All Meat articles – Page 119
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NewsPlans for 30,000 pigs farm opposed in Northern Ireland
Plans have been submitted in Northern Ireland to build the UK’s largest pig farm….
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NewsLamb: pressure on the mults to stock more British produce
Retailers have defended their meat sourcing policies amid claims they are favouring lamb from New Zealand…
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NewsRegulatory green light for Pork Farms acquisition of Kerry Foods’ pastry business
The Competition & Markets Authority has announced this afternoon it has cleared the acquisition by Pork Farms Caspian of the chilled savoury pastry business of Kerry Foods.
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NewsFSA reveals details of meat adulteration tests
FSA said authorities carried out 426 tests for meat identification on 665 samples of pre-packaged foods in 2014, with 44 ‘unsatisfactory’
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NewsFood Standards Agency blasted for meat labelling prosecution
Farmbox Meats owner Dafydd Raw-Rees and Colin Patterson were handed a conditional discharge and 12-week suspended sentence respectively
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NewsKarro bags £74m package to aid next stage of expansion
Pork supplier Karro Food Group has secured a £74m funding package to support UK and international expansion.
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NewsCranswick plans to drive Benson Park into poultry for mults
Cranswick is planning to expand the reach of its recently acquired Benson Park poultry division…
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Heck targets Australia with new sausage factory
Heck founder Andrew Keeble said the brand was in talks with a number of local businesses to establish a partnership for the venture
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NewsEC set to drop processed meat-as-ingredient label plans
Brussels is expected to abandon plans to introduce mandatory country of origin labelling for meat in processed foods…
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NewsQMS dismisses farmers' concerns after imported meat mislabelling claims
QMS chairman Jim McLaren told The Grocer that there was “no evidence whatsoever” to suggest any wrong-doing in the beef supply chain
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NewsBMPA refutes alleged processor code breach
St Merryn angered farmers after announcing it was increasing processing charges for beef and lamb to £19.20 and £1.95 a head
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News2 Sisters in chicken antibiotic health move
The company said it would stop using all antibiotics defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as “highest priority critically important” to human health
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NewsChicken and beef at forefront of fresh/chilled price deflation
Data from mySupermarket revealed average retail prices for fresh and chilled meat fell in March 2015, with fresh whole chickens showing the biggest year-on-year decline
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NewsBMPA gives pork quality scheme a revamp
The updated BMPA Pork Scheme will launch on Friday (1 May), and follows “the most comprehensive and thorough review” of the body’s pork and pork product standards regime
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Analysis & FeaturesThe mega pig farm that kicked up a mega stink
For five years, Midland Pig Producers battled to open a pig farm in the village of Foston. They failed. So what happened? And what does the future now hold for large-scale pig farming in the UK?
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NewsSwedish meatballs producer HKScan launches halal chicken range
Aafiyah - ‘good health’ in Arabic - is now in 80 Sainsbury’s stores in areas with a high Muslim customer base
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Analysis & FeaturesIs halal meat getting fit for the future? Q&A with The Grocer
What does the halal meat sector need to do to improve standards, enhance its image and stimulate demand?
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NewsBrechin abattoir expansion big news for region
QPL claims its multi-million pound investment at Brechin, which it took over from AP Jess in late 2014, will double the abattoir’s capacity
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Analysis & FeaturesMeat sector reshapes but will it find greater profitability?
After Horsegate and amid gruelling margin pressure, consolidation is high on the agenda in the UK meat sector
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Analysis & FeaturesHow the bacon and sausage category is aiming to drive up sales
However well the two go together, bacon and sausages are experiencing contrasting fortunes…