Leicester City Council

Halal duo jailed for selling turkey as halal lamb

24-Apr-2017 By Matt Atherton

Two men have each been jailed for five years, after falsely supplying 116t of turkey thighs, labelled as halal lamb, to butchers and restaurants.

Duo guilty of selling 116t of turkey as halal lamb

13-Mar-2017 By Matt Atherton

Two men have been found guilty of conspiracy to commit fraud, after supplying 116t of turkey to butchers and restaurants, claiming it was halal lamb.

Leicester food park to create 80 food industry jobs

06-Nov-2013 By Rod Addy

A Leicester business park could create 80 jobs in food and drink manufacturing, thanks to up to £3.4M of EU funding.

Firm in pork halal lamb burger row plans legal action

20-May-2013 By Mike Stones

Paragon Quality Foods – the meat processor accused of supplying halal lamb burgers contaminated with pork to Leicester City Council – is considering legal action after independent tests confirmed the authenticity of its products, its spokesman told FoodManufacture.co.uk.

Samworth Brothers to boost jobs with Leicester food factory

20-Nov-2012 By Lorraine Mullaney

Samworth Brothers is planning to build a new food manufacturing facility, which will create new jobs in Leicester.