The national Q Guild of Butchers has appointed Kirklees butcher, farmer and grazier Brindon Addy as its new chairman.
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The weekend’s announcement by AFFCO of a lockout at five of its North Island meat plants comes hard on the heels of the three week strike by the Ports of Auckland stevedores, following several months of increasingly acrimonious negotiations.
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Last week Teagasc held its annual economic prospects for agriculture conference. Strip away the feelgood factor that surrounds farming at the moment and you emerged with a view that farm incomes in 2012 are more likely to fall than to rise - except in the case of pigs, where a rebound in prices and a reduction in feed costs is strongly indicated. But, in the other mainline enterprises the forecasts were for an easing in prices and for a continuation of cost pressures.
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Hurricane Fly was the talk of the day at Leopardstown on Sunday for having six-and-a-half lengths to spare over Oscars Well in the Irish Champion Hurdle.
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Buffets Inc. announced on Jan. 18 it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and closed 81 restaurants. Buffets Inc. is the parent company to the Old Country Buffet, HomeTown Buffet and Ryan’s steak-buffet brands. It also operates and franchises restaurants under the Country Buffet, Fire Mountain and Tahoe Joe’s Famous Steakhouse brands.
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Semen Cardona’s customers - big winners at the Porc d’Or 2011
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Fitch Ratings kept its pristine AAA rating on the U.S. on Monday, but the credit-ratings company downgraded its outlook to “negative” in the wake of the Supercommittee’s failure to find $1.2 trillion in spending cuts.
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Miami-based Burger King announced the launch of a new program for kids that includes testing the BK Family Bundle meal.
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National Halal Meat Group open another Tesco franchise in Birmingham today. This is part of a 90 store Halal Franchise to be completed in the next 18 months.
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Staff and local dignitaries celebrated the official launch of the Halal meat counter in Tesco’s Hodge Hill store.
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