Meat - Bacon
Just over half the bacon eaten in the UK – 55%– is imported with much of it coming from Denmark and Holland. Just less than 220,000 tonnes is produced by the UK while nearly 120,000 tonnes goes into the foodservice sector, much of it destined for the great British breakfast, of course.
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(03-07-2008)
A bacon producer is celebrating after being named a Welsh finalist in the British Small Business Championship Awards (BSBC).
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(01-04-2008)
The latest cancer warnings on bacon and sausage consumption are irrelevant for most consumers, meat bosses have pointed out.
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(20-02-2008)
Pig farmers from across the country will be descending on London in a bid to save their livelihood.
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(12-11-2007)
Bacon sales have hit a high, just as the World Cancer Research Fund was urging people to cut down saying it was a potential cancer risk.
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(04-09-2007)
Poultry leaders are joining forces with the pig industry to campaign for better prices for pig and poultry farmers.
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(26-07-2007)
Tesco has given a boost to the Welsh food industry this week with the announcement that all bacon and sausage sold on its counters in Wales will be sourced from Wales.
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(10-07-2007)
Tulip has announced that it is to cease its packaging operation atits Thetford, Norfolk, plant with the loss of up to 350 permanent and 200 agency jobs.
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(19-04-2007)
A fire has destroyed part of Denmark’s largest slaughterhouse owned by Danish..
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(19-04-2007)
Scientists in the United States have linked frequent consumption of cured meats, such as bacon, with lower lung function and an increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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(18-04-2007)
Management at Tulip have been dismayed to hear that Norfolk workers and their families are to stage a protest today the gates of Tulip in Thetford over the proposed closure of the Caxton Way site.