A leading foodservice supplier is upping its commitment to Red Tractor-assured products following significant sales rises in the last few months.

Pig bosses have launched a survey looking for views on the state of the industry across the board.

Bpex foodservice sector manager Tony Goodger has been listed alongside celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, as one of the most influential people in public sector catering.

The Prince of Wales has hosted a lunchtime reception at Clarence House with leading catering suppliers and restaurateurs in a bid to promote sales of Cambrian Mountains lamb across the foodservice sector.

Health protection experts have warned that chicken liver pâté is a major source of camplybacter infection in the UK, accounting for 90% of outbreaks at catering venues in 2011.

According to figures from the Health Protection Agency (HPA), there have been a total of 18 outbreaks of campylobacter infection in the UK this year, with more than 443 people taken ill. Fourteen of these outbreaks occured in catering venues and 13 of these were linked to chicken or duck liver pâté.

A bid to offer ethical, UK-produced game birds has taken off after landing a number of foodservice accounts.

Health protection experts have confirmed that an outbreak of food poisoning at a Salford hotel was caused by campylobacter.

Meat leaders have welcomed calls for more Red Tractor-assured produce to be served in schools as a step in the right direction.

Game promotion body Game-to-Eat is supporting a charity dinner to be held in aid of ABF The Soldier’s Charity and The Clink Charity on Tuesday 22nd at the Maze Inn, Southgate, London.

In order to help processors and butchers maximise carcase value, Eblex has launched a range of alternative beef and lamb cuts suitable for sous-vide cooking.

UK food wholesale business DBC Foodservice has launched its first range of Eblex quality-assured beef and lamb products for the foodservice sector.

Foodservice pie manufacturer Peter’s Pies has teamed with children’s hospital charity Noah’s Ark Appeal to help raise funds for the Chilren’s Hospital for Wales through the sale of its new range of pies.

Butchers, farmers and chefs joined Eblex and Michelin-starred chef Nigel Haworth at Barnard Castle for a Taste of England ‘farm to fork’ event, highlighting the potential of lesser-known cuts of meat for the foodservice sector.

Butchers’ JC Rook & Sons has won the prestigious Bpex Foodservice Sausage of the Year Award, beating nearly 300 entries to win the trophy, which was presented at Butchers’ Hall on Friday. 

Eblex’s has launched a new campaign aimed at giving young people the basic knowledge they need to cook at least five dishes by the time they are 25. The '5by25 campaign' comes after an Eblex survey showed that nearly 60% of Britain’s 18- to 25-year-olds left home without being able to cook, raising uncertainty on future meat demand.

Dominos has launched a new pizza combining pepperoni, ham, chicken strips, smoked bacon and Cumberland sausage. The pizza was launched on 17 October and is available across the company's UK stores.

Food wholesaler DBC has launched a split-pack bacon product to increase flexibility and reduce meat wastage in the foodservice industry.

Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has announced the launch of an export strategy aiming to introduce Scotch Beef and Lamb in Scandinavia and Germany. The organisation has started investigating retail avenues, and hopes to raise awareness of Scotland’s food and drink products in northern European countries, chosen for their relatively high disposable income.

Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) is finalising a new testing system to check that Scotch beef sold in restaurants was actually produced in Scotland.

Bpex has revealed the finalists of its Foodservice Pork Sausage of the Year competition. Contestants in the five sausage categories will be judged at Butchers’ Hall in London on 21 October 2011, and only one of them will be crowned champion.

A butcher has teamed up with local members of his supply chain in a bid to deliver a new range of conservation-friendly beef to menus.

Leading pub and restaurant operator Mitchells & Butler has showed marked growth in food sales in the 51 weeks to 17 September, reporting like-for-like sales of food of 4.9% compared to 1% across its drinks offering.

Irish-based ingredients and flavours company Kerry Group has confirmed that it will buy US rival Cargill’s global flavours business for US$230m.

A flock of sheep worth up to £100,000 has been stolen from a farm in Lincolnshire, raising fears that the meat will enter the food chain illegally through unregulated abattoirs. 

The first UK-wide restaurant brand to print calorie information on its menus has reported a slight shift away from red meat in its 176 outlets.

The Catholic Church has called for worshippers in England and Wales to return to the centuries-old tradition of abstaining from eating meat on a Friday.

Meat industry representatives have refuted claims that meat production is unsustainable and facing imminent decline.

Over the past few weeks, The Guardian, The Independent and the Daily Mail have all run stories suggesting that we are facing a reduction in meat sales, citing a myriad of reasons including price inflation, climate change, health concerns and high-profile anti-meat campaigns.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron put beef exports firmly on the agenda during a visit to Russia this week.

Northern Ireland deli and farm shop The Meat Merchant is set to open an outlet in Newcastle-upon-Tyne next month, as part of an expansion that will see three delis open in England.

McDonald’s announced the 100th consecutive month of growth, with global comparable sales rising 3.5% for August.

UK Food wholesale business DBC Foodservice has opened a new customer service centre to help consolidate and streamline its ordering service.

Pub and restaurant operator Mitchells & Butler is rolling out a takeaway menu across its Toby Carvery chain after a trial in 25 sites in north London and Essex proved successful.

The great-granddaughters of two rival Lincolnshire butchers have launched a new company, making hand-raised, artisan pork pies.

Legendary rock star Noddy Holder is to take up the British banger challenge by becoming the face of Bpex’s 14th annual British Sausage Week.

McDonald's is introducing calorie information on menus throughout all for its 1,200 UK restaurants, the Department of Health has announced.