All Meat articles – Page 215
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Farm to retail price spreads
Retail lamb price slightly weaker; average price for beef also softer Industry finds it difficult to pass on costs since FMD Wholesale traders' persistent talk of at best steady and more often disappointing demand encountered by their...
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TRENDS & DEVELOpMENTS
l To capture a slice of the growing adult snacking market Waissel's has introduced Mediterranean flavour potato crisps from Vicente Vidal, a leading Spanish producer. Anchovy and Smoked Ham, both with added olive oil, come in 125g packs and join the...
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Strong spending on meat by British households during the sum
Spend on lamb, bacon and sliced ham was more than 10% higher in the four weeks to September 16 than a year earlier, while spend on pork sausage was up nearly 16%, according to the regular TNS survey of 15,000 shoppers. Year-on-year variations in...
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Household penetration of fresh red meat,
July/August 2000 Base: 1,033 adults % Minced beef 58 Pork chops 51 Lamb joints, steaks or cutlets* 45 Beef joints 43 Beef steaks ...
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Bright future for Ireland
Irish beef exports to Britain could rise by more than 55% this year, according to Michael Duffy, chief executive of Bord Bía. Last year the total was 115,000 tonnes, he said, but current export figures were ahead of this time last year and could...
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Outdoor pig production gets a boost with M&S launch
Pork and bacon from outdoor pig production has been steadily increasing its share of the market over the years and now accounts for about 30% of production. Now Marks & Spencer is introducing its Duroc pig range, due to launch in stores from 24...
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Birds Eye Chicken O's Buy one get one free Gondola en
Birds Eye Bigtime Codcakes 4s Price promotion 98p Gondola end Asda Birds Eye Frozen Beef Curry Price promotion 99p Gondola end Tesco Birds Eye Mega Burgers 320g ...
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Sheepmeat: Welsh get more cash to help sales of lamb
Wales uniquely dependent on light lamb sales to continental markets More money for lamb promotion is being made available by the Welsh Development Agency as the industry in the principality struggles to cope with the deepening crisis caused by FMD....
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EUROPEAN UNION: Brussels' German meat price probe alarms UK
Fischler suspects intermediaries in food chain of increasing profit margins Nerves are on edge in the British meat retail sector following news Brussels is to investigate German supermarkets' beef pricing practices. EU farm commissioner Franz...
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Lamb: Longer tail looms to FMD than predicted
In Cumbrian hotspot cases more than doubled in week to August 4 Leaflets from the Co-Op promoting fresh lamb shoulder at half price, £1.99 per kg, dropped into household letter boxes at Penrith, Cumbria on Monday, a day after the announcement by...
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Household meat consumption: Where's the FMD effect?
Gossip among major retailers and wholesalers is of demand for most meats rather soft, but trade talk does not give quite the same impression as these latest figures from Taylor Nelson Sofres. The beef purchase and spending shortfalls in particular...
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The Grocer focus on food on the move: Trends and development
Simplifying the fixtures is one of the challenges taken up by Pork Farms Bowyers. The company has recently colour coded its products to help consumers find what they want. All pork products are in green packs, beef products are in red, chicken in...
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Pigmeat: Japanese gate price rise means Danish surplus
Danish product likely to become cheaper Pork buyers who were trading in the turbulent conditions of the mid 1990s will remember the Japanese gate price' as a powerful influence on the EU market, and can probably look forward to a favourable...
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BEEF: NBA vents fresh fury over imported beef
Imports certain to rise sharply over the next two years due to FMD Supermarket operators are allegedly denying consumers the opportunity to pay more for beef, instead using misleading labels and packaging to trick shoppers into buying meat at...
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Lang's beef: G8 at Genoa
Tim Lang, professor of food policy at Thames Valley University The trouble that erupted at the G8 in Genoa last weekend appeared initially to have nothing to do with the modern food world. Food began to globalise millennia ago and certainly five...
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Smith is in for a second term
The Provisions Trade Federation re-elected Andy Smith chairman at its annual meeting this month. Smith is md of European dairy company Lactalis UK, which owns the President butter brand. John Howard of the Danish Bacon and Meat Council is the...
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The Grocer focus on Scotland: Meat
Wild scottish venison Balmoral Estate Wild Scottish Venison from the Royal Family's Balmoral estate is now available from Scotch Premier Meat, recently appointed sole distributor. Deer taken from the hill during the stalking season will be hung in...
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The Grocer focus on Scotland: Food from Scotland Excellence
Overall Winner The undoubted pick of the bunch this year were the Scallop and Bacon Brochettes from Dawnfresh. This won the fish and seafood category and took the Supreme award by unanimous decision of the judging panel. The product is part of...
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Pork and bacon: EU pigmeat output set to stay on an upward t
More pig disease outbreaks, but latest supply forecasts favour buyers Total EU pigmeat output will continue rising for at least the next couple of years, implying UK purchasers should have no trouble finding extra imported product to supplement...