Meat news – Page 12
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NewsMeat scandal: FSA CEO warns local authority cuts affecting food safety
Emily Miles suggested a fall in the number of local authority officials was affecting the integrity of supply chains
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NewsDenials trans-Pacific trade deal is ‘nail in coffin’ for animal welfare
The RSPCA said the new CPTPP trade deal with countries such as Canada and Mexico was a ‘nail in the coffin for animal welfare standards’
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NewsHilton Food Group hands reins to former Co-op boss Steve Murrells
Former Co-op Group boss Steve Murrells has been appointed as the new CEO of meat processing giant Hilton Food Group.
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NewsCity snapshot: Co-op boosts profits with “robust” performance but inflationary challenges continue
The Co-operative Group has hailed a “robust” set of annual results as the mutual’s profits received a boost from the sale of petrol forecourts to Asda and cost-cutting. Plus, former Co-op Group boss Steve Murrells appointed as CEO of meat processing giant Hilton Food Group. Hilton also reported a fall in full-year profits.
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NewsFuture Farm launches new version of vegan Future Burger
The new burger has the same level of protein as its predecessor while offering lower levels of salt, saturated fat and calories
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NewsSainsbury’s removes plastic trays on own-label whole chickens
The retailer said the new packaging would use a minimum of 50% less plastic and save 140 tonnes of plastic per year
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NewsMedia Bites 31 March: Morrisons, Ocado, Planet Organic
Quarterly sales at Morrisons returned to growth for the first time in two years
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NewsFraud-linked meat supplier Loscoe Chilled Foods placed into administration
The supplier was linked a fortnight ago to a National Food Crime Unit probe into the passing off of imported beef as British
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NewsHeck enters bacon market with no-added nitrite range
The Yorkshire-based sausage and burger brand rolls out its unsmoked and smoked British back bacon rasher six-pack on 3 April
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NewsMedia Bites 30 March: Asda, Tesco, pork scandal
Annual results from Asda make headlines this morning as the supermarket’s profits slide in first full year of Issa brothers’ ownership.
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NewsTroubled Farmison seeks buyer or cash injection
The private equity owner of premium online meat retailer Farmison is seeking a buyer or new financing for the lossmaking business
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NewsEndless acquires Smithfield Murray to combine with Yorkshire Premier Meat
Smithfield Murray has been snapped up by Endless to bring the poultry processor together with the private equity firm’s other protein business, Yorkshire Premier Meat.
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NewsMeat-free growth tailing off as retailers shrink ranges
The number of meat alternative lines in the traditional big four and Waitrose fell 10.9% during the six months to 20 March
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NewsGressingham Foods invests in new packaging to reduce carbon footprint
The new packaging has been developed with Coveris and Ravenwood and allows the brand to save over 24 tonnes of waste material a year
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NewsPilgrim’s Food Masters threatening workers with ‘savage’ fire and rehire policy, says GMB
The union has over 1,000 members at Pilgrim’s, all of whom have been hit with the fire and rehire threat
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NewsExiting food tsar Dimbleby launches new campaign to get Brits to eat less meat
The National Food Strategy author told The Grocer he has entered a partnership with advertising giant M&C Saatchi
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NewsMeat Business Women study to track gender equality across meat industry
The research will track the number of women working in the meat industry globally, following a 2020 report that found women made up only 36% of the workforce
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NewsLoscoe Chilled Foods confirms it is part of beef fraud investigation
The supplier stressed the incident was isolated with ’no suggestion that any other customers are affected’
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NewsDunbia picks up Jasper family lamb abattoir in Cornwall
Red meat processor Dunbia has expanded its West Country presence with the acquisition of a lamb processing site in Cornwall
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NewsBooths was retailer that sold beef linked to fraud case
The northern supermarket chain has stressed it is not under investigation by the National Food Crime Unit