Meat & Fish
Stocking ideas for your fish and butchery counters
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Retailer Urged to Support British Sausage Week
07 October 2013 NewsBritish Sausage Week (4th-10th November) is set to boost sales of many of the 500 plus varieties of sausages now being produced in the UK and which account for a £737m market. -
Homecoming for Walkers and Son
04 October 2013 NewsThe ‘original’ pie returns to the high street, with the opening of Walkers and Son’s flagship store in the company’s original four-story Georgian building near the Cheapside market in Leicester -
Cooked Ham linked to Salmonella Outbreak
30 September 2013 NewsAn outbreak of salmonella which affected some 50 people has been traced to cooked ham sold by a chain of independent butchers, but the supplier has yet to be traced -
FSA Clamps Down on Rare Meat
02 September 2013 NewsDelis and farm shops which serve rare meat in on-site cafés and restaurants could face repercussions from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) -
Retailers Asked to Enter Sausage Competition
05 August 2013 NewsButchers, retailers and manufacturers are being asked to enter their sausages into BPEX's search for Britain's Greatest Banger -
European Fish Stocks Starting to Recover
19 July 2013 NewsA new major report has found that many European fish stocks are now being fished sustainably and are on the road to recovery -
Higher Fat Content Found in Supermarket Chickens
10 June 2013 NewsNew findings have suggested that supermarket chickens are higher in fat and lower in protein -
Calls for Pork Imports to be Reduced
06 May 2013 NewsThe National Pig Association (NPA) has said there needs to be a 'gentle and gradual' renewal of its pig industry to lower costs of pork imports -
Food Firms Make Pig Traceability Pledge
05 April 2013 NewsLeading food companies across the UK have agreed to ensure complete traceability on all their pork products, thanks to a campaign by the National Pig Association (NPA) -
Public Urged to Buy British Lamb
02 April 2013 NewsThe National Farmers Union (NFU) is asking consumers to buy British lamb to help sheep farmers who have been hit with the worst winter weather for over 50 years -
Peckham Butcher Wins Bacon Award
02 April 2013 NewsA new Peckham-based butcher has won an Overall Champion title at the BPEX South of England Butcher Roadshow -
Butchers Take Top Prizes at Roadshow
04 March 2013 NewsA Codsall-based butcher has won the title of Overall Champion at the Butchers Roadshow and Pork Product Excellence Awards