All Meat articles – Page 171
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Christmas turkey trade resilient after avian flu
Fears the November avian flu outbreak would have an adverse impact on the Christmas turkey trade are beginning to recede.There had been widespread concern that the cull of thousands of birds in Suffolk would cause major shortages over...
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Chitty back to full capacity after fire
Chitty Food Group has announced business as usual just weeks after a fire gutted offices at its Guildford boning plant.The beef and lamb business, which supplies M&S, independents and foodservice operators, said it had switched...
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GLA urged to increase surveillance activities
The treatment of seasonal workers looks set to come under closer scrutiny next year as the Gangmasters Licensing Authority steps up the number of unannounced visits it carries out. More inspections and more staff were among the...
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Killer jellyfish threaten Scottish salmon farms
Smoked salmon could be off the menu this Christmas if a plague of killer jellyfish reaches the Scottish coast.The mauve stingers have already destroyed Northern Ireland's only salmon farm at Glenarm Bay, Co Antrim, killing more than...
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Jamie cries fowl play over TV documentary
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has reacted angrily to claims he plans having a pop at the chicken industry in a Channel Four programme to be made in the new year.Last week Channel 4 said he intended to expose "the hideous realities of...
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Grampian axe falls on Attleborough
Grampian Country Food Group is reviewing its unprofitable chicken processing business at Attleborough in Norfolk.Although the company said there would be no redundancies before February, closure is the most likely outcome, as plant...
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spotlight - High quality air dried meats , Deli farm house Charcuterie
There are lots of UK producers of chutneys and cheeses and sausages, but very few who produce air-dried salamis and hams. We eat them when we go abroad, but struggle to get proper ones that aren't factory-processed in this country. Yet the taste is...
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MSC reaches 1,000th line
The world's thousandth sustainable fish product carrying the Marine Stewardship Council logo has gone on sale in Japan.Greeneye hot pollock roe (aka karashimentaiko) from MSC-certified Alaskan pollock went into Aeon stores across the...
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Doing well? We think not say pig producers
Britain's pig farmers have slammed the British Retail Consortium for telling BBC Radio York that producers were "doing perfectly well".The National Pig Association has received dozens of angry calls about the comments by a BRC...
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Bleikers gets pack revamp
Premium smoked salmon brand Bleikers has revamped its packaging to highlight the product's provenance.The eight lines display scenery from the Yorkshire Dales, where Bleikers' smokehouse is based, with an illustration that relates to the...
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Talking shop - The annual Brussels jamboree of setting EU-wide fishing quotas is approaching once again
The annual Brussels jamboree of setting EU-wide fishing quotas is approaching once again, but Scottish fishermen are feeling cautiously optimistic, says Bertie Armstrong, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen's Federation It's been a reasonably...
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Tesco trialling organic rosé veal in 10 stores
Tesco is courting controversy by launching an organic British veal line in a bid to capitalise on growing demand from shoppers for speciality products.Despite ongoing criticism by animal rights campaigners of the use of calves for veal,...
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Bacon hits £1bn as shoppers switch to premium products
Bacon sales are sizzling again, according to new figures that provide much-needed cheer for a category rocked by claims that cutting it out of the diet could reduce the risk of cancer.The value of the bacon market has risen 6% to £1bn...
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Production must halve says top meat expert
More than half of British livestock production should be phased out on environmental grounds, according to a new report.A cut in the number of animals reared in the UK should be matched be a substantial cut in consumption of meat and...
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Rebrand highlights Cookstown quality
Grampian Country Food Group is rebranding its Cookstown pork product range, which is a staple in Irish supermarkets.Ads for Very Important Pork have already hit TV screens and outdoor poster sites and the branding is being rolled out on...
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Booker's Market range to compete with chains
Wholesale giant Booker has launched its first-ever pre-packed fresh meat range, which it claims will help independent retailers compete with the multiples.The six-strong Butcher's Market range comprises Lincolnshire sausages, pork...
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Asda backing small suppliers with Welsh produce initiative
Asda is to beef up the presence of Welsh produce in its stores with a swathe of product launches that could be rolled out beyond Wales if successful.The supermarket is holding talks this week with nine possible new Welsh suppliers,...
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Ramsay in trouble over skate advice
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay was under fire from environmentalists this week for urging viewers of a BBC talk show to eat skate, an endangered species of fish.The star of the Kitchen Nightmares show claimed there were plenty of skate in...