All Meat articles – Page 204
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‘Tuck In’ ads a success
A campaign to promote English beef and lamb has been declared a success.The English Beef and Lamb Executive’s Tuck In promotion was designed to generate media interest and to encourage consumers to consider the origins of beef and lamb.As...
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Selling high production values
A new variation on the marketing slogan: ‘don’t sell the steak, sell the sizzle’, has emerged from the academic world.Sandra Edwards, professor of agriculture at Newcastle University, reckons the time may be ripe to promote beef production...
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Irish bullish over future prospects
Agricultural reform is unlikely to dent Irish farmers’ commitment to beef production, industry leaders were told.The fear that decoupling subsidy from production would lead to a significant fall in production is being played down by Irish...
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Somerfield in beef Partnership
Farmers are being offered a guaranteed price for their beef as part of a new partnership deal with Somerfield.By working closely with the retailer, farmers would gain an assured market and agreed financial return, said Andy Johnson, head of...
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Cranswick reshuffles its management team
Pork processor Cranswick has rejigged its top management team in preparation for chairman Jim Bloom’s retirement at the company’s annual general meeting in July.Bloom was one of the founders of the business and has been a non-executive...
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Venison win for Highland Game
The Scottish Excellence Awards are an opportunity for the country to showcase its products and new companies are keen to take partA larder-trimmed loin of Scottish wild venison has scooped the top prize in this year’s Scottish Food...
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Consolidation
An announcement last week that two of Brazil’s largest corned beef frigorificos were merging sent ripples through the trade. It’s another example of consolidation in an industry with a long history of losses. “These moves are inevitable, if...
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Imported pigmeat specs blasted
Beleaguered UK pig producers are hitting out at rising imports which they claim use production methods which would be illegal in the UK.A British Pig Executive report shows imports of pork and processed pork products such as bacon rose by...
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Game on for the bird
Supermarket shoppers are as likely to see partridge wrapped in Parma ham on the meat counter as they are speciality sausages or rib of lamb. Ed Bedington finds out why game is becoming a popular purchaseA nice roast partridge might...
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Beef trouble
A serious shortage of freight space is adding to the problems of UK corned beef importers, already hit by widespread civil service strikes in Brazil.A surge in exports has wrongfooted freight companies who report delays of up to two months...
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Cranswick quality bacon move
Pork processor Cranswick is hoping to shake up the bacon fixture with its new Gourmet Bacon Company.The multi-million pound company has filled a major gap in its portfolio of branded and own label products by agreeing a joint venture with...
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Asda/Tesco under fire over organic
The Soil Association has slammed Asda and Tesco for not doing enough to promote the UK organic sector and asked the government to intervene.A Soil Association survey found less than a quarter of the organic pork on sale in Asda was from UK...
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Veal takes on the style of bacon
An importer is hoping to create a new niche for Dutch veal with the launch of bacon-style veal rashers.Jeffrey Davies, of Jeffrey Davies and Davies, said he was in negotiations with retailers to stock the new product.The range, which...
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The pork need state challenge
An in-depth report into consumer attitudes towards pork is the latest tool in the bid to boost the meat’s sales.The category report, by the Meat and Livestock Commission on behalf of the British Pig Executive, gives marketers a fresh...
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Budgens in 100% English meat vow
Budgens is claiming to be the first retailer to stock 100% English-only fresh meat.The news, which will help provide a significant boost to English producers, will see only English beef, lamb and pork stocked across the retailer’s estate from...
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NFU calms brucellosis fears
Farming leaders are playing down fears as investigations and testings continue following a confirmed outbreak of brucellosis in a beef suckler herd in Cornwall.DEFRA has imposed movement restrictions on seven neighbouring livestock holdings in...
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Pork turns chicken in sales ploy
A new branded pork product aimed at enticing chicken consumers is being hailed a hit.Flagship Foods had taken a leaf out of the chicken industry’s book with the launch of TLC, Tender, Lean and Convenient pork, last summer.Initially...
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Belgians tuck into British lamb
Exports of English and Welsh lamb to Belgium are up by more than 40% on last year, thanks to a promotion run by Belgian retailer Delhaize.The Meat and Livestock Commission said Delhaize has run a major promotion for the meat since last...
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NZ lamb gets back on the telly
A heavyweight campaign will thrust New Zealand lamb back into the limelight.The £1.5m push will see the meat back on to mainstream television for the first time since the 90s, said John Mabb, market development manager with the New Zealand Meat...