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A challenger for Ginsters
Turkey specialist Bernard Matthews is taking on Ginsters in the lucrative hand-held snacking arena.It has launched a six-strong range of pastry-based slices and rolls that can be heated up either in the microwave or oven.Retailing at 99p...
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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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Turkey delights
A farmer is aiming to take on the premium market with the launch of a range of pre-packed deli products.The Adlington-branded packs were launched at Food and Drink Expo this week by Turkey Talk, a company set up by award-winning farmer Rod...
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France talks turkey at Expo
French producers are offering their services to help drive the UK turkey market forwards.Arnauld Delaby, export sales director with producer Pere Dodu, said: “The low consumption levels in the UK indicate a strong opportunity for turkey, why...
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Orville joins Surf victims
Ventriloquist duo Keith Harris and Orville are the latest victims of laundry brand Surf’s 99 stains challenge.The green fluffy duck and his operator pipped spoon bender Uri Geller and glamour model Jordan to the dubious honour in a public...
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Tyson fights trans-fats
US meat company Tyson Foods is to remove trans-fat ingredients from some of its packaged foods such as burgers and chicken nuggets due to the demands of growing numbers of health-conscious consumers.Trans-fats give products a longer shelf...
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Retailers optimistic for poultry
While the Asian bird flu epidemic continues to spread, UK retailers remain confident about maintaining supplies.Although the EU has placed a ban on any raw poultry meat from Thailand, the vast majority of Thai chicken imported into the UK is...
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Feed pushes up chicken prices
Substantial price rises for chicken are inevitable due to rocketing feed costs, the British Poultry Council has warned.The poultry industry is facing a huge £190m increase in feed costs alone, said Peter Bradnock, chief executive of the...
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Farm links via the net
Consumers will soon be able to trace their organic chicken back to the farm via the internet, thanks to Sainsbury.From the beginning of next month, customers will be able to enter a code from the chickens’ label on to the Sainsbury website to...
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Nestlé sells dairy unit in Turkey
Swiss food giant Nestlé had sold its dairy business in Turkey to French group Danone for an undisclosed sum. Nestlé said the disposal, which would include its chilled dairy and UHT milk products, would allow it to focus on its core...
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Getting the bird to fly
Cranberry Foods’ bosses are preoccupied with Christmas, but how will the new men at the top of the UK’s second biggest turkey producer reshape it to survive today’s market? Ed Bedington reportsChristmas is coming and Cranberry Foods...
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New breed of chicken
Sainsbury has joined forces with poultry farmers to launch a new breed of chicken.Devonshire is a 100% Westcountry free range chicken the retailer claims “tastes like chicken used to taste”.Lloyd Maunder and selected farmers worked with...
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White is the colour
Marks and Spencer has announced a new addition to its poultry range.After the successful launch of the Oakham Gold chicken, M&S is introducing Oakham White, a slower growing bird, raised free range and in barns.Labels will carry the...
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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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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...
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Duck with difference from Green Label
A leading duck producer is celebrating the launch of three new lines with Sainsbury stores.Green Label Foods is supplying the retailer with three Gressingham duck products under its Taste the Difference range. The products include duck legs...
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FAMILY APPEAL
Birds Eye Wall's entered the added value white meat market 10 years ago with the launch of chicken burgers. The company now claims to hold the top selling products in each of the four market sectors coated grills, burgers, children's snacks and...
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More products found to contain Sudan 1
The Food Standards Agecy has warned of additional products containing the illegal dye Sudan 1. The latest products found to be contaminated are Bilash Premium Chicken Curry in 400g cans, UM Glenbrook Chilli Con Carne 368g, and Plumrose...
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Morrisons tops turkey honours
Supermarket Morrisons scooped the British Turkey Retailer of the Year title this week with its ranges of everyday and seasonal turkey beating off tough competition from the other major multiples.Judges praised all retailers for the variety...
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Brandons finds buyer
The UK’s second largest turkey producer Brandons has been rescued from the brink of collapse.The company, which called in the receivers in April this year, has been snapped up by Cranberry Foods, a new organisation established by joint MDs...