Category: Meat
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Salmonella cases in England have reached a decade high. The latest UKHSA figures sharpen scrutiny on hygiene controls, supplier assurance, poultry, eggs, meat, chilled foods, and cross-contamination risk.
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Plukon is acquiring Avimosa to expand Spanish poultry processing capacity. The deal adds feed, hatching, farming, processing, and fresh poultry operations across Madrid and Toledo.
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Xordex Ventures, Luchrome, and Lasso Loop Recycling have won the 2026 AIPIA Brand Challenge, responding to Cranswick’s brief for smart packaging that can monitor product condition, improve traceability, support food safety, and connect across the supply chain.
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The global poultry processing equipment market is forecast to grow from $4.97bn in 2026 to $8.61bn by 2035, driven by automation, inspection systems, high-capacity lines, and demand for processed poultry products.
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Morrisons is exploring wider supply deals through Myton Food Group, its manufacturing arm, as the retailer looks to improve utilisation across a large food production estate while managing debt and retail competition.
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MyriaMeat has developed a pluripotent stem cell line from roe deer and differentiated it into muscle tissue, extending its cultivated meat platform into venison and strengthening the case for premium-format cultivated meat development.
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Clean-label reformulation is becoming a technical systems challenge. Prosur has launched a natural ingredient toolbox covering additive removal, fermentation, sweetening, and cocoa alternatives for food and beverage manufacturers.
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Hybrid meat gives manufacturers a practical route to lower-impact protein. ACI Group’s Dr Briony Sayers explains that, by combining animal and plant proteins, it can preserve familiar taste and texture while reducing emissions, land use, and reliance on conventional meat supply chains.
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Cranswick has reported record results and major site investment. The UK food producer is expanding poultry capacity at Eye and commissioning automated cold-store capability in Hull as meat processors sharpen efficiency, welfare, and supply resilience.
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Boparan has completed its move into German turkey production. Heidemark will become part of Storteboom Food Group’s European division, adding scale in poultry processing as manufacturers invest in automation, welfare, and more resilient protein supply chains.