Sep 11, 2017 | News, Red Meat Processing
Tulip Ltd, part of the Danish Crown group, has announced its acquisition of UK pig producer Easey Holdings Ltd. The takeover was completed on Friday 8th September and Tulip is seeking regulatory approval from the Competition & Markets Authority. Family-owned pig...
Aug 30, 2017 | Red Meat Processing
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is calling on Tesco for a clear sourcing policy for British lamb to build on its claim to be UK agriculture’s biggest customer. This comes as recent figures from AHDB’s Beef and Lamb Watch indicate that Tesco is the only major...
Aug 29, 2017 | News, Red Meat Processing
The latest market analysis from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) shows that, despite auction throughput increasing seasonally, the proportion of heavy prime lambs in the supply chain is higher than last year. It has been reported that as the volume of prime lambs reaching...
Aug 25, 2017 | News, Red Meat Processing
Love Lamb Week 2017 will be taking place this September and the National Sheep Association (NSA) will be getting behind it to celebrate everything about British lamb. The dedicated week is now in its third year and will take place from 1st to 7th September. It will...
Aug 23, 2017 | News, Red Meat Processing
Defra Secretary of State Michael Gove has visited the Danish Crown plant in Horsens, Denmark, as part of a three-day tour to Scandinavia. Gove wanted to spend a day in Denmark to explore the country’s agricultural systems, to ‘gain an understanding of its approach to...
