add significant extra cost and bureaucracy to meat businesses, producers have warned.Under a deal brokered by the government, CBI and TUC last week, the UK's one...
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Low risk of salmonella in UK turkey
The UK has only a minimal risk of salmonella in turkey, the British Poultry Council has stressed. A report by the European Food Safety Authority last week reported a 4.6% prevalence of a harmful strain of salmonella in UK turkey flocks bred for...
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Halal supply chain to improve traceability
A new joint venture company has been formed to bring greater transparency to the global halal supply chain and allow retailers to tap into a vastly undersupported category. Online information exchange specialist TraceTracker signed a deal last week...
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Talking shop - Rick Sanderson, pork chain business development manager, PIC International
The British pork industry is going through a tough time, so it's time to look at better carcase utilisation, says Rick Sanderson, pork chain business development manager, PIC International We are now at a critical moment for the future of UK pork...
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In Brief: Pork sales soar; Noble egg supply; Sausage focus
Pork sales soar Retail pork sales rose 8.9% to £756m in the year to 20 April, and are rising faster than beef and lamb, according to Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board figures. Noble egg supply Sainsbury's and Noble Foods has won the Pig...
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Buoyant Cranswick in margin pressure alert
Cranswick warned that further price increases were on the way as it unveiled a strong set of annual results this week. The meat specialist announced pre-tax profit for the year to 31 March up 8% to £35.3m on sales up 17% to £599m. Pork sales were up...
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Prince Charles joins the pig pay debate
The Prince of Wales has backed the pig industry by calling for higher prices to be passed on to farmers. The Prince, who sent a statement to be read out at this week's Pig & Poultry Fair, commended those retailers who have raised the...
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Holsteins 'can save UK from beef supply crisis'
The UK is facing a beef supply crisis from June 2009 if it doesn't accept more Holstein cows into the supply chain, a leading expert has warned. Robert Forster, former chief executive of the National Beef Association, is working with the...
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Loch Fyne Oysters get Scot Excellence award
Meat and fish took starring roles in this year's Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards.Loch Fyne Oysters came out on top in the retail fish and seafood category for its oyster products, while Edinburgh-based Jian's Dumplings took the...
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Big Prawn Co turns up appeal of packs
The Big Prawn Company has revamped its packaging to reflect the freshness and health benefits of the brined seafood specialist's lines.The brand and packaging redesign covers the entire range, with the chilled brined products the first...
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Waitrose gets the big eggs in
Waitrose has begun stocking a new line of ostrich eggs.The giant eggs, which weigh about 2kg each and are equivalent to 24 large hen eggs, went on sale two weeks ago in selected stores and will be available until August.The eggs...
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Meat price rises cover barely half of the costs
Meat is being sold below cost across Europe, controversial new European Commission figures have revealed - though the price of many other food staples has risen faster than the cost of production.The retail price of bread was expected to...
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Bpex questions where the profits have gone
The British Pig Executive is demanding meetings with retailers to ask where the past year's profits from increased pork prices have gone and why some supermarkets are now heavily discounting pork products.Farmers claim that despite sharp...
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Stun machine to boost halal sector
A new stun monitoring machine has been introduced to guarantee animals used in halal meat have been properly stunned before slaughter. The Stun Assurance Monitor, developed by Meat & Livestock Commercial Services and Hellenic Systems,...
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Greenpeace calls for ban on bluefin sales
Environmental campaigners have called for a worldwide ban on the sale of endangered tuna until stocks recover.Last week nearly 100 Greenpeace activists stormed the European Seafood Exposition in Brussels - the largest trade show of its...
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BEIC searching for eggs ambassador
The British Egg Industry Council will launch The Eggs Factor next month - a marketing campaign aimed at finding 'the face of eggs'.The move comes as BEIC looks to boost UK egg sales and convey the message that eggs are a modern,...
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spotlight - A contract with Ocado may be about to put the Square Pie Company back on the retail map
A contract with Ocado may be about to put the Square Pie Company back on the retail map, as managing director Martin Dewey explains As you read this we are poised to launch into Ocado with two chilled, unbaked pies initially and two more in a couple...