Poultry - Turkey
Traditionally associated with Christmas and Easter the industry is trying to widen its appeal to all year with a range of products beyond the whole bird. Retail sales amount to £375m with imports totalling £97m and exports £48m.
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(31-07-2008)
Waitrose is gearing up to take on two of the country’s top turkey farmers in this year’s British Turkey Awards.
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(30-07-2008)
Bernard Matthews Farms has launched a new ‘better for you’ range of frozen turkey products under the new sub-brand ‘Big Green Tick’.
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(01-07-2008)
Bernard Matthews is launching a new promotional campaign, kick-starting with a £1 million instant-win on-pack promotion in partnership with family activity holiday company Haven Holidays.
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(13-02-2008)
A turkey production company in the Republic of Ireland is being forced to slash jobs after being hit by competition from cheap imports.
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(29-01-2008)
Bernard Matthews has appointed Leigh Edwards as its new sales director.
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(18-01-2008)
Turkey loving celebrity chefs and sporting heroes have joined forces to help boost the meat's popularity.
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(19-12-2007)
The Prime Minister’s wife Sarah Brown put her support behind the British turkey industry this week as she accepted a 25lb Christmas turkey at No 10 and said: “A British turkey is the heart of the Christmas family dinner.
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(19-12-2007)
Quintuple helpings of champion local beef and lamb are ruffling the feathers of the traditional Christmas turkey at a West Yorkshire farm shop.
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(13-12-2007)
Organic turkeys sales are up 40% at Marks & Spencers, the chain has claimed, with no signs of shortages.
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(13-12-2007)
Food safety bosses are launching a new consumer campaign in a bid to cut down on the number of cases of food poisoning at Christmas.