Levy rates remain unchanged
- Published: 10 March, 2010Levy rates for the livestock sector are set to remain the same for the forthcoming year, according to the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board.
Tesco signs Dicksons sausage deal
- Published: 10 March, 2010Pork butcher Dicksons is to launch its range of sausages into Tesco this month.
Five days to go to National Butchers' Week
- Published: 10 March, 2010Down to the final five days before National Butchers' Week and butchers continue their preparations for a week of promotion.
BBC to launch reality TV farm show
- Published: 10 March, 2010A new series from the BBC will pitch couples against one another in a reality TV farm contest.
Holmesterne Foods wins top pork foodservice award
- Published: 09 March, 2010Holmesterne Foods came away celebrating after picking up the overall winner and two categories wins at the Bpex Foodservice Pork Product of the Year awards.
Six days until National Butchers' Week
- Published: 09 March, 2010With just six days until National Butchers' Week, butchers across the UK will be dusting down the bunting and polishing up the patter for a week of fun-filled activity.
Food sector job skills gap highlighted in survey
- Published: 09 March, 2010Job roles including factory managers, production staff and marketing are the main skill gaps for the food sector, according to a survey from a top recruiter.
Government minister denies plans to put VAT on food
- Published: 09 March, 2010Reports of a VAT being applied to food have been denied by a leading ally to Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Birmingham mosques come out against halal machine slaughtering
- Published: 09 March, 2010Mosques in Birmingham have called for consumers and processors to be made more of aware of machine slaughtering used in halal meat production.
Vegans to get protection against discrimination
- Published: 08 March, 2010Vegans are to be given the same protection against discrimination as religious groups, according to reports.
Swiss say no to animal rights referendum
- Published: 08 March, 2010Animal rights activists in Switzerland have failed in a bid to have animals represented by lawyers in a nationwide referendum over the weekend.
Countdown to National Butchers' Week
- Published: 08 March, 2010Just seven days to go until National Butchers’ Week, and butchers up and down the country are gearing up to make the most of the week.
Pork and caramel boost for National Butchers' Week
- Published: 08 March, 2010A Cumbrian butcher has triumphed in a Scottish competition to seek out the perfect banger to promote National Butchers’ Week.
Front-of-pack labelling under spotlight
- Published: 05 March, 2010The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has said it is looking for a ‘flexible approach’ when it comes to front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition labelling in a new paper publishe on Friday.
FSA chief ‘backs’ CCTV calls
- Published: 05 March, 2010Food Standards Agency (FSA) chief executive Tim Smith backed calls that CCTV should be installed in UK abattoirs, in a recent interview with a national newspaper.
BBC hunt for family butcher
- Published: 05 March, 2010A television company is looking for a butcher and their family to take part in a new series on the BBC, which will examine how shops have changed over the years.
Tesco slammed for urging customers to eat less meat
- Published: 05 March, 2010Supermarket group Tesco has been heavily criticised for suggesting that consumers eat vegetables to reduce their carbon footprint.
Pie plan to celebrate British greats
- Published: 05 March, 2010A Welsh pie producer is set to honour some “British greats” with a special pie award, during British Pie Week (1-7 March).
Cancer bosses go on the offensive
- Published: 05 March, 2010Cancer bosses have dismissed a report by the US meat industry, which it claimed cast doubt on links between meat and cancer, as “more spin than science”.
Welsh Lamb smashes £100m export mark
- Published: 04 March, 2010The important role that Welsh Lamb plays in the Welsh economy has been highlighted by new figures, Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales’ (HCC) has revealed.
Unite and Asda join forces to end 'discrimination'
- Published: 04 March, 2010Multi-industry union Unite and supermarket giant Asda are launching a joint initiative to end “discrimination and unfair treatment” at Asda’s meat and poultry suppliers.
Midlands butcher shop manager jailed for theft
- Published: 04 March, 2010The manager of a Staffordshire butcher’s has been jailed after admitting stealing takings from the shop.
English pig herd growth bucks trend
- Published: 03 March, 2010The English pig herd grew by 4% last year, taking breeding herd numbers to 438,000.
Peter Mellors takes Bpex West Midlands award
- Published: 03 March, 2010Mellors Farm Butchers was crowned overall champion in the West Midlands in the 2009/10 Bpex challenge.
Which? gives FSA a positive rating
- Published: 03 March, 2010Consumer publication Which? has given the Food Standards Agency (FSA) an overall positive review to celebrate the Agency’s 10th anniversary.
Climate change to dominate Outlook 2010
- Published: 03 March, 2010Climate change continues to dominate the headlines and will be the main topic of conversation at the annual Outlook Conference in London in April.
Birmingham chef celebrates success
- Published: 03 March, 2010A Birmingham chef has beaten off competition from across the UK to be declared the Chef of the Year after a gruelling challenge which even tested competitors’ butchery skills.
Healthy sausage offer launched into Asda
- Published: 03 March, 2010Highland Game is hoping for healthy sales with the news another supermarket has signed up to offer its new diet-friendly sausage.
Have lamb prices gone too high?
- 10 March, 2010
Bpex North West Roadshow - 15 - 20 March, 2010
National Butchers' Week - 21 - 24 March, 2010
Foodex 2010 - 22 - 28 March, 2010
Bacon Connoisseur’s Week - 22 March, 2010
Meat & Poultry Processing Awards - 24 March, 2010
Bpex South of England Roadshow

