All Meat articles – Page 201
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The Saturday Essay
>>Richard Lowe, marketing director, Meat and Livestock Commission, urges retailers to be honest about sourcingOnly about half the pork and pork products consumed in Britain are derived from British pigs. So what, you might ask....
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Commodities update: tuna, olive oil, corned beef
Tuna returns to normalityThe effect of the tsnumai on tuna canning is not expected to be as severe as many feared, said trade sources.Of the main producing countries, only the Maldives felt the full effect of the disaster, which halted...
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NBA relief as mince war ends
Minced beef prices in Tesco and Asda have returned to the levels they were before the multiples’ price war on fresh beef began.Information gathered by The Grocer 33 price survey on January 4 shows that both multiples have increased the price of...
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Mince prices starting to firm
There are signs that the fresh beef price war is cooling after it emerged minced beef prices have risen in the stores of arch-rival retailers Tesco and Asda.According to data generated by The Grocer 33 price survey (see p26), the on-shelf cost...
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Travelling light on the Oriental Express
Oriental Express is bringing out a healthy frozen Chinese meal range under a new China Light sub-brand.The five-strong ready meal range, which rolls out in January, is made up of Honey & Ginger Chicken, Thai Vegetable Curry, Chinese Beef in...
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Irish face OTM displacement
The Irish beef industry has been warned that its record exports to the UK will have to be reduced from the middle of next year, when Britain is set to lift its ban on cattle aged over 30 months entering the food chain. According to estimates,...
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Call for beef price rise
The National Beef Association has told the Office of Fair Trading that retail prices for beef must rise significantly after January 1.In a letter to the OFT, NBA chairman Robert Robinson said that with subsidies decoupled from production,...
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Retailers yet to back OTM beef
The big retailers are refusing to commit to stocking over 30-month beef when the OTM rule is abolished, probably some time next year.Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury, Morrisons and Somerfield all stopped short of pledging to sell products made from the...
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Good taste guidelines
Guidelines on how to produce the best possible flavoured beef have been issued to the red meat industry.The English Beef and Lamb Executive has released a report containing 11 recommendations based on research conducted by the University of...
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NI is eating more lamb
Lamb is becoming increasingly popular in Northern Ireland, according to TNS data.Researchers have found that volume purchases have risen by 17% year-on-year to 3,407 tonnes with expenditure on lamb up by 34% to £18.8m. Frequency of...
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Bovril takes out the beef
Unilever UK Foods has taken the beef out of its Bovril hot food drink and replaced it with a vegetarian-friendly yeast mix.The £9.3m brand has seen volume sales in the UK slump by between 1-2% annually over the past four years. Export markets...
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Heinz chills beans in a fresh sausage
Heinz is rolling its Baked Beanz brand into fresh sausages as it continues its assault on the chilled sector. The new sausages, branded Heinz Pork & Baked Bean Sausages, are being made under licence by sausage specialist Manor Born and...
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Backs into it
Supplier of cooked bacon products TMI Foods has appointed Alan Peterson as production director and Nigel Richmond as sales director.Peterson was previously a general manager at Roach Foods. Richmond joins from his position as business...
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Scottish Courage’s Lamb to direct sales at Vimto
Vimto Soft Drinks has appointed Steve Lamb to the new role of sales director, following the re-positioning of the company from a production-led to a brand-led business.Lamb has been recruited from Scottish Courage, where he held a number of...
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UK guns for ‘illegal’ imports
The UK’s pork producers are to launch a press ad campaign claiming “two-thirds of imported pork comes from farms that operate welfare practices that would be illegal in Britain”.The £350,000 campaign will run from mid-January to early February...
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Cranswick reports success from pork products
Strong growth in fresh pork sales has ensured an 8% increase in turnover to £144.3m for food producer Cranswick for the six months to September 30.The success of fresh pork sales as well as continued growth in charcuterie sales led to a 11%...
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More Falklands lamb for UK
The Falkland Islands is gearing up to export 40,000 tonnes of lamb annually to the UK within five years.This year was the first time farmers on the islands have exported meat, successfully shipping 2,000 lamb and 20,000 mutton carcases – all...
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Beef price war ‘destroying value’
There is growing disquiet in the meat supply chain about what appears to be a beef price war between the UK’s two largest grocers, Tesco and Asda.Of particular concern to farmers is the intensity of competition on minced beef which accounts for...
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Bacon and excellence
Bacon suppliers were asked to nominate their favourite buyers, based on accessibility, communication and negotiation skills, and promises delivered. Ian Lovell, Morrisons’ senior buyer, received several nominations from suppliers who said he treated...
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Organic farmer scoops top award
Lincolnshire-based mixed farmer Andrew Dennis has been named Producer of the Year in the Soil Association’s Organic Food Awards.Dennis, who produces beef, turkeys, sheep and a range of organic vegetable and salads, impressed judges with how he...