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UK supermarkets switch to imported beef in push to maintain supplies
Asda, Sainsbury’s and Aldi have looked to imports to meet soaring demand for mince
Coronavirus: Beef processors face profit squeeze over carcase balance
While shoppers have been stocking up on beef, they have avoided more expensive cuts of beef
Coronavirus: Government exempts factory canteens from lockdown ban
The move has been welcomed by meat sector bodies, who warned the rule would force workers into busy supermarkets
Specialist pate makers Patchwork and Pyman to merge
North Wales-based Patchwork Pates and Devon-based Pyman Pates are to merge to scale up and meet demand for premium British pates and meat-free alternatives.
Coronavirus: Fairfax Meadow launches new DTC meat delivery service
The wholesale catering butcher is now also supplying into retail, through the Central England Co-op
Meatless Farm Co posts 157% Veganuary sales growth
The plant-based startup more than doubled its sales tally from last year’s vegan month
Coronavirus: meat sector calls for staff canteens to be exempt from closure
BMPA CEO Nick Allen said the effect of closing these canteens will be to ‘drive thousands of key workers into the shops’
Coronavirus: FSA warns of staffing pressures in meat plants
The regulator has warned meat processors it would likely experience ’reduced staffing levels for many weeks and months to come’
Tesco sourcing pork from farms with ‘illegal’ standards, says animal rights group
World Animal Protection claims to have found evidence of wrongdoing at three UK farms linked to the retailer
Red Tractor assurance scheme updates logo in new standards push
The farm assurance scheme will support the relaunch with a £2m marketing campaign
Tech startup launches ‘fully-traceable’ livestock marketplace app
The free app helps farmers supply to retailer specifications more accurately
Tulip consults over future of Tipton fresh pork plant
It is planning to shift production to other sites
Meatless Farm Co to ‘hijack’ Meaty March campaign with plant-based ads
The brand said the ad push would ‘draw attention to the meaty taste and texture credentials of plant-based alternatives’
Coronavirus threatens British pork production as China exports collapse
With exports to China dwindling since the outbreak of Covid-19, supplies are piling up in British warehouses
Leon teams up with Finnebrogue to introduce nitrite-free bacon
The move meant Leon was the first restaurant chain to sell nitrite-free bacon, it claimed