All Meat articles – Page 177

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    Scots break with tradition

    2006-09-02T00:00:00Z

    Scotland is famous for producing some of the finest food and drink products in the world - think whisky, beef, salmon, game, oats and raspberries. It also has some unique regional specialities - wonderful butteries from Aberdeenshire, Selkirk...

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    MBL changes tack to boost fresh fish offer

    2006-09-02T00:00:00Z

    Musgrave Budgens Londis is changing tack with a return to own-label fresh fish that will extend the whole category. Budgens will be the first to benefit, with the new lines appearing in-store from 14 September, but MBL says its other...

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    Matthews bangs drum for turkey's golden era

    2006-09-02T00:00:00Z

    Turkey product specialist Bernard Matthews is taking on the critics with a new advertising campaign that ignores health concerns and emphasises the nostalgic, family associations of its Golden Drummers brand. The company has been knocked...

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    Bovril reintroduces beef to drink

    2006-09-01T08:19:00Z

    Bovril is planning to include beef stock in its recipe again.Its maker, Unilever, removed the meat content two years ago after the export ban on British beef following a BSE scare and replaced it with yeast.Unilever has now announced...

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    Spam taps into its cult Python status

    2006-08-26T00:00:00Z

    A limited-edition Spam with Stinky French Garlic variant is celebrating the canned meat brand's associations with comedy phenomenon Monty Python. Launched to coincide with next month's West End opening of the musical Spamalot, which is...

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    NFU 'satisfied' over Tesco Brazilian beef

    2006-08-26T00:00:00Z

    Brazilian beef is back on shelves at Tesco, sparking anger from Asda, which had agreed to stop selling it. Tesco said that it was sourcing rump steak for its Value range from a handful of Brazilian producers in areas unaffected by the...

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    In the can

    2006-08-26T00:00:00Z

    SALMON As the Alaskan red salmon season comes to an end, there is frantic activity at the government inspection facilities to get the gradings completed. All product has to go through a rigorous process to ensure both quality and...

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    Irish minister slams Brazilian beef imports

    2006-08-19T00:00:00Z

    Brazilian beef is back in the spotlight as European veterinary experts sieve evidence gathered on mission last month. Political pressure for a ban is mounting after EU farm lobby groups renewed calls for a level...

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    Asda's lamb initiative

    2006-08-19T00:00:00Z

    Asda says that it has saved money and 1.4 million road miles by siting abattoirs and collection centres for lambs together. Pembrokeshire had the first combined centre in the wake of the foot and mouth epidemic, but a new one has just opened...

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    JS to sell winning Welsh lamb line

    2006-08-12T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury's is preparing to relaunch an award-winning line of Welsh lamb produced by farmers on the Dolaucothi Estate in Carmarthenshire. The lambs are reared on National Trust land and produce the only meat in the UK to bear the National...

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    insight

    2006-08-12T00:00:00Z

    Cuts of lamb were eaten on 605 million occasions last year, down by 1.8% on 2004's levels  Joints of lamb account for 41% of total cuts, with lamb chops making up a further 28% Half of lamb is eaten with gravy Lamb is most...

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    Lamb export rate puts squeeze on UK prices

    2006-08-12T00:00:00Z

    British lamb has been flooding out of the country at an unprecedented rate this year, and some industry figures now warn that prices may have to rise to maintain domestic supplies. Lamb exports saw strong growth in the first five months...

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    It's Simply the breast

    2006-08-12T00:00:00Z

    Birds Eye says it is meeting consumer needs by adding 100% chicken breast options to its Simply frozen range. A Rosemary and Sage line is rolling out now, while a Lightly Seasoned version will be available next month. Support comes from a...

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    Supermarkets look at organic Argentine line

    2006-08-12T00:00:00Z

    Organic Argentine beef could soon appear on supermarket shelves after fruitful discussions with several retailers. Prime cuts of Aberdeen Angus and Hereford beef are being exported to the UK by Pampas Plains, which said Waitrose was very...

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    Waitrose aims high for chicken welfare

    2006-08-12T00:00:00Z

    Waitrose has staked a claim for the highest welfare standards on supermarket chicken. From September, the stocking density of its Select Farm Chicken will be 10% lower than the industry standard in an effort to raise the bar in animal...

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    In the can

    2006-08-12T00:00:00Z

    Fish While the Alaskan red salmon run has come in slightly above forecast, the pinks are a disaster. After three years of oversupply and all-time low prices, canners fear the total pink pack may be 60% below last season, resulting...

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    Overseas buyers have hunger for British beef

    2006-08-05T00:00:00Z

    British beef exports have shrugged off the heatwave to put in a strong EU performance, according to the first official figures since exports resumed.The statistics published by the Meat and Livestock Commission only cover the year to May...

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    Irish sharpen the axe over meat processing

    2006-08-05T00:00:00Z

    Consumers and livestock farmers are both hoping to benefit from a plan to close up to 25% of Ireland's meat processing capacity. The plan was mooted four years ago but has only just been given the green light by the High Court in Dublin,...

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    Union slams retailers for raising the steaks

    2006-07-29T00:00:00Z

    The beef industry has branded British retailers irresponsible for encouraging shoppers to buy steaks at a time of year when demand is traditionally high anyway. The NFU is calling on the multiples to rethink their pricing policy so...

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    Lidl fined for false meat label claims

    2006-07-29T00:00:00Z

    Discount retailer Lidl has been fined nearly £50,000 for two separate breaches of labelling rules on meat. Tests by Trading Standards officers found the multiple's Maitre Special Chicken breast fillet contained less meat than the label...