Reduced carcase weights of sheep and cattle are limiting production volumes despite slaughter numbers climbing in the first half of 2023, according to the latest UK abattoir data.
Meat processors are millions of pounds out of pocket having to source labour from overseas due to the lack of availability of UK candidates, according to the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA).
Finnebrogue has partnered with cultivated meat company Ivy Farm Technologies on a project to bring the first commercially available cultivated wagyu beef burgers to market.
Representatives from across the meat processing industry descended on the Butcher’s Hall in London yesterday (June 27) to learn about Meat Industry 2.0 and the role of automation and cultured meat in the future of the sector at the British Meat Processor’s...
Reports that a meat supplier to UK supermarkets was sourcing chickens dosed with antibiotics linked to deadly superbugs highlights that current guidance and regulation does not go far enough to ensure food safety, according to the Farm Animal Investment...
Dawn Meats is to sell its share of French beef processor Elivia to majority shareholder Terrena, following a difference in vision for the future of the business.
Poultry processor Avara Foods has announced proposals to close its Abergavenny factory in Autumn 2023, placing 400 roles at the site at the risk of redundancy.
Abattoirs are essential or important to the success of food firms and their availability, or lack thereof, plays a major part in more than half of businesses’ future plans, according to new research by the Sustainable Food Trust and National Craft Butchers.
The head of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee has called on the Government to help exporters regain access to the Chinese pork market.
With an increasing amount of beef coming from the dairy herd, Boomer Birch, Beef Programme Manager at Cogent Breeding explains how insightful data can drive consistent improvements and profitability throughout the dairy-cross-beef supply chain.
Sleaford Quality Foods, HCC and Cawston Press have all announced senior appointments, featured in this run-down of people on the move in food and drink.
A prolific global study that claimed that eating even small amounts of red meat harms health is ‘fatally flawed’, according to peer-reviewed scientific journal Animal Frontiers.
Cherrytree Bakery, Food Cloud and The Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers all announced senior appointments this week, covered here in this round up of food and drink industry appointments.
Scotbeef has revealed plans to make more than half of its Wolverhampton-based members of staff redundant, after losing a major contract with a high-street supermarket.
An investigation has been launched into industrial-scale country of origin fraud in the pork supply chain, with claims of rotten meat being supplied to care homes and hospitals.
The Government’s Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act has raised serious concerns over animal welfare from the Royal Society for the Protection and Safety of Animals (RSPCA).
A new campaign to help protect farms from lead poisoning and prevent it from entering the food chain has been launched by Food Standards Scotland (FSS).
From finance director to head of one of the largest poultry processing sites in the UK, Gurpa Singh speaks about his time at 2 Sisters Scunthorpe, the impact of COVID and Brexit and the turnaround of the business he helped bring about.
Meat businesses have been urged to contribute to Meat Business Women’s gender equality report as part of international research to track how many women are working in the global meat sector.
Integrated lines, ultrasonics and robotics are just some of the latest innovations in slicing and cutting technology to debut from food and drink machinery providers. Here, we look at the latest trends across this sector of the industry and what new advancements...
Women apprentices were out in force at this year’s Institute of Meat and Worshipful Company of Butchers Annual Prizegiving, scooping more than half of the apprenticeship awards.
2 Sisters' consultation into the future of its Llangefni, Wales factory has failed to bring forward any viable plans to maintain production at the site, according to the Welsh Government.
The total import of fresh and frozen sheep meat into the UK saw a substantial rise of 17% to 64,800 tonnes in 2022, according to the latest Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) Market Bulletin report.
Meat processor Pilgrim’s UK has invested £1.8m in its Bodmin site as part of its ongoing strategy to expand its operational capacity and strengthen the sustainability of the business.
