All Meat articles – Page 160
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Dunbia hits out over Marfrig sale rumour
Northern Irish meat processor Dunbia has moved to quash rumours it is the subject of a takeover bid by Brazil's Marfrig Group.Speculation that Dunbia was to be taken over by Marfrig, the world's fourth-biggest beef processor, had been...
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NewsVion forced to slash jobs after Asda contract loss
Pork giant Vion is facing the prospect of cutting 180 jobs at one of its factories after Asda decided to switch to a new bacon and gammon supplier. The supplier this week announced proposals to restructure operations at its bacon factory...
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NewsEU under pressure to act on processed meat labels
Pressure is rising for a new EU-wide labelling 'obligation' for processed or reformed meat products to be introduced after Germany kicked off a new round of debate about food labelling practices. In a high-profile statement this month,...
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Comment & OpinionEditor's Comment: Promotions mean availability is a bigger issue than ever
Hams Hall, the Sainsbury's DC, is still inextricably linked for me with the availability issues that cost the hapless Peter Davis his job.
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NewsPaice dampens hopes of mandatory origin labels
The government will not introduce new legislation to enforce country-of-origin labelling despite calls from some parts of the industry for mandatory requirements to be brought in. Food and agriculture minister Jim Paice said that...
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NewsScots farmers share tips in QMS project
Quality Meat Scotland is launching a major project aimed at improving efficiency in the Scottish beef and sheep farming sector. As part of the £600,000 initiative, 22 Business Improvement Groups will be set up catering for 350 livestock...
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NewsDebbie & Andrew’s in TV ad debut next year
Debbie & Andrew's has unveiled plans to advertise on TV for the first time in a bid to boost its share of the sausage category. Shoppers who bought Debbie & Andrew's sausages showed "fantastic loyalty" to the brand, according to...
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Focus On Soup: Four to watch
Yorkshire Provender has added three new flavours - savoy cabbage with puy lentils & ham, butternut squash with ginger & orange and mushroom with juniper & tarragon - to its winter range, boosting the line-up to eight variants.
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NewsNorway plans campaign to boost cod sales to UK
The Norwegian Seafood Export Council is launching a new campaign to boost sales of cod in the UK and capitalise on an anticipated increase in supply.
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Wall’s special bangers for Bonfire Night
Wall's is launching a special-edition sausage for Bonfire Night. Bonfire Bangers (rsp: £3 for a pack of 12) come in a smoky barbecue flavour and will go into Morrisons stores from 18 October, with Tesco to follow on 3 November.
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Young’s cuts the weight of salmon packs
Young's has reduced the weight of its frozen wild pink salmon packs by 90g but kept the same rsp. The company's 450g packs were recently replaced with 360g packs, containing four rather than five fish fillets (rsp: £3.99).
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Loss-hit North Highland rebrands in Sainsbury’s
The company behind the premium Mey Selections brand has ditched the name in Sainsbury's after posting losses of nearly £200,000 last year.North Highland Products, which supplies beef and lamb for co-branded ready meals and products sold...
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NewsTesco wins beef with Morrisons over Finest ad
Advertising authorities have sided with Tesco in a spat with Morrisons over a press ad for Finest beef.
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NewsAcid Test: Steam Cooked Mackerel Fillets
John West is hoping its new fillets will encourage young and lapsed shoppers to reappraise canned mackerel by providing a credible alternative to chilled offerings.
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Bacon suffers rasher blood to the head
Kevin Bacon is back in vogue, if the ubiquitous Hollywood icon ever really went away. Famously, you can link any movie actor to any other via his movies, in the 'Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon' parlour game. His starring role in...
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NewsNBA seeks beef taskforce to tackle industry’s issues
The National Beef Association is calling for the establishment of a government-backed beef taskforce to "turn the UK industry around". The taskforce would be similar in structure to the pigmeat supply chain task force set up in March...
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NewsRomford Wholesale Meats’ profits dive
Pre-tax profits at Romford Wholesale Meats fell 91% in 2009 as the bottom line was hit by higher input costs and lower wholesale prices. Profits at Romford, which supplies beef and lamb to major retailers, fell from £486,000 to £43,000 in...
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Rain makes UK beef and lamb greener
Beef and lamb produced in England often have less environmental impact than global water footprint figures for livestock production suggest, new Eblex research has found.More than 99% of the water used to produce English beef or lamb was...
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NewsPrawn prices set to rise in wake of supply shortages
A "perfect storm" of environmental and economic factors has sent wholesale prawn prices soaring. The Urner Barry shrimp indices key indicators for global prawn prices were 30% higher this week than they were a year ago, standing at...
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NewsHidden halal: an acceptable side to multicultural Britain?
The furore over halal meat could provoke a backlash when the UK has to decide whether to enshrine the slaughter method in law. Alex Beckett reports