All Meat articles – Page 193
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Please call says St Merryn
Red meat processor St Merryn Foods said this week it was looking for more British new season organic lamb to fulfil increasing supply volumes to Tesco.The company, which is part of the Grampian Country Food Group, urged south west and South...
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Northern Foods appeal rejected
Northern Foods has failed in its bid to stop Defra from applying for protected name status for the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie from the European Union.Last month the High Court ruled that Defra should be allowed to apply to the EU for the...
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EU scrutiny of Brazil’s controls
European Commission officials will fly to Brazil next week to assess the controls the country has in place to prevent the spread of foot and mouth.The EU banned some Brazilian beef imports in October following an outbreak of foot and mouth in...
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EU scrutiny of Brazil’s controls
European Commission officials will fly to Brazil next week to assess the controls the country has in place to prevent the spread of foot and mouth.The EU banned some Brazilian beef imports in October following an outbreak of foot and mouth in...
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The assurance facts fast
Assured British Meat has launched an online checker to enable buyers to verify the assurance status of red tractor-approved beef and lamb producers in England.The system searches the membership lists of all recognised red tractor farm assurance...
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Lean, meanmachine
The Red Meat Industry Forum has published a whole chain analysis project undertaken by Asda, its beef supplier Dawn Meats and producer Wold Farm.The companies studied ways of reducing waste in the chain using beef brisket joints. Measures...
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PGI bid sets a precedent
The High Court ruling defending the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association’s claim to Protected Geographical Indication status could greenlight campaigns for products such as the Cornish pasty and Cumberland sausage.Angie Coombs of the Cornish...
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OTM beef set to make impact
Meat executives are braced for an upturn in sales of domestic Over Thirty Months beef.Meat and Livestock Commission marketing director Richard Lowe said that, following the lifting of the ban on OTM British beef entering the food chain, the...
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Tesco goes British for Finest bacon, gammon
Tesco is to switch to UK sourcing for all of its Finest bacon and gammon.The retailer said the move would be a boost to struggling British pig farmers. Finest bacon was one of its bestselling premium meat ranges, with volume sales up 58%...
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Call for chain to cut out the waste
Only a small proportion of the beef supply chain is properly organised with fair returns for all three participants – farmers, processors and retailers, says the National Beef Association.The farmer body says the current system is...
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Avocado served with everything
Avocados are practically a national dish in Chile and are served with everything from sandwiches to McDonald’sAvocados are to the Chileans what spuds are to the Brits. Thick, gloopy mashed avocado is served with everything from ham...
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Irish sound added-value alert
An Irish farmers’ leader has called for a radical new approach to the marketing of the country’s beef and lamb and warned against cut-price tactics. Malcolm Thompson, president of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association, told members...
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Iddison will ensure the pork pies have it
Melton Mowbray Pork Pie producer Dickinson & Morris has appointed Lucy Iddison as its new brand manager.Iddison joins Dickinson & Morris from Northern Foods where she was the Tesco category manager for its chilled pastry savoury...
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Buoyant return for OTM beef
The first OTM beef prices are significantly higher than the price being paid on the Over Thirty Months Scheme, almost a month after the rule change that now sees OTM cattle entering the food chain – subject to a rigorous BSE test.“It’s...
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Buoyant return for OTM beef
The first OTM beef prices are significantly higher than the price being paid on the Over Thirty Months Scheme, almost a month after the rule change that now sees OTM cattle entering the food chain – subject to a rigorous BSE test.“It’s...
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The value of tradition
Smaller players are confident they can differentiate themselves in the face of the enormous Vion, which now produces the majority of bacon from the NetherlandsThe received wisdom among many suppliers today is that to face up...
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Research Notes
Lifestyle changes are affecting salesThe UK’s take-home bacon market is down 0.4% to slightly more than £1bn for the year to September 11, with UK households buying 200,000 tonnes of bacon annually.Bacon rashers represent 75%...
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Retailers seek a little tenderness
Retailers and meat processors are running trials to investigate gene technology that virtually guarantees the quality of beef.The technique involves a simple and relatively inexpensive test kit, which farmers can use to find out whether their...
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What cure for the evils of salt?
To what extent will bacon suppliers have to tackle salt levels in their products in the light of public health concerns and the targets requested by the Food Standards Agency?Diet and health are high up the political and social...
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Commodities Update: tomatoes, tuna, ham
Tomatoes in demandItalian export figures show UK volume imports of canned tomatoes grew by a third over the first six months of the year.Promotional activity on four-packs of canned tomatoes seems to have accounted for a large part of the...