All Meat articles – Page 155
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Bluefin ban ‘will put all tuna sales in jeopardy’
A trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna could put shoppers off buying all forms of tuna unless the industry acts now to educate them, experts have warned.
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NewsAsda oysters offer romance on a shoestring
Asda is offering penny-pinching lovers a Valentine’s Day treat with oysters from just 25p apiece.
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Spanish supplier sets out to challenge Dutch might
Spanish pork producer Costa Brava Frigoríficos is planning to double its UK sales and become a significant player in the market.The company, which is one of the leading Spanish supermarket suppliers, began supplying the UK with pork...
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Cod now a ‘treat’ as prices increase
Cod consumption is falling as prices rise and shoppers no longer see it as an everyday food. Consumption fell by 1.4% in the 12 months to August 2009 [TNS], the latest available data. Value sales rose 4% to £94.4m during the period, but...
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Producers join forces to push protected food
A group of UK food manufacturers is planning to establish the first-ever body to generically promote UK foods with EU food name protection.The producers, who include the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association and QMS, among others, hope to...
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Boffins devise test to nail ‘British meat’ fraudsters
Bpex is developing a revolutionary scientific test dubbed a 'nuclear deterrent' to suppliers trying to pass off cheap meat imports as British.Under 'Project Isotope', the meat body is working on a test that will be able to accurately...
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Fish prices set to increase as quota reductions bite
Fish prices are still set to rise this year despite new Scottish quotas being less stringent than feared. The European Fisheries Council has been holding meetings with industry over the past month to finalise 2010 quotas. The maximum...
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NewsSmithfield Foods sells RMH and Maverick
US meat processor Smithfield Foods has offloaded all of the assets of RMH Foods, which produces beef…
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The Cornish sardine gets PGI status
Cornish sardines have become the 40th UK food to be granted protected food name status by the EC.The sardines, better known as pilchards, were awarded PGI status because of the way they are caught and their historic links with...
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Tesco and Asda go abroad for turkey crowns
Tesco and Asda are sourcing turkey from abroad despite ample British supply. A Tesco spokesman confirmed 5% of its fresh and frozen turkey was sourced from France, while Asda admitted that 2% of its offer was from Brazil. In both...
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Waitrose fish counters sell samphire
Waitrose has started selling samphire, sourced from Carmel Agrexco in Israel, as it looks to take the niche product mainstream.
The product, which is being stocked by a major UK retailer for the first time, goes well with fish and went… -
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Blackburn shut as ABP streamlines
Anglo Beef Processors has closed its Blackburn abattoir as part of a national rationalisation process. The move follows a major investment in its nearby site in Shrewsbury, and the recent acquisitions of sites in Dorset and Guildford....
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NewsNow Asda launches the £3 wild salmon
Asda has defended its decision to sell a whole wild salmon for just £3.
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The Co-op comes top for sustainable seafood
The Co-operative Group, Sainsbury's, Waitrose, M&S and Morrisons have been praised for their fish-sourcing policies by the Marine Conservation Society. The five supermarkets all achieved an MCS sustainability score of at least 68%....
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Beef and lamb set tough carbon reduction targets
The British red meat industry is hoping to ward off criticism of its environmental footprint by setting itself challenging carbon reduction targets.Levy companies Eblex and Bpex both staged events this week outlining how farmers would...
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Asda makes Red Tractor logo bigger
Asda is increasing the size of the Red Tractor logo on all its British meat to demonstrate its support for domestic sourcing.New packs, which will be launched soon, will feature a 50%-larger logo on the front of packs, while packaging to...
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Welsh lamb set for price rises as ewe numbers fall
Falling Welsh lamb production could lead to supply shortages and higher prices, producers are warning. The number of breeding ewes in Wales has fallen to below four million for the first time, 5% down on 2008 and 27% below 1997 levels,...
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Focus On Bacon & Sausages: Sales of pigmeat fly
Bacon and sausages have defied the recession and production cost pressure thanks to their ease of preparation and affortability. But premium lines are also doing well, finds Michael Barker
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Waste levels in fish and meat industries scrutinised by Wrap
A meat and fish 'resource map' is to be created to establish the extent of waste in the supply chain and find ways to reduce it.The Wrap and Envirowise-led research will examine the poultry, beef, lamb and pork chains as well as 20 types...
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Festive meat supply threat from striking UK vets
Christmas meat supplies are facing serious disruption after abattoir vets threatened strike action.