All Meat articles – Page 185
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Meeting tough demands
T he meat industry is under pressure across the whole of the UK. Recent challenges have included export bans on meat and dairy products, imposed after an outbreak of foot and mouth disease; and the ongoing threat of avian flu. However,...
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Farmer plans to rear England's first Kobe
A farmer has revealed plans to create an English version of the world's most expensive beef. The first English-reared Kobe beef could be available in 2009 as Northumberland's Steve Ramshaw has imported 12 Japanese Wagyu cattle embryos...
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Bluetongue virus may create meat shortage
Defra has announced a new strategy to control the BTV8 Bluetongue virus, which is spreading through cattle herds and sheep flocks in north-west Europe.Industry figures fear that an outbreak in the UK would have a serious effect on the...
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Pig industry in crisis as price of wheat soars
Supermarkets hold the fate of the British pig industry in their hands as wheat costs spiral out of control, BPEX has warned.Many farmers are crying out for a price rise after feed suppliers hit them with a 60% wheat cost increase forcing...
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Heinz gets saucy with its beans for the boys
Heinz is launching a range of saucily named spicy bean meals aimed at young men. Beanz with Balls, Red Hot Balls and Big Saucy Bangers hit supermarket shelves in October and are being positioned as a premium option 'with a bite'. The cans of lamb...
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Organic group won't work if price too low
Farmers have criticised Tesco's plans for a dedicated organic beef producer group on the ground it offers too low a price. Tesco has joined forces with key supplier the Chitty Food Group to create the Organic Beef Farmers Association in a bid to...
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insight - sausage
1.7 billion meals included sausages last year Adult men are key to sausage consumption, eating 40% of all sausages compared with 35% of total foods Two out of every five sausages are grilled 29% are eaten because they are a "favourite" Sausages...
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the net widens
Every week, there are reports of yet another fish species in crisis because of overfishing. And every week, another retailer or supplier unveils plans to improve its sourcing strategy. Asda, Birds Eye and Young's Seafood are among many companies now...
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Empty M&S shelves anger Irish farmers
M&S came under fire from Irish farmers last week when the ban on food imports from the UK, imposed because of the foot and mouth outbreak in Surrey, led to empty shelves in stores across the Republic. In its flagship store on Dublin's...
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Meat chiefs optimistic over end to export ban
Further moves to ease the official restrictions on movement of livestock and meat seem likely in the coming week, as further fears of more foot and mouth outbreaks proved unfounded. However, among meat processors and regional farmers, notably in the...
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spotlight - Nell Montgomery
When I gave up investment banking in 2004 and moved to Norfolk, where I grew up, it was to an eight-acre smallholding with several animals. I opened a shop specialising in food sourced in Norfolk and rare-breed meats, and the best-selling product by...
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Price of lamb expected to stabilise after scare
Forecasts of shortage, and then a glut with plummeting prices, have been downgraded to limited disruption as the foot and mouth outbreak appeared to come under control this week. Turmoil in the British lamb market as 1.4m carcasses were due for...
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Gressingham buys rival
The UK's biggest duckling producer Gressingham Foods has snapped up rival Manor Farm Ducklings for an undisclosed sum. Norfolk-based Manor Farm Ducklings called in administrators FA Simms & Partners last month, after suffering financial...
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insight - pork pie consumers
Last year there were 207 million meals featuring pork pies, a decline of 1% compared with 2006 65% of pork pies are consumed by over-45s Pork pies are most popular at lunch time: one third are eaten at this time A traditional food that could be...
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Industry works to sell discarded fish
Retailers and fish processors could help to reduce the numbers of unwanted fish tipped back by commercial boats through creating new markets for unfashionable species. Seafish has brought together industry and government representatives to make...
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Welfare-friendly foie gras arrives
Selfridges will be the first London food hall to stock 'welfare friendly' foie gras. The luxury liver pâté is produced in Spain, where the birds naturally gorge themselves prior to winter migration. Ewan Venters, director of food and catering at...
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Irish Republic revs up EU beef export drive
Irish beef producers are launching their biggest-ever new sales and marketing push this autumn in a bid to increase exports to the UK and Europe. The campaign, which will run until Christmas, was announced this week by agriculture minister Mary...
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Poultry farmers warn of looming shortages
British poultry bosses have warned of a shortage of chicken and turkey unless they receive much-needed price rises from the supermarkets. Poultry farmers said that, like the pig sector, they were suffering from a "catastrophic" rise in global wheat...
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Talking shop - Gerard Keenan
All this concern over flatulent livestock and global warming is deeply frustrating, says Gerard Keenan, chairman of animal nutritionist Keenan. The solution is already here. It's been a bad couple of weeks for cattle. They have received extremely...
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Boycott fails to dent sales of halal meat
Calls for Muslims to boycott halal meat during weekends in July appear to have fallen on deaf ears. The Grocer uncovered news in June of the boycott§ to force abattoirs to adopt stricter standards and end mechanical slaughtering on halal...