All Meat articles – Page 194

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    Quorn for the barbecue

    2003-05-15T00:00:00Z

    Marlow Foods is adding two new products to its Quorn range in time for the summer barbecue season.The manufacturer, which claims a market-leading 16.6% share of the meat-free arena, is introducing Quorn Ribsters and Quorn Balls.‘Pork...

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    Chicago twist on favourite

    2003-05-10T00:00:00Z

    Pizza specialist Schwan's is beefing up its frozen ready meals offering. The manufacturer is relaunching its family-sized Chicago Town-branded Classic Beef Lasagne with an "improved flavour" and spicing up its portfolio with the introduction of...

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    Matthew O'Callaghan urges the protection of Melton Mowbray p

    2003-05-03T00:00:00Z

    We are under attack from people who should really be our allies. These people make up the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association (MMPPA) of which O'Callaghan is chairman. Its attempt to create, under EC regulations, Protected Geographical Indication...

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    NBA jitters over beef tidal wave

    2003-05-03T00:00:00Z

    Vic Robertson A last ditch attempt to stave off potential chaos on the beef market in the wake of relaxed BSE rules is being staged by the National Beef Association. The NBA said the the prime cattle market must be protected from the...

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    Princes leaps into the fray

    2003-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Mary Carmichael Princes is making its debut in canned pies, a move which takes it into territory dominated for decades by the Fray Bentos brand. Rolling out now, the four initial recipes ­ Beef n' Beer, Steak & Kidney, Minced Beef &...

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    Pork pushes at public's door

    2003-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Ed Bedington Meat chiefs have teamed up with retailers to target one million households in a bid to boost sales of British pork. The Meat and Livestock Commission, along with Tesco, Sainsbury and, on a small scale, Morrisons, will be...

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    EC fines French beef producers

    2003-04-03T00:00:00Z

    French beef producers have been fined 17m euros by the European Commission for fixing meat prices in the wake of Europe's mad cow disease crisis in 2001.Europe’s competition commissioner Mario Monti said the fine reflected the serious nature...

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    British lamb springs into Carrefour

    2003-03-24T00:00:00Z

    French supermarket giant Carrefour has started selling specially produced packs of British lamb.Carrefour is to sell packs of six different cuts including a stir fry, leg steaks and noisettes under the Selectine d’Agneau brand.Three...

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    French multiples warm to Scotch

    2003-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Ed Bedington The campaign to get French consumers eating Scotch lamb has been given a welcome boost. Three major supermarket chains in the country have now expressed an interest in selling Scottish branded lamb, said Alasdair Muir, MD of...

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    Demand for venison is growing

    2003-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Vic Robertson Increasingly strong demand for farmed venison is putting pressure on the supply chain, according to the industry. Venison, which is high in iron and low in fat, is commonly being seen by consumers as a healthy food option...

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    Jobs cut

    2003-03-22T00:00:00Z

    at Tulip Leading bacon supplier Tulip has announced plans to shed more than 200 jobs from its Thetford operations. The company blamed tough trading conditions and the loss of major annual contracts for the decision, which will see the loss...

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    FSA meeting pushes OTM towards its end

    2003-03-15T00:00:00Z

    Ed Bedington Food safety bosses have taken another step closer to lifting the ban of Over Thirty Month beef entering the food chain. The OTM rule was introduced following the BSE crisis in a bid to reduce the number of high risk animals...

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    This week: key trends in the consumption of canned corn beef

    2003-03-15T00:00:00Z

    n 213 million servings of canned corned beef were consumed in 2002. This is a 10% decline compared to the same period in 2000 n Canned corned beef is consumed mostly by men and women aged 45 plus n The 45-plus age group...

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    French warm to regions' stand

    2003-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Kit Davies, Paris The Scottish and Welsh drove the revival of British meat exports hard this week at France's showcase food show. Quality Meat Scotland and Welsh Lamb & Beef Promotions were buoyed up by a positive response from visitors to...

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    BPEX woos China delegation

    2003-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Major steps have been taken towards opening the Chinese market to British pigmeat. MLC export product manager for pigmeat Bent Windahl discussed the issue of exports with Fan Xiaojian, Chinese vice minister of agriculture, who led an inward...

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    Any brand that has built an annual turnover of £59m in just

    2003-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Executive director Harriet Lamb says the strategy agreed by all the stakeholders is to try to bring Fairtrade into the mainstream and widen its product range, and it has some powerful backing for this, not least from the major multiples. All the...

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    Farmers' faces go on to labels

    2003-02-22T00:00:00Z

    Ed Bedington Beef farmers are set to get a higher profile in Somerfield stores ­ by appearing on their products' labels. The retailer has introduced a scheme to highlight the name of its farmers of Scotch beef for its premium So Good'...

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    Asda builds up links with farmers

    2003-02-15T00:00:00Z

    Ed Bedington Pig and lamb farmers are set to benefit after Asda reaffirmed its commitment to British agriculture. The retailer has announced plans to extend two successful schemes which have helped to boost farmers' businesses. Dr Chris...

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    Angus breed brand success

    2003-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Vic Robertson Asda's switch to Aberdeen-Angus beef for its Extra Special' range has cut customer complaints about quality by 60%, the multiple has claimed. In the six months since its launch, the range has built up a £3m a year market ­...

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    Strategy for English meat

    2003-01-25T00:00:00Z

    Meat bosses have started to develop a strategy for the future of the industry. Members of the English Beef and Lamb Executive met last week to discuss short, medium and long-term issues. Chairman John Cross said: "Nobody is under any...