Poultry
The UK is estimated to be the second biggest producer in the EU after France, producing in the region of 1,500,000 tonnes cwe of poultry meat a year. Supermarkets and multiple stores account for nearly 80% of retail sales. Sales through independent butchers are only about five per cent of the total. Total retail sales amount to £3.4bn.
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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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(18-06-2008)
Celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has paid £86,888 to Tesco to allow a resolution on poultry welfare to be put at the retailer’s AGM.
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(09-06-2008)
The recent outbreak of avian influenza (AI) remains contained, Defra reports.
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(09-06-2008)
Chicken campaigner and TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is facing an £86,000 bill from Tesco to voice his concerns to the retailer’s shareholders.
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(12-05-2008)
The ban on feeding animal remains to pigs and poultry could be set to be relaxed, the European Commission has revealed.
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(09-05-2008)
The Goose Fat Information Service (GFIS) is on the hunt for the most unusual use of goose fat, with £100 and a case of goose fat being awarded to the most original and interesting idea.
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(25-03-2008)
Meat retail sales, worth £7 billion a year, have been analysed in a new report being published by the NFU.
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(03-03-2008)
Meanwhile, the British Poultry Council is questioning the RSPCA figures on consumer purchasing of..
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(03-03-2008)
The NFU has responded to a poll by the RSPCA which says 73% of consumers are buying higher welfare chicken after watching the recent television shows by celebrity chefs.
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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.