The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs has launched a consultation around new labelling proposals which will impact meat products such as pork and bacon – and while most welcome the move, the NFU warns we must be careful not to think labelling...
A routine food hygiene inspection of Douglas Willis butchers at 2 Llanyravon Square, Cwmbran in August 2022, undertaken by Torfaen Council’s Environmental Health Officers, found vacuum packing machine was being used on the premises to package raw and...
The proposed acquisition of Kilhorne Bay by Whitby Seafoods has been abandoned following an investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
Nick Allen and Nan Jones of the British Meat Processing Association (BMPA) provide insight into the state of the UK meat industry, while calling on Government to help the sector forge a path forward.
Following the announcement of its plans to create the world's largest cultivated beef facility, JBS' Eduardo Noronha talks about how the company will be helping drive cultured meat to market.
Women in the meat industry are gaining more opportunities as perceptions of the sector continue to improve, research by Meat Business Women has revealed.
Lower feed prices and improved value chains should fuel a strong second half of 2023 for the global poultry industry, according to a new report by Rabobank.
This year’s Butcher’s Shop awards ceremony was awash with innovation, community spirit and high-quality produce as it celebrated independent UK butchery, with McCaskie’s Butchers & Café taking home the grand prize.
Experts of sausages, burgers and food forming take a look back (and forwards), as they examine what’s changed and how new technology is influencing the sector with Food Manufacture’s editor.
As the world emerges into 2023 following a year of perma-crisis, Food Manufacture explores what the coming 12 months have in store for the meat industry and what role cultivated animal proteins have supporting the industry and the growth of plant-based...
Dawnfresh Seafoods Limited has been bought out of administration by Thistle Seafoods Limited, saving 40 jobs at its Uddingston fish processing facility in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Widespread confusion about important areas of nutrition exists among UK consumers of all ages, according to the findings of a new survey from the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF).
Retail sales of sausages and burgers are flagging in comparison with last year's spike when consumption habits were ruled by lockdowns, but foodservice has rebounded significantly, the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) claims.
People in Northern Ireland are continuing to eat red and processed meats, according to the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC), citing National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) data.
South African food company Moorcroft Foods, which makes dried meat snacks Biltong and Droewors has announced it is establishing a manufacturing facility in Newtownards, Northern Ireland, creating 11 jobs.
Dawn Meats & Dunbia are harnessing UK-based agri-food tech company Elemental's protein and fat recovery process technology to capture up to 15% more human food products for every carcase processed.
Ivy Farm Technologies, the UK start-up seeking to bring cultivated meat to UK consumers by 2023, has appointed former Barclays investment banker Azamat Kokov as a food technology finance expert.
Red meat production is completely misunderstood and is being unfairly targeted as a scapegoat for concerns about health and climate change, a leading dietician, author and film director has claimed.
Campaign group Action on Salt is increasing its pressure on Government to legislate on salt levels in food items as it has published its latest research.
More than 35,000 people have signed a petition urging supermarkets to stop importing eggs for use in British products, according to the British Lion Egg Processors.
The trade deal just announced with Mexico will be worth £50m to UK pork producers over the first five years of trade, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).
European maize prices dip, while wheat costs stay high - plus savoury coating trends, innovation for healthier protein bars and plant-based solutions for hybrid products all feature in our August Ingredients for success.
Amid concerns about the urgency of tackling climate change and the environmental impact of food systems, the fundamental importance of food as a source of nutrition and a means to good health is sometimes overlooked.
A British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) review has concluded healthy diets with more plant-based foods can also be better for the environment and consumers should avoid neglecting nutrients to meet eco-friendly aims.
The National Food Strategy Part 2 has been published, revealing proposals for a sugar and salt tax on all processed products, except ingredients for home cooking, and on foods sold through foodservice channels.
The Chilled Food Association (CFA) is supporting vets battling the rising tide of costly red tape needed to allow Great Britain to transport short shelf-life composite foods of animal origin into the EU.
Widely recognised is the importance for health of plenty of plant-derived ingredients – vegetables, fruit, grains, oilseeds and pulses – combined with more moderate amounts of animal-derived foods for the wealth of essential nutrients these provide.
A total of 106 workers are self-isolating at Kepak Group's Bodmin red meat processing plant in Cornwall after testing positive for COVID-19, with most showing no obvious symptoms.
Kerry, the Taste & Nutrition Company has launched a campaign exploring the growing potential of umami and kokumi food flavouring trends, particularly in Asia.
Meat and dairy exports to the EU remain threatened by the lack of vets needed to implement food safety checks and sign export health certificates (EHCs), claims the British Veterinary Association (BVA).
Coronavirus’ impact on meat and dairy foodservice suppliers is causing a growing crisis that farmers are urging the Government and the whole supply chain to address.
Understanding issues throughout the supply chain is important to animal proteins producer Essentia, as sales director Tom Cooke (pictured far right) explains.
ABP’s by-product division Advanced Proteins has acquired John Pointon and Sons’ animal by-products and proteins business in Staffordshire – the UK’s largest single-site by-product and pet food ingredient supplier.
The likes of jackfruit, tempeh and seitan are likely to appear much more frequently on supermarket shelves in 2020 as the plant-based boom continues, an ingredients supplier has claimed.
