All Meat articles – Page 212
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PORK AND BACON: German crisis sends pork price into a spin
Fallout from BSE could signal long term depression for the entire meat sector British retailers and processors can probably expect more imported pork bargains following a shakeout of pig prices in Germany, which is by far the biggest EU market....
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Ireland: Fruit and veg is sold too cheap'
A fresh confrontation is looming in the Irish Republic between food producers and multiples over the latest price war initiated by Tesco. After a battle over cut-price milk (which they lost) and over frozen New Zealand lamb (which they won), Irish...
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Beef: Multiples vindicated as board blasts nonsense'
NBA claims more than 15,000 tonnes of illegal beef sold in UK last year Allegations of illegal trading in imported beef from cattle aged over 30 months are at the centre of a new dispute between supermarkets and militant producers, and this time...
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Not so dim sales
The Meat and Livestock Commission has reported a rise in sales on the back of its advertising campaign fronted by Harry Enfield's character Tim Nice But Dim. The MLC said during the autumn (while the ad was on air) that total beef sales rose by...
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Canned meat: Stewed steak out of stock
Erratic shipments from Brazil caused by port strikes and shipping diversions have resulted in serious out of stock positions of both hot packs and canned Beef. Hardest hit is stewed steak which was scheduled to arrive in time for post Christmas...
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Intervention: New beef mountain rising
Brussels has begun building a new intervention beef mountain. But first purchases prompted by BSE on the continent have totalled only 12,000 tonnes, mostly in France and Germany. The stockpile will not match the previous mountain in size as...
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Beef: Buyers facing end of cheap Irish supplies?
Irish beef is proving less of a bonanza for British retailers than their critics among home producers believe, as cattle markets in the Republic have stabilised quickly after the BSE crisis on the continent. Farming lobbyists led by the National...
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BEEF: Winter scarcity, spring glut?
Subsidy system causes cattle shortage Inadequate supplies of steers and young bulls are causing concern in the processing sector, prompting warnings of upward pressure on British beef prices in the next few weeks despite the normal seasonal...
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BEEF: EU to adopt UK-style cull
Cattle disposal scheme clouds supply/price outlook Surprisingly large volumes of beef could be taken out of the EU market through the new scheme for destroying cattle aged over 30 months as an anti-BSE measure. Details announced by the European...
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Kingfisher: General Stores ready for roll out
Exclusive Anne Bruce Woolworths has called in consultants from Nestlé to beef up its General Store concept before a national roll out. The Kingfisher owned retailer plans to convert up to 300 existing Woolworths and Superdrugs to the convenience...
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BEEF: First evidence of UK consumer resistance?
Demand here has softened, but nothing like the BSE panic on the continent Conflicting messages are still coming from the UK retail and wholesale beef trades more than a month after the BSE scandal in France began a chain of events leading to...
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BEEF: Brussels heads for EU version of OTMS
Traders trying to assess the medium to long-term effect of the new BSE crisis on beef availability and prices face a dilemma following an unexpectedly aggressive stance adopted by most EU farm ministers at their agriculture council meeting on...
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Beef: Incredibly sympathetic'
One reason for British beef producers' opposition to a ban on imports from France is their belief a more cautious approach could help achieve a recovery in exports from this country, and it seems the government agrees. Agriculture minister Nick...
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Beef: Price down but not due to BSE'
Flooding and transport problems push underfinished beasts into the trade Confusion is spreading through the British beef industry and the domestic market as the BSE crisis on the continent sparks fears of a bigger catastrophe than in 1996. Cattle...
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ABATTOIRS: Not up to ABM standards
Another threat to small abattoir operators emerged during the Smithfield Show. A document said to be circulating among members of the National Beef Association, producers who tend to be highly critical of supermarkets and their biggest...
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Beef: Quality cattle out of market
Protests against imports of meat from 30-month-old animals worry traders Imports of allegedly unsafe beef from relatively old cattle are the latest media scare story, but this twist in the BSE tale is provoking accusations by traders of a lack of...
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The Grocer focus on bacon
analysis by Peter Crosskey It used to be the jewel in the crown of the British bacon industry, and its boss Max Hilliard is regarded as a young manager of outstanding talent. But even Hilliard has found himself swamped by the crisis facing the...
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The Grocer focus on bacon: Retail: in need of a makeover
Like Cinderella, this category languishes in the parlour, while consumers are asking to take it to the ball Bacon has an aspirational element and is seen as healthier than steak or fast food. Yet in store the fixture fails because it is dull....
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The Grocer focus on bacon: storming the fixture
Tulip International is using brand loyal Scotland as a test bed for a £150,000 investment in category management. Working with Safeway's marketing and retailing agency Storm at the Gyle Avenue store in Edinburgh, the first Bacon Zone opened for...
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The Grocer focus on bacon
NPD: TULIP GETS CREATIVE Tulip is trailblazing development of bacon meal centres and innovative products at its new Vejle factory The bacon fixture is dogged by inherent conservatism. Range reviews usually mean redesigning labels or packaging...