All Meat articles – Page 225
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One man's meat...
If the Government had any lingering doubts about the obstacles it faces in rebuilding confidence in British food, and beef in particular, they were swiftly dispelled last weekend. Big meat eaters cancer warning' screamed the Daily Mail's banner...
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BEEF: Irish supplies crucial to autumn price prospects
Confusion as Brussels postpones meeting on export subsidy cuts Beef traders are watching Ireland nervously for price hints as the seasonal upturn in production begins, and this year the odds on a pre-Christmas supply surge from the Republic are...
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Waitrose backs British bacon
Sir; I was disappointed to read the weekly shop page in last week's The Grocer (page 33, August 19) in which you state that eight unsmoked rindless rashers of bacon cost your shopper £2.59 in Waitrose, when the shelf edge barker displayed a cost of...
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BEEF AND LAMB: Coops form South West Quality Meat
Three farm coops with production potential of 60-70,000 lambs and 6,000 beef cattle a year have come together to form South West Quality Meat. "There is no doubt that supermarkets are looking towards regional products and we felt that Devon and...
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BEEF AND LAMB: Regional brands growing
Waitrose reports huge increase in interest in beef that is different' Primary producers of beef and lamb are getting their act together and shortening lines of communication with their customers. Producer groups reflecting either breed or...
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Lamb: Cotswold move pays off at Somerfield
Somerfield's latest venture, billed as "a unique alliance between farmer supplier and supermarket", to sell branded Cotswold Lamb has produced significant dividends in its first two months with a 41% leap in local lamb sales. The company agreed to...
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MLC: British meat marketing (advertisement feature produced
MLC launches major push for beef and lamb A massive new £2.5 million beef and lamb campaign fronted by the Tim Nice But Dim character creation of popular television comedian, Harry Enfield, is launched by the Meat and Livestock Commission this...
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MLC: British meat marketing (advertisement feature produced
Targeting the younger lamb consumer With over 70% of lamb eaten by consumers aged over 45, the task ahead is to win and influence the younger generations who have drifted away from red meat in recent years. By enhancing the image, convenience and...
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MLC: British meat marketing (advertisement feature produced
Beef is back on the menu and a natural, versatile choice With post BSE beef sales well on the road to recovery, the MLC is aiming to grow the beef market further so that it becomes a popular choice throughout the week. Optimism for a full recovery...
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Beef: GB lags in traceability
An attempt by the government to establish a national traceability system for cattle could yield cost benefits for beef processors and retailers, although perhaps it risks blemishing the industry's image in the eyes of domestic consumers and...
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Market watch: Retail meat prices week ending August 12 2000
Average price p/kg Change on week Price range BEEF Topside 591 0 478 - 704 Rump 892 1 800 - ...
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Lang's beef: Tim Lang, professor of food policy at Thames Va
We threw out our televisions 20 years ago first one, then the other of my partner's children left home! And now, this Christmas we stayed with them all in the north and had a great time. But after watching their TVs, we came home glad not to have...
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Lang's beef: Tim Lang, professor of food policy at Thames Va
Last week I was in Rio de Janeiro at a gathering on food and agriculture. An astonishing city alongside 610 favela immensely dense shanty towns with dwellings ranging from hardboard construction to brick built. I visited one in the city's...
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Lang's beef: Tim Lang, professor of food policy at Thames Va
I was closeted last week at an inter-governmental meeting on food safety. It was intense. Much talk was of agencies and of their different approaches, experiences and successes. Food agencies are seen by some as the answer to everything. There was...
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Lamb: Cracknell blasts farmers over quality standards
Fewer than half the lambs supplied by British producers meet supermarket carcase quality standards, and major processors serving the multiples are increasingly willing to voice their exasperation in public. Richard Cracknell, md of slaughtering...
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Tulip hits back over offputting' adverts
Danish bacon producer Tulip International the company behind the Danepak brand has hit back at recent marketing initiatives from the British bacon industry, claiming it has "put consumers off buying bacon". Tulip International sales and...
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Smith calls for a fresh approach
Despite heavy price promotions over the last two years, few new consumers have been brought into the bacon market, according to Dutch Meat Board md Robert Smith. "Price promotions have done nothing to make bacon interesting all they done is...
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New line props up the snack bar
Pork Farms Bowyers has launched a new fried snack product in line with its "proper food when proper famished" ethos. Its new Snack Bar is made with sausagemeat which is fried and coated in breadcrumbs and is filled with either coleslaw or...
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Massel squares up to cube kings
Food Masters is launching Massel stock cubes to challenge leading stock cube players Knorr and VdB’s Oxo. The three flavours chicken, beef and vegetable are all gluten and lactose free and contain no animal products. Advertising in local press…
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MLC MARKET OUTLOOK
Slightly more beef, slightly less lamb and few surprises Stability the theme with stock trends persistent Retailers will rarely hear farmers admit this, but a fair degree of confidence has returned to the livestock sector and prospects for...