All Meat articles – Page 212
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British lamb springs into Carrefour
French supermarket giant Carrefour has started selling specially produced packs of British lamb.Carrefour is to sell packs of six different cuts including a stir fry, leg steaks and noisettes under the Selectine d’Agneau brand.Three...
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Demand for venison is growing
Vic Robertson Increasingly strong demand for farmed venison is putting pressure on the supply chain, according to the industry. Venison, which is high in iron and low in fat, is commonly being seen by consumers as a healthy food option...
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French multiples warm to Scotch
Ed Bedington The campaign to get French consumers eating Scotch lamb has been given a welcome boost. Three major supermarket chains in the country have now expressed an interest in selling Scottish branded lamb, said Alasdair Muir, MD of...
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This week: key trends in the consumption of canned corn beef
n 213 million servings of canned corned beef were consumed in 2002. This is a 10% decline compared to the same period in 2000 n Canned corned beef is consumed mostly by men and women aged 45 plus n The 45-plus age group...
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FSA meeting pushes OTM towards its end
Ed Bedington Food safety bosses have taken another step closer to lifting the ban of Over Thirty Month beef entering the food chain. The OTM rule was introduced following the BSE crisis in a bid to reduce the number of high risk animals...
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Any brand that has built an annual turnover of £59m in just
Executive director Harriet Lamb says the strategy agreed by all the stakeholders is to try to bring Fairtrade into the mainstream and widen its product range, and it has some powerful backing for this, not least from the major multiples. All the...
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BPEX woos China delegation
Major steps have been taken towards opening the Chinese market to British pigmeat. MLC export product manager for pigmeat Bent Windahl discussed the issue of exports with Fan Xiaojian, Chinese vice minister of agriculture, who led an inward...
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French warm to regions' stand
Kit Davies, Paris The Scottish and Welsh drove the revival of British meat exports hard this week at France's showcase food show. Quality Meat Scotland and Welsh Lamb & Beef Promotions were buoyed up by a positive response from visitors to...
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Farmers' faces go on to labels
Ed Bedington Beef farmers are set to get a higher profile in Somerfield stores by appearing on their products' labels. The retailer has introduced a scheme to highlight the name of its farmers of Scotch beef for its premium So Good'...
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Asda builds up links with farmers
Ed Bedington Pig and lamb farmers are set to benefit after Asda reaffirmed its commitment to British agriculture. The retailer has announced plans to extend two successful schemes which have helped to boost farmers' businesses. Dr Chris...
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Angus breed brand success
Vic Robertson Asda's switch to Aberdeen-Angus beef for its Extra Special' range has cut customer complaints about quality by 60%, the multiple has claimed. In the six months since its launch, the range has built up a £3m a year market ...
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Bowyers senior sales and marketing team
Pork Farms Bowyers, a Northern Foods subsidiary, has a new team at the top.Charles Dawson, MD, has appointed Steve Corby as sales director and Gary Johnston as marketing director to deliver plans for further growth. Johnston was promoted...
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Strategy for English meat
Meat bosses have started to develop a strategy for the future of the industry. Members of the English Beef and Lamb Executive met last week to discuss short, medium and long-term issues. Chairman John Cross said: "Nobody is under any...
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Glen back in new ads
Scotch beef is hoping to get the new year off to a good start with a fresh ad campaign. This week Quality Meat Scotland launched the press adverts, featuring its iconic pin up Glen the Highlander, to inform consumers about the nutritional...
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Pig price disparities will persist
Mike Ingham Retailers are likely to find themselves under continued fire from British pig farmers this year. Latest EC forecasts suggest the price disparities between imported and home produced pork and bacon are likely to persist. Optimists...
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Welsh sign Ross Grill deal
Welsh beef producers are celebrating a major new branded launch. St Merryn Foods and farmer co-operative Welsh Lamb and Beef Promotions have signed a deal with Dalepak to supply raw material for its new Ross branded Beef Grill Steaks, launched...
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How simplifying the bacon fixture lifted sales 7%
One of the key challenges for the industry is the reorganisation of the bacon fixture.The consumer spends, on average, just 10 seconds shopping the fixture, providing limited opportunity in which to catch their attention. Roach Foods...
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Something had to give and it was bacon
The British industry has been forced to shift its focus as retailers and processors protected fresh pork's share It has been a shattering 12 months for anyone in the British pig meat sector. With the much documented declining herd, rising...
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Maverick moves deliver
Price-based deals are in danger of commoditising bacon and marketers are looking for radical ideas to build promotions and add value Bacon is not price sensitive, yet when it comes to shifting product, price promotion remains the dominant...