All Meat articles – Page 170
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Venison set for mainstream
Venison has become the fastest-growing meat product in Asda, the retailer has revealed. Sales had soared and the meat would be one of the major food trends this year, said Asda meat buyer Jim Viggars. "It's healthy, easy and...
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Retailers urged to give UK lamb more support
The NFU has launched a scheme to name and praise retailers that support British lamb - and name and shame those that don't. This week, the union unveiled 'Lamb Storewatch', a scheme to check the provenance and price of lamb products in...
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Farmers' wives police pork labelled as Irish
Farmers' wives have been roped in to policing supermarket meat counters in the Republic of Ireland in a campaign to stop imported pork products being passed off as Irish. The women have been recruited as unofficial auditors by the Irish...
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Mole Valley Farmers retail sales hit £66m
Greater promotion and emphasis on regional foods has helped rural retailer Mole Valley Farmers to increase sales by 6.3%. The south west farmer-owned co-operative announced a £4m sales increase in its retail division to £66m last year...
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Lamb sales lifted by autumn promotion
Retail lamb sales jumped an average of 8.6% in England over the last three months of 2007 on the back of a high-profile autumn marketing campaign.TNS data shows retail sales of lamb in England were up 6.2% year-on-year in October, 15.9%...
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In the can
Brazilian shortages lead to beef price hikeAs the demand for beef continues to rise, Brazil is struggling to meet outstanding orders due to a shortage of cattle, and sources in São Paulo see no let-up in the situation. Market...
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Tesco to phase out imported veal
Tesco has pledged to phase out sales of imported veal and instead stock British meat from calves bred to higher welfare standards.Some 930 farmers who supply Tesco with milk have agreed not to export their dairy calves, and the chain's beef...
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Lean times for farmers despite store price hike
The retail price of pork products has risen by more than 10% in the past five months but the price paid to farmers remains unchanged. New figures from the Meat and Livestock Commission have revealed that the average retail price for a...
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Beef tenderness trial set to shake up sector
A trial is under way to discover which cattle produce the most tender meat - in a move that could transform the beef supply chain. The trial, which is being carried out by a collaboration between industry and genetic specialists, uses...
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The big bacon quiz: is that your final answer?
It's Farmhouse Breakfast Week soon, so it's time for another pointless survey designed to show that young people are stupid and the world isn't as good as it used to be.Apparently a poll of 1,950 adults found that many young people...
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Rivals acquire UK sausage producers
Two UK sausage producers have been bought out this week by European rivals. WA Turner, a Kent-based producer of sausages and savoury bakery products, has been acquired by beef processor Irish Food Processors. Turner will operate alongside...
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Seafish hikes project fund to £1.2m
Seafood industry support organisation Seafish has announced it will be almost doubling the amount it puts into its Industry Project Fund for 2008. The scheme, which is in its second year, has a revised budget of £1.2 million, up from the...
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Eco-friendly prawn packs
Compostable packaging, described as a first for the UK seafood industry, has been launched by Dawnfresh Seafoods. Easy-peel, jumbo, ready-to-eat prawns, sourced from Thailand, have gone on sale in Asda stores under a six-month...
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Report calls for hike in organic beef price
The UK organic beef sector's days are numbered if supermarkets and processors do not start paying farmers enough to cover the cost of production, claims the Soil Association. The association has called on supermarkets to increase organic...
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'Multiples should pay more for beef'
The National Beef Association is urging slaughterers to ask multiples for extra payments. It claims cattle are more scarce than usual due to growing world demand, combined with the record value of the Euro against Sterling, which is...
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Turkeys fly off shelves despite avian flu fears
British turkey sales were much higher than expected over Christmas. There had been fears that last year's outbreak of avian flu would damage the crucial festive period, but many retailers have reported sales figures above those of 2006,...
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WWF claims EU deal is jeopardising cod stocks
The WWF has slated the EU Council of Ministers for not including compulsory measures in the final fisheries agreement thrashed out in Brussels in December. The WWF warned North Sea cod were still under threat and criticised EU ministers...
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Waitrose develops surplus calf scheme
Waitrose has developed a cross-sector initiative that it hopes will revamp the home-reared veal and beef market.Under the Calfline project, every surplus bull calf produced on Waitrose's dairy farms will be reared for the beef and veal...