All Pork articles
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NewsSausage brand Triples launches ‘Porky’ sausages
Available in ‘Porky’ flavour, the high-protein (29g per pack) and ‘natural gluten-free’ sausages contain 85% British, Red Tractor assured pork
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NewsCranswick raises food security concerns in report showing its economic impact
The business highlighted the country’s lack of self-sufficiency in pork and poultry, alongside bureaucratic hurdles to further development
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NewsPoultry powers Pilgrim’s as pork market suffers
Group sales edged up from £4bn to £4.1bn in 2025, as 9% growth in Moy Park sales made up for a smaller drop in revenues at the former Kerry consumer meats business, Pilgrim’s Food Masters
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NewsWarnings about cancer risk of nitrites and nitrates made on Panorama
In today’s episode of Panorama, Cancer Before 50: Why is it rising?, the food safety expert warned that without action on reducing or eliminating these chemicals, there would be ‘more cases of bowel cancer’
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NewsWaitrose launches Made Without Nitrites gammon joint and lardons
In a first for UK retail, the move comes as appetite for nitrite-free options continues to accelerate, the supermarket said
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NewsHerta UK expands Frankfurter range with three flavour-led lines
The range consists of Italian Frankfurters (rsp: £2.39/6x35g), Curry Frankfurters (rsp: £2.39/6x35g) and Jalapeño Jumbo Frankfurters (rsp: £3.69/4x90g)
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NewsTesco launches ‘Made Without Added Nitrites’ ham and bacon range
The retailer said the launch came in response to growing customer demand for nitrite-free options, with online searches for products without added nitrites up 360% year on year
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NewsEating more beans could save households £100 a year, research finds
The intel from think tank Green Alliance has revealed that replacing the equivalent of two pork sausages per person per week with pulses grown in the UK would provide the same amount of protein and cut average household annual food bills by almost £100
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NewsMattessons launches chicken and pork pulled meats range
Dubbed Mattessons Pulled Meats, its lines include Slow Cooked Pulled Pork, Slow Cooked Pulled Chicken and Slow Cooked Chicken Shawarma, and each 400g SKU can be prepared in under two minutes
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NewsPilgrim’s workers begin strike over pay in Enniskillen
Unite, which represents approximately 130 workers employed by Pilgrim’s Europe at the facility, has announced the strike will begin at 6.30am on Wednesday 2 September
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NewsRichmond launches into frozen ready meals with six-strong range
The six dishes are: Sausage & Mash, Toad in the Hole, Sausage Pasta Bake, Cottage Pie, Sausage Casserole and Sausage Mac & Cheese
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NewsPilgrim’s Europe to acquire Samworth Brothers-owned Walkers Deli & Sausage Co
The deal is subject to an employee consultation and approval by the Competition & Markets Authority
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NewsBrowns Food Group ‘resilient’, despite challenging 2025
Turnover rose from £251.7m to £303.1m in the year to 31 December 2025, but the Scottish meat industry giant could not prevent its pre-tax profit falling 45.7% to £9.6m
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NewsMeat giant Cranswick acquires stake in high-welfare The Jolly Hog brand
The agreement will see Cranswick support The Jolly Hog in achieving its next stage of growth by becoming its long-term manufacturing partner
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NewsRed meat sales declining but signs of change ahead
AHDB’s latest data found lower demand for beef and processed pork were chiefly to blame, down by 3.2% and 3.4% respectively
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NewsSpam launches Gochujang variant into Asda
Spam Gochujang contains a shoulder pork and leg ham with fermented spicy red chilli paste
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NewsPlummeting wholesale pig prices not showing up on supermarket shelves
Whilst the average price paid by abattoirs for pigs in the UK has collapsed 14.2% year on year, according to AHDB, The Grocer’s own analysis shows the average retail pork price has risen 5.8%
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NewsThe Gym Kitchen launching new high-protein SKUs into Tesco
The High Protein Lean Pork Sausages hit Tesco shelves nationwide this week with the High Protein Chicken Nuggets to follow from 22 June
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Comment & OpinionWill we really see cancer warnings on bacon sandwiches?
A decade after a WHO agency published a damning report linking processed meats – and the nitrites used to cure them – to cancer, The Grocer reported back in October that UK governments had done “virtually nothing” to reduce exposure to the chemical
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NewsZack Polanski backs campaigners calling for CO2 stunning ban for pigs
The politician joined animal welfare advocacy group Project Slingshot as it projected a video of pigs ‘being slaughtered inside CO2 gas chambers’