All Meat articles – Page 179
-
News
Keebles put ale in pork sausage mix
Newcastle Brown Ale fans can now taste their favourite tipple in a plate of bangers.Already famed for their sausages, Yorkshire farmers Debbie and Andrew Keeble have brought out a range with the Tyneside brew added to the recipe, thanks...
-
News
NFU calls on multiples to back meat farmers
The National Farmers' Union is mounting a major campaign to encourage supermarkets to do more to support British livestock farmers. Letters asking buyers to make a range of best-practice pledges are to be sent out to the...
-
News
Percol coffee goes all fruity
A coffee with a sweet, fruity aroma is joining Percol's line-up of Fairtrade hot beverages in time for Easter.Honduras is made from Arabica beans and is suggested to be an ideal beverage to follow a meal of Easter lamb or to accompany...
-
News
Farmers hail profit from mature lamb
A new type of lamb has been developed in the north east of England, combining the rich flavour of mutton with the tenderness of lamb.It has proved so successful with local chefs that the farmers who produce it want to talk to retailers...
-
News
Talking shop
?Stewart Houston, chairman of the National Pig Association and BPEX, says the Competition Commission's focus on the pigmeat sector can only be good news.The pig production sector in the UK has experienced a 40% decline in the breeding...
-
News
UK lamb exports facing a struggle
UK lamb exports were flat in December and January compared with the same period in 2005/2006, with availability, the strength of sterling against the euro and falling consumption of lamb in France all blamed. Meat processing business...
-
News
Country of origin on ham is clearer
Retailers are getting the message about labelling gammons and hams with country of origin. Gammon Watch, a new report from the British Pig Executive, said that a high percentage of the seasonal gammons and speciality hams in the major...
-
News
"If there is to be a ban, make it a ban only on junk food and not on nutritious, health-giving products"
Never mind a kid, even our junk food loving art editor wouldn't touch the 'Ofcom Club 100' sandwich we created this week (see p36). No surprise, really. Half a tub of marge, half a large pot of Marmite, eight slices of ham, half a pack of...
-
News
Birds stay on shopping lists despite avian flu
Shoppers are showing little sign that they have been scared off by bird flu with only Tesco and Somerfield reporting a dip in poultry sales. Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Asda all said sales were unaffected. Sainsbury's added that calls to...
-
News
Belovo in fresh stab at Omega-3 chicken
The Belgian company behind the Omega-3 rich Columbus egg is trying again to launch an enriched chicken line in the UK. A drive to recruit British poultry producers has been under way since 2005 but support from the industry should now...
-
News
Origin really matters to shoppers says MLC
Country of origin is a much bigger driver in the purchase of meat than has been assumed, the MLC has claimed. In a survey released at the MLC Outlook conference this week, nearly a third of shoppers put it in their top five...
-
News
Defra and EU criticised as organic crisis looms
Poultry producers have criticised the government for underestimating the gravity of the crisis facing organic poultry production. Supermarkets are expected to run short of organic chicken from March as a result of a chronic shortage of...
-
News
York council kickstarts foie gras ban plan
Councillors in York are looking at ways to cut consumption of foie gras on animal welfare grounds. The council wants to stop people selling the delicacy and plans to write to animal welfare minister Ben Bradshaw urging a nationwide ban....
-
News
More backing sought for Lincolnshire brand
Growers and retailers in Lincolnshire are being asked to support a brand for the county's fruit and veg. Select Lincolnshire and its logo already appear on boxes of loose potatoes in 41 Asda stores, thanks to grower and packer E Park,...
-
News
Revamp gives kick to Waitrose frozen
Frozen meat and fish can be just as interesting as fresh, Waitrose has found. The chain relaunched its frozen meat and fish offer in November and sales have surged, said buyer Sally Brooks. "Our recent sales increases show shoppers are...
-
News
Dispute sparked over standards for organic
Organic Farmers and Growers has rejected claims that some organic production systems amount to semi-industrial farming and need to be improved. The certification body said Patrick Holden, director of the Soil Association, was "fanciful"...
-
News
NZ lamb 'quarter' of UK carbon footprint
New Zealand lamb arrived on British shores this week in the first shipment of the new season. The meat traditionally goes on sale in January at the end of New Zealand's spring, when British lamb is largely unavailable. Home-grown lambs...
-
News
Liver meals buck offal sales decline
Sales of ready meals containing liver are booming despite the waning popularity of offal, according to a meat ingredient supplier, which said it has seen demand from manufacturers rise by 50% in six months. North Yorkshire-based...
-
News
ValNantais to unveil radish pack in Berlin
A trimmed radish snack pack is being launched by French grower ValNantais at the Fruit Logistica trade fair in Berlin next month. ValNantais is known for its speciality lamb's lettuce, which has been making inroads into the UK baby leaf...
-
News
Brits gain an appetite for fish from the forest
Barramundi sales are booming less than a year after it first went on sale in the UK. Unlike other 'new' species such as hoki or tirapia, barramundi has caught the public's imagination, and total UK sales are growing at around 15% a month...