All Meat articles – Page 174
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Buoyant Cranswick in margin pressure alert
Cranswick warned that further price increases were on the way as it unveiled a strong set of annual results this week. The meat specialist announced pre-tax profit for the year to 31 March up 8% to £35.3m on sales up 17% to £599m. Pork sales were up...
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Prince Charles joins the pig pay debate
The Prince of Wales has backed the pig industry by calling for higher prices to be passed on to farmers. The Prince, who sent a statement to be read out at this week's Pig & Poultry Fair, commended those retailers who have raised the...
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Holsteins 'can save UK from beef supply crisis'
The UK is facing a beef supply crisis from June 2009 if it doesn't accept more Holstein cows into the supply chain, a leading expert has warned. Robert Forster, former chief executive of the National Beef Association, is working with the...
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Loch Fyne Oysters get Scot Excellence award
Meat and fish took starring roles in this year's Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards.Loch Fyne Oysters came out on top in the retail fish and seafood category for its oyster products, while Edinburgh-based Jian's Dumplings took the...
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Big Prawn Co turns up appeal of packs
The Big Prawn Company has revamped its packaging to reflect the freshness and health benefits of the brined seafood specialist's lines.The brand and packaging redesign covers the entire range, with the chilled brined products the first...
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Waitrose gets the big eggs in
Waitrose has begun stocking a new line of ostrich eggs.The giant eggs, which weigh about 2kg each and are equivalent to 24 large hen eggs, went on sale two weeks ago in selected stores and will be available until August.The eggs...
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Meat price rises cover barely half of the costs
Meat is being sold below cost across Europe, controversial new European Commission figures have revealed - though the price of many other food staples has risen faster than the cost of production.The retail price of bread was expected to...
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Bpex questions where the profits have gone
The British Pig Executive is demanding meetings with retailers to ask where the past year's profits from increased pork prices have gone and why some supermarkets are now heavily discounting pork products.Farmers claim that despite sharp...
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Stun machine to boost halal sector
A new stun monitoring machine has been introduced to guarantee animals used in halal meat have been properly stunned before slaughter. The Stun Assurance Monitor, developed by Meat & Livestock Commercial Services and Hellenic Systems,...
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Greenpeace calls for ban on bluefin sales
Environmental campaigners have called for a worldwide ban on the sale of endangered tuna until stocks recover.Last week nearly 100 Greenpeace activists stormed the European Seafood Exposition in Brussels - the largest trade show of its...
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BEIC searching for eggs ambassador
The British Egg Industry Council will launch The Eggs Factor next month - a marketing campaign aimed at finding 'the face of eggs'.The move comes as BEIC looks to boost UK egg sales and convey the message that eggs are a modern,...
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spotlight - A contract with Ocado may be about to put the Square Pie Company back on the retail map
A contract with Ocado may be about to put the Square Pie Company back on the retail map, as managing director Martin Dewey explains As you read this we are poised to launch into Ocado with two chilled, unbaked pies initially and two more in a couple...
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Farmers fear sell-out at world trade talks
Ten thousand farmers took to the streets of Dublin last week to protest against EU proposals that could prompt a flood of imported meat to the Republic of Ireland.The protest - thought to be one of the largest demonstrations in the Irish...
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In the can - Dutch and Danish pork set for price hike
Dutch and Danish pork set for price hike Dutch and Danish pork processors are warning of impending price increases as worldwide demand overtakes raw material supply availability. "Pig costs have been kept stable during the time...
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Loch Duart boosts production by 30%
Scottish salmon supplier Loch Duart has bought two disused fish farms off the Hebrides to meet soaring product demand.The new sites increase the number of Loch Duart's salmon farms to eight and will increase production by 30%. The...
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Talking shop - 26th April 2008
The latest outburst of campaigning against Brazilian beef is an unnecessary and unjustified response by Irish and UK industry representatives to its re-admission to European markets. Last month, the EU's FVO inspectors carried out a thorough audit...
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insight - shellfish
AGE PROFILE of shellfish consumers Children 0-106% 10-165% Male 17-349% 35-6421% 65+10% Female 17-3410% 35-6426% Info: Usage overview of shellfish. In-home consumption The shellfish market is worth £187m in value There were 267 million meals...
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M&S reducing fat in fish ready meals
Marks & Spencer has reduced saturated fat levels across its fish ready meal range, with new and reformulated meals going on sale this month.Fish ready meals are often high in saturated fats because of creamy sauces, but M&S said its...
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Soaring costs threaten free-range egg supply
Shoppers could face shortages of British free-range eggs if retail prices do not rise soon, producers have warned.High feed prices and increased labour and energy costs are pushing the viability of free-range egg production to the limit,...
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Shoppers 'were not ready for No Catch'
One of the key reasons No Catch failed was that British consumers were not yet ready for the premium prices of farmed cod, administrators have said.Grant Thornton announced last week that the organic cod farming business was to be...