All Meat articles – Page 173
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Maggi moves into breakfast pastries
Nestlé is propelling its Maggi Hot Pockets pastries into the breakfast market with a bacon & eggs variant. The new flavour will stretch the brand, which has so far targeted meal and snacking occasions with ham & cheese, cheese & tomato...
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UK likely to steer clear of Argentinian imports
More Argentinian beef is on its way to Europe after export restrictions were relaxed by the country's government in a bid to boost domestic beef prices. For the next two months, the country will be able to export up to 90% of its pre-ban...
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Time to get into the grove
In the 1950s and 1960s, bread and dripping was a teatime staple. Mum had cooked the roast beef or pork for lunch and served up the leftover fat and juices, spread on bread, for tea.But how times change - today's equivalent is a much...
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World Cup demand pushes pork price up
Pig producers are among the biggest winners from the World Cup, converting soaring demand for pork into high farmgate prices. But processors say they have not seen the benefits of retail price rises and are still on paper thin...
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Cull cows 'wasted' in fallen stock scheme
Cow beef worth around £600,000 is being 'wasted' every week because cull cows are going through the national fallen stock scheme, rather than entering the food chain.As well as a national farmgate loss of more than £30m each...
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Suppliers concerned by power of Pan Fish
Fears that the acquisition by Pan Fish of Marine Harvest will push up Scottish salmon prices have triggered its referral to the Competition Commission. Industry sources told The Grocer there was concern among buyers of Scottish farmed...
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LMC gets EU mince cash
The Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland has been awarded EU funding to promote beef mince under its Farm Quality Assured (FQA) logo. The product's traceability and versatility and its place in a healthy balanced diet will...
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Beef prices level off for summer holiday
The recovery of UK beef values is showing signs of reaching a plateau, as consumer demand takes its usual summer holiday. Beef prices continued to rise in June, but at just 2p/kg deadweight, the growth rate has halved compared to the...
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Meet organic hunger chains urge farmers
There is an acute shortage of organic meat produced in the UK, some of Britain's leading retailers have said. Tesco's fresh foods director Steve Murrells urged farmers attending the Royal Show at Stoneleigh in Warwickshire to consider...
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Young's: we won't touch bluefin tuna
Britain's major seafood supplier Young's Bluecrest stressed this week that it had for some time had a policy with regard to bluefin tuna of "not touching it with a bargepole."Young's spoke out in response to a WWF report that warned that...
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Young's speeds up in chase for the big chill
Young's Seafood is casting its net further across the chilled arena by adding four fish recipe ready meals to its repertoire. The move continues the company's ambitious plan to boost its chilled turnover to £100m by 2008, which began with...
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In Brief: M&S tenderness; Green barbecue
M&S tenderness Marks & Spencer is set to launch a new range of fresh beef this summer, called Guaranteed Tender British Beef. It will appear on sirloin, ribeye and fillet steaks and is claimed to represent maximum tenderness in...
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Full Brazilian beef ban possible, EC tells NFU
The prospect of a full ban on Brazilian beef imports came a step closer this week, according to the NFU, which says the country is producing meat that would be illegal in this country. European Commission officials have told the union...
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Spam: bacon is in the can
Spam fans can bring home the bacon from this month in the form of a limited edition of the canned meat.Spam with Bacon follows a black pepper limited edition, launched last year, that has performed so well that general manager Swen...
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Pig producers gun for 'misleading' labelling
Pig producers are campaigning for an end to misleading labelling on branded and own label pork products sold in supermarkets. The British Pig Executive began lobbying retailers this week to improve the quality and consistency of the...
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Public's good sense over scrapie praised
Shoppers and diners have shown their mettle by not over-reacting to a recent warning over the safety of meat from older sheep and goats, according to the NFU. Robin Tapper praised the lack of panic reaction to recent FSA advice that...
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Brussels aid for avian flu
European poultry producers will receive £34-£45m in emergency bird flu aid, as Brussels attempts to bolster EU prices following the outbreaks earlier this year. Agriculture commissioner Mariann Fischer-Boel said: "I believe our proposals...
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Tesco urges farmers to join organic team
Tesco has launched an initiative aimed at recruiting more British organic farmers and increasing the availability of British-sourced organic meat. The initiative was kickstarted at the Tesco-sponsored Food Animal Initiative in Oxford. The...
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Third dish for Scottish range
Grampian Country Pork Halls has added a third dish to its range of ready-to-cook meals with a Scottish theme. Chicken Braemar, chicken breast stuffed with black pudding and with a creamy peppercorn sauce, comes in packs of two (rsp:...
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'Broad endorsement' for new Seafish hailed
The Sea Fish Industry Authority has countered critics with a root-and-branch revamp that it says will mean it delivering an improved and more responsive service to the industry. In the wake of the Defra review in which a few levy...