All Meat articles – Page 147
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NewsTonnies ups UK presence with a toastable burger
First there was the microwavable fish finger, now shoppers can look forward to a beef burger that can be heated in a toaster. German meat giant Tonnies, which brought a range of savoury 'pop tarts' to the UK last year, is launching...
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NewsMorrisons and Waitrose join heavyweight campaign to beat fish discards
A heavyweight coalition comprising some of the UK's biggest retailers and seafood suppliers has come together to push for a more sustainable seafood supply chain. Retailer members of the Sustainable Seafood Coalition include Morrisons, The Co-operative Group, Waitrose and Marks & Spencer.
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NewsAsda switches its cod and haddock to line-caught
Asda is hoping to boost he amount of chilled cod and haddock it sells by 10% after switching to 100% line-caught fish despite hiking the price by 12%. Asda changed all of its 11 chilled cod and haddock lines across its 292 fish counters…
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NewsASA cool over PETA ‘child abuse’ posters
The ASA has said it is not taking action against a controversial PETA campaign that equates meat eating with child abuse. The posters are a rerun of a four-year-old campaign. They show an obese child eating a burger and carry the line:...
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Poultry to overhaul pork as king of cheap protein
Poultry is set to overtake pork as the single-biggest meat sector worldwide by 2030 as emerging markets look for greater amounts of cheap protein to feed booming populations.Rabobank, the leading agricultural lender, is forecasting that...
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Chilled fish sales crash as Brits take frozen option
Sales of chilled fish have fallen off a cliff as cash-strapped Brits opt for cheaper frozen fare. Over the past 12 months, volume sales across the chilled category have fallen nearly 5%, while frozen has increased 1.4%.
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NewsNuclear sushi fears unwarranted, say ‘Japanese’ suppliers
UK fans of Japanese cuisine need not fear radiation levels - because the majority of Japanese food imported into the UK doesn't actually come from Japan, importers and wholesalers are stressing.
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NewsRetailers get credit in ‘positive’ Fish Fight 2
Retailers can breathe a sigh of relief as a summer follow-up to Hugh's Fish Fight looks set to take a more positive tone than the three-part series in January. Keo Films the production company behind Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's...
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NewsOstrich ‘alternative to everyday meat’
Ostrich is set to move from expensive niche product to affordable everyday meat with a new range of free-range ostrich meats that's 20% cheaper than beef. Meat wholesaler DB Foods is launching the Mossell Bay ostrich products in a bid to...
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NewsFred back from dead for Coronation Street food debut
TV's most famous butcher - Coronation Street's Fred Elliott - is to have his own range of fresh meat after a groundbreaking licensing deal was struck between ITV and meat supplier Aurora Food Marketing.
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ProfilesMercurial Marco goes mainstream
Marco Pierre White, the Godfather of Gastronomy, feeds Liz Hamson some Bernard Matthews turkey steak and talks about his new passion for the masses
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NewsBirds Eye has a fresh stab at natural frozen seafood
Less than a year and a half after axing its natural seafood range Naked & Natural, Birds Eye is entering the fray once more, with Catch Fresh, a range of frozen prawns it believes could become a £15m brand within three years. The...
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NewsPicture This... Rugby gets even beefier
A Highland bull calf, pictured with Scots rugby players Chris Paterson and Ross Ford, made its way to Murrayfield last week to celebrate a tie-up between Quality Meat Scotland and Scottish Rugby that will see top Scottish Rugby players inspire...
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NewsBattered mackerel hits the multiples
Young’s has unveiled details of its new battered mackerel as it announced the first listings in Tesco and Morrisons.
Young’s latest offering was revealed in January following Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s Fish Fight series on Channel 4,… -
Analysis & FeaturesHugh won his fish fight. But how will discards ban work?
Brussels responded with uncharacteristic speed to the chef’s campaign to ban fish discards, but how will the new system work, asks Richard Ford
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NewsCall to back UK meat as EU/Mercosur deal looms
Retailers and consumers are being urged to show their support for British beef and poultry as a new trade deal threatens to bring in floods of cheap imports from South America. The NFU this week said it was important that consumers were...
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NewsPrinces promises tuna will be shark-friendly by 2014
Princes has vowed to improve the sustainability of its tuna with a new four-year plan. The company said that from 2014 it would use only pole and line-caught fish, ditching ‘aggregation’ methods that risk catching sharks and other species along with the tuna.
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NewsTönnies offers its second take on fast meat snacks
Tönnies, the German meat giant behind the Toast Me! range of savoury pop tarts, is gearing up to launch its second product in the UK a range of barbecue pork products that can be grilled straight from frozen. BBQ Me! is made from pork...
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Analysis & FeaturesRed meat good, red meat bad... confused, anyone?
Last week saw the publication of two apparently contradictory reports on the health risks of red meat. Julia Glotz assesses their potential impact on sales
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NewsPoultry sector works on CSR plan to boost image
The poultry industry is looking to launch its first corporate social responsibility strategy in a bid to boost the sector's reputation and increase its say on issues such as GM and sustainability. Modern, efficient poultry production was...