All Meat articles – Page 186
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Budgens in 100% English meat vow
Budgens is claiming to be the first retailer to stock 100% English-only fresh meat.The news, which will help provide a significant boost to English producers, will see only English beef, lamb and pork stocked across the retailer’s estate from...
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NFU calms brucellosis fears
Farming leaders are playing down fears as investigations and testings continue following a confirmed outbreak of brucellosis in a beef suckler herd in Cornwall.DEFRA has imposed movement restrictions on seven neighbouring livestock holdings in...
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Pork turns chicken in sales ploy
A new branded pork product aimed at enticing chicken consumers is being hailed a hit.Flagship Foods had taken a leaf out of the chicken industry’s book with the launch of TLC, Tender, Lean and Convenient pork, last summer.Initially...
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Belgians tuck into British lamb
Exports of English and Welsh lamb to Belgium are up by more than 40% on last year, thanks to a promotion run by Belgian retailer Delhaize.The Meat and Livestock Commission said Delhaize has run a major promotion for the meat since last...
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NZ lamb gets back on the telly
A heavyweight campaign will thrust New Zealand lamb back into the limelight.The £1.5m push will see the meat back on to mainstream television for the first time since the 90s, said John Mabb, market development manager with the New Zealand Meat...
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Revamp of Hall’s delivers a boost
A plan to revamp a leading Scottish brand has paid off, bosses at Grampian claimed.The relaunch of the Hall’s pork brand has seen its sausage market share climb from 9% two years ago to 15.4% in value, the company said, with retail sales up...
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Larger Rippleglen beefs up senior staff with new roles
Rippleglen has bolstered its senior staff following its purchase of the 121 store Supercigs and Supernews estate from Tesco last November.The acquisition has prompted the CTN chain, which trades as Arden News, to create two new posts. Bill...
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It's all on the can
Westler Foods is relaunching its Tyne canned food brand by giving the range a new look as well as adding to the product portoflio on offer.The revamped range includes a 410g can of Stewed Steak and 400g cans of Bolognese, Chilli Con Carne,...
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JS puts flavour back into pork
Sainsbury is hoping to reinvigorate the British pork sector with the launch of a new range of premium products.The Taste the Difference range features 14 cuts produced from a new cross breed of pig exclusively for Sainsbury.Pork buyer Ben...
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‘Cattle must be shaped for steak’
The growth of single-person households is set to change the shape of the UK’s beef animals, according to Sainsbury’s livestock manager.Demand for traditional short, heavy-boned animals with large rumps would fall by the wayside as steak meat...
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Bacon packer put up for sale
Administrators are hoping for a quick sale of struggling bacon slicer and packer, St Helen’s Bacon Packing.The St Helen’s-based business says it has suffered cash flow problems. The company has an annual turnover of £3.8m, 22 employees and a...
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Asda says it’s standing by Saltire
A tartan labelling war has broken out between a political party and Asda.The Scottish National Party has accused Asda of ditching its Scottish credentials in sourcing its premium beef products, a claim hotly denied by the Wal-Mart...
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Call for pork price rise
British Pig Executive Chairman Stewart Houston has written to retailer and foodservice leaders warning pigmeat producers in Britain and the rest of Europe are facing major feed price rises and calling for an increase in pork prices.The long hot...
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S&N beefs up marketing
Scottish & Newcastle has named three new directors to oversee group operations, marketing and information services.Simon Ricketts joins with immediate effect as information services director. He was previously chief information officer of...
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Devolution means competition
The stage was set this week for no-holds-barred competition between the devolved UK meat bodies.Quality Meat Scotland, Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) and the English Beef and Lamb Executive (EBLEX) will in future run their own beef and lamb...
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Scots venison direct to the door
A Scottish producer is using the internet in a bid to get consumption of venison out of the restaurant and into the kitchen.Highland Game has launched an online ordering service which sees game meat from Scotland’s hills delivered direct to...
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Plenty of scope in NPD
>>’we need to play about with rasher counts and pack sizesA key way to innovate in bacon is through packaging and added convenience.Ben Wheeley, bacon buyer with Sainsbury, says the last real NPD launch in bacon was...
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What a scorcher!
It's not just beef sales that can be boosted through the great British barbie. Chicken, fish and veggie burgers are also hot, says Lucy Bray. The burger has had a tough year thanks to the BSE scare. With the barbecue season approaching, however, a...
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Merger gives further assurance
Two leading forces in farm assurance have joined ranks.FABBL Farm Assurance, responsible for ensuring standards in British beef and lamb production, has merged with the independent European inspection service EFSIS.FABBL will now...
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Grampian buys St Merryn’s
Grampian has bought the St Merryn Food group, which produces beef and lamb products, including burgers, turkey products, barbeque products and ground beef.Managing director of Grampian’s beef business, Grant Mackie, said the move “helps to...