All Meat articles – Page 173
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Time for action: we need to triple crop production
As we move from a land of plenty to a land of uncertainty, what can be done to combat the food crisis?Mexican tortilla chip riots, empty shelves in Venezuela, beef export bans in Argentina, export taxes on Russian wheat and pasta...
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Young's claims aquaculture can meet surge in demand
The only way to meet surging global demand for fish is to increase the use of responsible aquaculture, Young's has claimed. The fish manufacturer has formulated a new strategy document outlining why it believes aquaculture is the only...
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Waitrose to source 100% British bacon
Waitrose will source all of its bacon from British farmers by the end of the year, it announced this week. The retailer already sources 100% of its fresh pork and 90% of bacon from UK suppliers, but has now pledged to stop selling...
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Tilapia touted as the next big opportunity
Livestock farmers are being encouraged to convert their barns and chicken sheds for tilapia production to help grow the market for the fish in the UK. Kent-based Weardale Fish Farms has called for farmers in the south east to install...
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Salmonella: EU sounds alert over UK pig levels
One in five slaughter pigs destined for human consumption in the UK could be infected with salmonella, a new report from the European Food Safety Authority has warned. The survey sampled more than 19,000 slaughter pigs across 25 member...
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The prawn cocktail as a healthy snack
A new king prawn cocktail has been launched by Lyons Seafood in an attempt to tap into the market for premium convenience food and offer consumers an alternative healthy snack option.Lyons king prawn cocktail is being marketed as an...
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beauty in simplicity
Distribution is simple. But that doesn't make it easy. It's a truism with which Sainsbury's has been dealing ever since the Sir Peter Davis era, when the launch of two new 'fulfilment factories', at Hams Hall and Waltham Point, appeared to usher...
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Fishermen shocked as aid request is refused
The UK fishing industry has reacted with dismay after the government refused it short-term aid to relieve the current fuel cost pressure.The Scottish Fishermen's Federation claimed that, following a 100% increase in fuel costs over the...
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Talking shop - 7th June 2008
Frozen seafood sales are moving at a faster rate than chilled as consumers see the category in a new light, says Hugh Taylor, category development controller at Young's Seafood Recent market data shows that frozen seafood is benefiting from...
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First the chicken for £2 and now: a 2p sausage
Asda has come under fire from the pigmeat industry for launching a sausage that costs just 2p. The Smartprice sausages, which are being sold in an eight-pack for 16p, are part of an Asda promotion running this week to give a family of four a...
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insight - cold ham consumers
AGE PROFILE of cold ham consumers Children 0-1014% 11-168% Male 17-3411% 35-6423% 65+8% Female 17-3410% 35-6419% 65+10% Info: Usage overview of cold ham. In-home and lunchbox There were 2.6 billion meals that used ham last year Adult men eat 41% of...
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Higher-welfare chicken demand at record high
Demand for higher-welfare poultry continues to soar on the back of media scrutiny, producers and retailers have claimed.South-west poultry specialist Lloyd Maunder, a subsidiary of the 2 Sisters Food Group, worked with Jamie Oliver and...
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Tesco telecom network to be built by C&W
Tesco has signed a £100m deal with Cable & Wireless to beef up its IT and telecommunication systems. Under the five-year contract, C&W will create a single network that will connect more than 1,800 Tesco sites including stores, regional...
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Rival to beef tomato gets consumer tests
Taste trials are being carried out to discover if an Italian tomato variety that is bigger than the beef tomato could replace the salad favourite in British consumers' affections.Seed specialist Syngenta said the cuore di bue variety,...
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Labour rules will add cost warn producers
New regulations regarding the use of temporary and agency workers could add significant extra cost and bureaucracy to meat businesses, producers have warned.Under a deal brokered by the government, CBI and TUC last week, the UK's one...
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Low risk of salmonella in UK turkey
The UK has only a minimal risk of salmonella in turkey, the British Poultry Council has stressed. A report by the European Food Safety Authority last week reported a 4.6% prevalence of a harmful strain of salmonella in UK turkey flocks bred for...
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Halal supply chain to improve traceability
A new joint venture company has been formed to bring greater transparency to the global halal supply chain and allow retailers to tap into a vastly undersupported category. Online information exchange specialist TraceTracker signed a deal last week...
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Talking shop - Rick Sanderson, pork chain business development manager, PIC International
The British pork industry is going through a tough time, so it's time to look at better carcase utilisation, says Rick Sanderson, pork chain business development manager, PIC International We are now at a critical moment for the future of UK pork...
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In Brief: Pork sales soar; Noble egg supply; Sausage focus
Pork sales soar Retail pork sales rose 8.9% to £756m in the year to 20 April, and are rising faster than beef and lamb, according to Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board figures. Noble egg supply Sainsbury's and Noble Foods has won the Pig...