All Meat articles – Page 199

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    Halls eyes the ladies for sales

    2003-09-27T00:00:00Z

    A leading meat producer is hoping to appeal more to women in a bid to boost sales of one of its oldest brands.Grampian Country Foods has conducted a thorough review of its Halls pork brand which has sales of around £19m a year.The...

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    Into the valley of death

    2003-09-27T00:00:00Z

    Career: Between 1991 and 1996 he was a buyer at Sainsbury, with stints as a pork buyer and senior manager for beers, spirits and soft drinks. With Diageo since 1996 in senior roles including MD of Guinness GB and president (North America) South...

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    Getting abreast with some TLC

    2003-08-30T00:00:00Z

    A pork producer has taken a leaf out of the chicken industry’s book to launch a range of innovative new products.The range, from Flagship Foods, features pork fillet steaks which have been cut to appear like chicken breasts. The products are...

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    British pork labelling branded “misleading”

    2003-08-20T00:00:00Z

    British pig producers are pushing for clearer labelling of products due to claims that some imported pork is being labelled as British despite being of inferior quality. Since the beginning of the year imports of pork, ham and bacon have...

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    Dutch hit back over ‘UK spec’

    2003-08-09T00:00:00Z

    The Dutch Meat Board has hit out at claims by the British Pig Executive that much imported pigmeat claiming to meet UK specifications in fact falls short (The Grocer, August 2, p51).BPEX sounded an alert to accuracy about origins and the use...

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    Spar backs British meat

    2003-08-02T00:00:00Z

    Symbol group Spar has launched a national branded range of red meat which will be made available to all 2,700 stores nationwide.The 25 fixed weight prepack cuts of beef, lamb and pork are all from farm-assured suppliers. The launch...

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    Opinion

    2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

    As the beef crisis continues, the magic phrase "action to restore consumer confidence" has become the cliche of the moment. The apparent good news was supermarket decisions to halve the price of beef, which cleared the shelves. Unfortunately most of...

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    Opinion

    2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

    The problems of BSE appear mainly political. But if by some divine intervention all the European governments decided that British beef is supreme, and they agreed publicly that no tests have proved a connection between mad cows and dying diners,...

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    Opinion

    2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

    The meat industry s nightmares continue. By raising the BSE and lamb issue this week Brussels has once again shown its ability to turn ineptitude into an art form. The massive public relations fiasco exploded across a shell-shocked industry and...

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    Opinion

    2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

    It was no surprise when BSE this week became the central issue in the opening rounds of the General Election campaign. Despite encouraging signs in the shops and, later, in Brussels, the beef market is still in disarray and farmers face ruin. It...

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    Opinion

    2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

    Anyone who believed the slanging match in the Commons on Monday would do anything to finally lift the worldwide ban on British beef was living in cloud-cuckoo-land. Douglas Hogg, the most beleaguered cabinet minister since John Profumo, may have...

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    Value figure shows vegetarian rise

    2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

    from Kerry Bennett, The Vegetarian SocietySIR; In response to last week’s Saturday Essay, the Vegetarian Society (you may be surprised to hear) would like to applaud John Howard of the Danish Bacon and Meat Council (July 19,...

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    Duchy seasonal fare

    2003-07-19T00:00:00Z

    Duchy Originals has unveiled details of seasonal organic ranges for both summer and Christmas. The hot weather offerings include Cornish pasties, cracked black pepper and chive versions of its oaten biscuits, Cherrywood Smoked Ham and a range of...

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    Dutch halal scam sparks crackdown

    2003-07-19T00:00:00Z

    Bill Doult The government is clamping down on importers following the discovery of pork-contaminated chicken being sold as halal. Public health minister Melanie Johnson told the Commons formal action had been taken against five Dutch processors by...

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    Dutch halal scam sparks crackdown

    2003-07-19T00:00:00Z

    Bill Doult The government is clamping down on importers following the discovery of pork-contaminated chicken being sold as halal. Public health minister Melanie Johnson told the Commons formal action had been taken against five Dutch...

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    Fears of OTMS beef rejection

    2003-07-19T00:00:00Z

    Ed Bedington Fears are growing that retailers may reject beef from cattle over 30 months old. The Food Standards Agency has recommended the government start phasing out the Over Thirty Month rule from January 2004 for cattle born after Aug 1996,...

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    Fears of OTMS beef rejection

    2003-07-19T00:00:00Z

    Ed Bedington Fears are growing that retailers may reject beef from cattle over 30 months old. The Food Standards Agency has recommended the government start phasing out the Over Thirty Month rule from January 2004 for cattle born after Aug...

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    OK to Dumeco deal

    2003-07-12T00:00:00Z

    Europe's second largest meat operation has been taken over. The acquisition of Dutch bacon giant Dumeco by the Bestmeat Company was approved by the European Competition Authority. The Bestmeat Company is a subsidary of Best Agrifund and the...

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    OTMS casts doubt over supply levels

    2003-07-12T00:00:00Z

    Mike Ingham The clash between CAP reforms and the possible ending of the Over Thirty Month Scheme scheme creates an uncertain future for beef supply-side prices. As part of the "historic" EU agreement last week, handouts of public money to...

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    Glanbia sells UK pork operations

    2003-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Irish dairy giant Glanbia has sold its UK fresh pork operations, Glanbia Fresh Meats with two facilities at Tipton and West Bromwich to Flagship Foods, for an undisclosed sum.The move is part of Glanbia’s strategy to focus on cheese,...