All Chicken & poultry articles
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US chicken chain Raising Cane’s to enter UK market
The restaurant brand will open its first UK flagship site at the end of 2026
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Birds Eye expands Chicken Shop range with global flavours
The range will now include Spicy Korean Tenders, Texas BBQ Chicken Fries, Nacho Jalapeno Chicken Fries, Sweet Chilli Tenders and Crispy Seasoned Fries
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Bidfood and WSH introduce lower-carbon meat supplier to foodservice
Legghorn will supply the sector with chicken mince from 420-day-old breeder hen meat
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Dave’s Hot Chicken to roll out 180 restaurants across Europe
The deal builds on the success of Dave’s Hot Chicken’s UK debut
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Waitrose launches Check Your Chicken campaign following BCC success
Starring Taskmaster star Alex Horne and his band, the social film comprises a comedy music video about checking the quality of an array of Waitrose chicken products
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Waitrose meets Better Chicken Commitment standard across own-label range
By the end of August 2025, 100% of Waitrose own brand fresh, frozen and ingredient chicken will meet the BCC
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Vivergo gives government 18 August closure ultimatum over bioethanol crisis
CO2 gas is a byproduct of bioethanol manufacturing and is used in everything from fizzy drinks to in the slaughtering of animals
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UK government ‘failing to recognise halal market opportunity’
The meat industry has said the ‘dynamic, high-value market’ has been overlooked by the UK government in trade strategy, food policy and international promotion
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Golden Acre Foods launches halal lunchbox lines
The lines will be launched in Tesco in August under the company’s Najma and Jaldee Eats brands
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Egg industry issues warning over increased imports in foodservice
With egg imports rising significantly since the start of the year, the industry body has warned of an influx of eggs produced to lower food safety standards
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Chippindales rebrands Yorkshire range to Proper Good Yorkshire Eggs
The Myton Food Group owned brand has aimed to improve shelf standout with brighter and bolder packaging
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Bird flu vaccine programme would offer ‘poor value for money’
A government report recommended a series of actions including an on-farm vaccination trial in turkeys and exploring laboratory capacity for surveillance purposes
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Comment & Opinion
Iceland’s u-turn on eggs is both unsurprising and inevitable
In 2016, Iceland committed to its eggs being completely cage-free by 2025. But that commitment vanished from its website earlier this year
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India trade deal to secure export wins of almost £6bn: Starmer
Starmer said the deal would ‘unlock new opportunities for businesses and drive growth in every corner of the country, delivering on our Plan for Change’
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Birds Eye products roll out across Morrisons hot counters
Birds Eye is rolling out its Chicken Shop and Goodfella’s ranges to hot counters at 340 Morrisons stores
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Poultry body warns against Frankenchickens ‘pressure campaign’
The trade body issued an explainer after animal protection charity, The Humane League UK, sent a letter to more than 1,600 chicken farmers, highlighting that they may be breaking the law if they raised ‘Frankenchickens’
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M&S backing projects to cut emissions in strawberry and chicken farming, with £1m funding
Both projects are receiving some of M&S’s £1m in annual funding for emission-reducing innovations
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KVI Tracker
Shoppers facing BBQ food price hikes of up to 67%
Across burger, sausage, steak, kebab and chicken thighs and legs lines, there has been significant inflation of up to almost 70% at the major retailers, according to analysis of Assosia data by The Grocer
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NFU calls for ‘no more concessions’ with US on trade
The US has voiced interest in securing further concessions on access to UK agrifood sectors
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NFU warned government of CO2 gas supply vulnerability in February: Tom Bradshaw
With the US trade deal threatening production, the NFU president has suggested government was ignorant to the ‘strategic vulnerability’ of gas supplies