All Meat articles – Page 184
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Grampian loses third major player in weeks
Neil Jones, commercial director of Grampian Country Food Group, has become the third high profile figure to leave the group in a matter of weeks.Last month Grant Mackie, managing director of Grampian’s beef business unit, left after 15 years....
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Retailers’ mixed reaction to OTM
Tesco plans to stock beef from cattle aged Over Thirty Months, Waitrose will not and Somerfield is mulling over the issue following the government’s decision to allow OTM beef back into the food chain.A Tesco spokesman said the multiple had...
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Over Thirty Months rule replaced
The government has replaced the Over Thirty Months rule for eating beef in favour of a BSE testing system, following the advice of the Food Standards Agency.British cattle born after July 31, 1996 will be allowed to be sold for human...
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Supplier Spotlight
Diversifying from livestock into gourmet mushrooms such as Shiitake and King Oyster has opened up new horizons for Keri and Julie Davies.The couple turned 100 acres of their 320-acre beef and lamb farm in the Brecon Beacons over to organic ...
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Consumer Insight
Ways beef is consumed nMince accounts for 40% of beef occasions, steak 30% and joints 27%n25% of beef is consumed on Sundays, rising to 63% for beef joints, while 82% of mince is eaten on...
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Irish build life after OTMS
Irish beef producers this week began preparations in earnest for life after the Over Thirty Months Scheme, with the launch of a three-year, E10m campaign designed to build beef sales across Europe.The Irish food board, Bord Bia, hopes the drive...
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Beef is best, says MLC
The nutritional benefits of eating beef have been outlined in a glossy booklet written for health professionals.Chris Lamb, consumer marketing manager at the Meat and Livestock Commission, which managed the project, said: “Research by the MLC...
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Price, quality drive bacon exports
Dutch pigmeat sales have grown in the UK as a result of a focus on meeting UK market demandsCompetitive prices, efficient processes and strict animal welfare make Dutch pigmeat a favourite with UK retailers.According to the...
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Mackie departs from Grampian beef arm
Grant Mackie, managing director of Grampian Country Food Group’s beef business unit, is leaving the company.Grampian said that Mackie was leaving the group for personal reasons to develop his career outside Grampian.Mackie has been with...
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A warm feeling about winter sales
New Covent Garden Food Co is serving up seasonal winter warmers in its latest assault on the chilled soup category.Its four-strong range of Winter Soups (rsp £1.95 for a 600g carton) comprising beef & vegetable, creamy potato & spring...
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Co-op gets local meat
Shropshire processor Embreys has secured a deal to supply locally produced beef, lamb and pork to five West Midlands Co-op stores – at Church Stretton, Copthorne, Radbrook Green, Wem and Bicton Heath.The stores began stocking supplies last...
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NFU wants talks over beef
English and Welsh beef farmers claim they have no immediate plans to mimic their Scottish and Northern Irish counterparts in mounting pickets related to South American imports and rock bottom prices.Scottish producers were this week continuing...
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Frazzles turns 30 under Walkers banner
Crispy Bacon-flavour snack Frazzles is being brought under the Walkers banner as it celebrates its 30th birthday.The crisps, previously sold under the Smiths name, follow in the footsteps of Salt ‘n’ Shake, another famous Smiths crisp brand...
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Prime meat summer heat
It’s the barbecue season. And that puts meat high on the agenda for many families. For our analysis of meat, we are looking only at prime cuts such as sirloin, rump steak, pork or lamb with a value of £6 or more per kilo. There is a...
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Scots fury at imports
Scottish farmers this week picketed supermarkets in a protest at Brazilian beef imports.The protests were organised by NFU Scotland, which claimed supermarkets were shipping in cheap Brazilian beef at the expense of the Scotch beef produced on...
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No beating the traditional fry-up
Despite health concerns, people still enjoy the traditional fry-up – including bacon, eggs and baked beans – particulary over weekends when they have more time to prepare and savour itHealth may be the fastest-growing factor affecting...
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OTM beef ‘arriving October’
Beef from animals aged over thirty months could re-enter the food chain by mid-October following a long-awaited recommendation by the Food Standards Agency that the Over Thirty Months Scheme should be replaced with a robust BSE testing...
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Consumer Insight
How lamb is prepared nIn the past year there were 617 million lamb occasions, an increase of 2.4% vs last year nJoints and chops are the major cuts, accounting for 40% and 28% of occasions...
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Commodities Update: tuna, salmon, corned beef
Tuna prices risingTuna raw material prices continue to rise as a result of poor fishing. UK importers face major fob increases from suppliers.Sources in Bangkok say skipjack prices are heading for $1,000 a tonne, which will mean increases...
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Consumer Insight
When pork is eatennIn the past year there were 984 million pork occasions, 1.6% fewer than in the previous year nThree-quarters of chops are consumed during the week, whereas 55% of joints...