Farm Shop & Deli Show 2024
What to Expect at… Farm Shop & Deli Show 2024 The UK’s specialist retailers are preparing to come together again this April as Farm Shop & Deli Show returns to the NEC, Birmingham as part of the 2024 UK Food & Drink Shows (29th April – 1st May). Farm Shop & Deli Show joins Food […]
AHDB’s British Pork marketing campaign returns after successfully increasing purchase intent
AHDB’s British Pork marketing campaign returns after successfully increasing purchase intent The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) announces the return of its Feed Your Family for Less with British Pork marketing campaign on 29 January, building on the success of its previous autumn run. The £1m TV-led campaign is scheduled to hit screens from […]
Households keep meat on menu despite economic squeeze
Households keep meat on menu despite economic squeeze Huge numbers of PGI Welsh Lamb and PGI Welsh Beef lovers are sticking with their favourite meat cuts despite the squeeze on domestic food budgets, top consumer research specialists Kantar reports. Avneet Chana, Kantar’s Strategic Insight Director, told Hybu Cig Cymru-Meat Promotion Wales’ (HCC) conference back in […]
Quit the Quitting: HCC launch new health campaign
Quit the Quitting: HCC launch new health campaign Red meat promotion body Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales has announced a new campaign which encourages the public not to ‘quit’ red meat in the name of healthy living. HCC’s Quit the Quitting campaign launches on January 12th, also known as Quitters’ Day – the […]
New year, new diet? AHDB explores health food trends
New year, new diet? AHDB explores health food trends After an indulgent Christmas period, many consumers will be taking a closer look at what they eat as they strive for healthier lifestyles in 2024. The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) explores health related shopper habits, and how attitudes towards healthy food have changed over […]
Welsh butchers challenged to prove they are a cut above the rest!
Welsh butchers are sharpening their knives to test their skills in the country’s top competition. The Welsh Craft Butcher of the Year final will be held at the Welsh International Culinary Championships (WICC), taking place from January 22-24, 2024 at the International Convention Centre Wales (ICC Wales), Newport. The event will be free entry and […]
AHDB launches brand new Let’s Eat Balanced campaign
AHDB launches brand new Let’s Eat Balanced campaign The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is thrilled to announce the launch of its new bold and exciting Let’s Eat Balanced campaign with three brand new TV adverts showcasing British beef, lamb and dairy on 1 January 2024. The theme for the vibrant January campaign is […]
Craft Butcher magazine achieves Finalist status in National Awards
Craft Butcher magazine achieves Finalist status in National Awards We are delighted to hear that Craft Butcher magazine has been revealed as one of only four finalists in the ‘Magazine of the Year’ category of the Trade Association Awards. Run by the Trade Association Forum (TAF), who represent 174 trade associations and over 190,000 businesses, […]
Launch of Smaller Abattoir Fund welcomed by campaigners
13 December 2023 The Smaller Abattoir Fund [1] has been launched today to provide grants to smaller red meat and poultry abattoirs in England. The launch of the fund sends a positive message that the Government recognises small abattoirs are an important part of the food supply chain. This fund will be a crucial step […]
Red letter day planned for black pudding
Red letter day planned for black pudding It has gone from peasant food to super food. And now the humble fare is about to be celebrated in the first ever National Black Pudding Day. March 18, 2024, has been earmarked by National Craft Butchers and Scottish Craft Butchers for nationwide acknowledgement of the blood sausage, […]