All Meat articles – Page 193

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    2006-06-03T00:00:00Z

    The cold ham market is worth £828m annually with growth of 4% [TNS Worldpanel 52 w/e 5 Dec 2005]2.6 billion meals of cold ham were consumed last yearAdult men consume 40% of ham but 36% of total foodHam consumption peaks...

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    Special way to help troubled Welshmen

    2006-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Asda is stressing its support for the hard-hit Welsh lamb sector with the launch of a premium range that puts farmers on pack and stresses quality and traceability.  In the light of the closure of two major North Wales abattoirs,...

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    Premium injection for meat snack category

    2006-06-03T00:00:00Z

    The Black Farmer is diversifying into the savoury snacking category with the launch of a high meat-content sausage roll.  The company, which is best known for its sausages as well as a range of sauces, is making its first entry into...

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    Calf prices double as exports build up pace

    2006-06-03T00:00:00Z

    UK calf prices have doubled since the resumption of normal beef exports.  Live calf exports began just a month ago, yet already some dairy producers have seen the value of their calves reaching a level that is twice what it was just...

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    My Favourite Things John Briddon, operations manager, United Co-operatives

    2006-05-27T00:00:00Z

    What&'s your favourite restaurant? The Farmers Arms in Eccleston, near Chorley. The menu ranges from traditional to ostrich or kangaroo steaks.Do you prefer healthy food or junk food? I&'m a bit of a &'dashboard...

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    Exports 'have torn up the beef pricing rules'

    2006-05-20T00:00:00Z

    The supermarkets must realise that the resumption of beef exports has torn up the rule books for pricing, the National Beef Association has warned. It claims that supermarkets have been trying to dampen down steadily ­rising prime cattle...

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    Spam has it in the can

    2006-05-13T00:00:00Z

    Chopped pork and ham brand Spam has formed an unlikely link with the World Cup with the launch of a limited-edition commemorative football can. Owner Hormel Foods has developed the World Cup 2006 can to offer football mad consumers...

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    Smithfield PEKs pork

    2006-05-13T00:00:00Z

    Smithfield Foods has revealed advertising plans to support the relaunch of its PEK chopped pork brand. The £250,000 campaign, which starts this summer and runs until February, focuses on women's interest and retailer magazines to...

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    Time for eblex to support halal trade

    2006-05-13T00:00:00Z

    from Naved Syed, chairman, the UK Halal CorporationSIR; The English Beef and Lamb Executive claims that it needs "unanimity of standards" for halal across the Muslim community before more work is done to improve the halal meat supply...

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    Commodities Update: pilchards, sardines, tuna, salmon

    2006-05-13T00:00:00Z

    Pilchards and sardines pricier due to fuel blow...retailers reluctantly leaving behind salmon bogofs...consolidation move scrapped. Oil costs hit prices. Price rises on new season Moroccan pilchards and sardines are blamed on...

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    Budgens supermarkets go West

    2006-05-13T00:00:00Z

    Consumers based in the west of England will be able to get a true taste of local food and drink thanks to the creation of a Taste of the West brand being launched into two Budgens stores this month. The range, created by regional...

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    Choice variety of snack bites

    2006-05-13T00:00:00Z

    C-store owners looking to attract snackers are one of the targets for new products from Country Choice.The Bake & Bite savoury wraps in sweet chilli and ­Chinese vegetable, cheesy steak and chicken Korma need to be baked...

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    Exports 'have torn up the beef pricing rules'

    2006-05-13T00:00:00Z

    The supermarkets must realise that the resumption of beef exports has torn up the rule books for pricing, the National Beef Association has warned.It claims that supermarkets have been trying to dampen down steadily ­rising prime...

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    Exports 'have torn up the beef pricing rules'

    2006-05-13T00:00:00Z

    The supermarkets must realise that the resumption of beef exports has torn up the rule books for pricing, the National Beef Association has warned.It claims that supermarkets have been trying to dampen down steadily ­rising prime...

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    Exports 'have torn up the beef pricing rules'

    2006-05-13T00:00:00Z

    The supermarkets must realise that the resumption of beef exports has torn up the rule books for pricing, the National Beef Association has warned.It claims that supermarkets have been trying to dampen down steadily ­rising prime...

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    Tesco chicken sales unruffled by bird flu demo

    2006-05-06T00:00:00Z

    If the poultry sector was looking for more evidence that the public isn't put off chicken by bird flu outbreaks, it was to be found at a Tesco Metro in Norwich last week. The store - in the same county as two farms where the low...

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    Supplier Spotlight: Debbie & Andrew's

    2006-05-06T00:00:00Z

    Naming their range of sausages after themselves proved to be the turning point in Debbie and Andrew Keeble's business lives. Six years ago, the farming couple decided to diversify from farming pigs,...

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    Beef exporters look wider afield

    2006-05-06T00:00:00Z

    The British beef sector celebrated the resumption of normal exports to Europe on Wednesday - and immediately turned its attention to countries outside the EU that have yet to lift their ban. There are around 80 countries where the...

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    Mistrust of halal meat

    2006-04-29T00:00:00Z

    Meat bosses have refuted accusations they are not doing enough to promote domestically produced halal produce. Naved Syed of the UK Halal Corporation, an accreditation body that says it is campaigning for higher standards, said...

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    Talking Point: Retailers are key to defending the high ground in welfare

    2006-04-29T00:00:00Z

    Agricultural trade talks only seem to get media attention when they bring demonstrators out on to the streets. However these negotiations are crucially important, and...