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Heanens Wholesale Meats – Official Turkey Suppliers To The Ideal Home Show 2015
Posted on Nov 17, 2015
The Ideal Home Show at Christmas are proud to announce Heanens Wholesale Meats Ltd as our official turkey suppliers for 2015
One of the most iconic parts of any Christmas Day is cooking and eating your Christmas Dinner. To help you prepare for this year’s festive feast, pay a visit to the Turkey Tasting Theatre sponsored by Heanens, where you will be able to discover all the tips and tricks on producing the perfect Turkey!
Furthermore, there will be opportunity throughout the day to tickle your taste-buds with fresh turkey straight from the oven. From the art of basting to clever ideas for your left-over’s, head to the Turkey Tasting Theatre to cook like a pro this Christmas.
Tesco still failing at backing British lamb
Posted on Sep 30, 2015
New figures from the latest AHDB Beef and Lamb Watch have shown the amount of British lamb on the shelves in Tesco stores has fallen 15 per cent from 73 per cent to 58 per cent from August 2014 to August 2015..”
NFU livestock board chairman Charles Sercombe said: “In June, NFU President Meurig Raymond tabled a question at Tesco’s AGM and urged the retailer to demonstrate exactly how it is delivering on its promises and commitments made at NFU Conference in 2013 and to give firm evidence that progress is being made. They then confirmed that the promises to source more meat closer to home – which they made nearly three years ago – still stood.
“But now, we get these figures from AHDB which seem to indicate that Tesco is saying one thing but doing another. Using facings as a key indicator, Tesco support for domestic lamb is not just below average, but it appears to be bottom of the pile. We are challenging Tesco to explain how this reduction in the percentage of British lamb sold is compatible with its open public commitments to source more meat closer to home.”
Scotch lamb gets slap in the face from Tesco
NFU Scotland discovered shelves full of imported New Zealand lamb at the Tesco Extra store at Hermiston Gait near Edinburgh, all sitting under a banner which claimed it to be ‘The Best Scottish Lamb in Season’.
The union has contacted Tesco asking it to address the situation; to check point of sale information is accurate at all its Scottish stores and to live up to its pledges by immediately increasing its commitment to buying home-produced lamb.
NFU Scotland President Allan Bowie said: “The deep felt anger being directed towards Tesco over this debacle is wholly justified. This is totally unacceptable. Scotland’s sheep farmers and our consumers deserve much, much better than this.
“First and foremost, why is Tesco still promoting imported lamb in shelf-filling quantities when this is peak season for Scottish and UK supplies? This makes its well-publicised pledges of support for Scottish and UK farmers appear wafer thin.
“Secondly, this kind of point of sale abuse of the ‘Scottish’ brand makes Scottish farmers’ blood boil. It is difficult to put into words just how angry hard-working sheep farmers feel when they spot some excellent promotion of Scottish lamb in a Tesco store only to find the shelves below are filled with imported product.
“Consumers looking to support Scottish farmers and buy Scottish lamb would see this point of sale material, pick up a pack of lamb often without realising that it does nothing to support our sheep sector here in Scotland.
“The UK’s biggest retailer must do better. It must urgently review all of its signage in Scottish stores and ensure that where it proudly proclaims to be offering ‘The Best Scottish Lamb in Season’, then that is what is on the shelf.
“Tesco’s support for Scottish lamb in what has been a very difficult season is crucial and it is clear that there remains considerable scope for improvement.”
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22/06/2015
Men Prefer Meat To Booze, Sport & Sex……..
The majority of men would rather give up booze, cancel their Sky Sports subscription and even give up sex rather than become a vegetarian, according to a recent study.
20/05/2015
Heanen’s Wholesale Meats Achieve Prestigious Gold Certificate Of Conformity……….
NSF, The biggest Food Auditor in the World has completed its annual assessment on Heanens Wholesale Meats Ltd.
01/05/2015
Red Tractor Assurance promotion proving a success 
Red Tractor Assurance (RTA) has reported a positive response to its on-pack barbecue promotion and visibility of the Red Tractor Assurance (RTA) logo, halfway through the campaign.
The promotion is currently featured on pre-packed meat ranges in major retailers and supported by online marketing activity, with the aim of driving awareness for Red Tractor standards.
In-stores for a total of seven weeks, the activity comprises on-pack promotional stickers giving shoppers the chance to win a host of barbecue-themed prizes, including tickets to a summer VIP barbecue party hosted by Red Tractor ambassador Alex James. According to RTA, daily and weekly competitions online and via social media channels, have generated more than 7,400 online entries, with the campaign encouraging record levels of traffic to www.redtractor.org.uk.
RTA marketing manager, Andy Thompson, said: “Despite still having a couple of weeks to run, this has been one of our largest and most successful campaigns to date. With barbecues a summer favorite, it is an ideal time to educate consumers about the importance of choosing quality assured Red Tractor products and the range of barbecue friendly foods on which it is applied; from fresh produce, bread and dairy to meat and poultry.”
01/06/2015