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27 January 2022
With a later than usual start to the hot summer weather, combined with greater option to eat out, the number of barbecues during 2021 declined versus 2020, but did this affect the sales of red meat and dairy?
24 April 2024
In the UK, 70% of food waste post-farm gate came from households, the equivalent of over £14 billion worth of food, and 20 million tonnes of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions a year (WRAP, August 2021).
15 October 2021
Successive lockdowns during 2020/21 brought about a resurgence in people using milkmen to get their milk delivered. According to Kantar, the number of customers rose to a peak of 670,000 in July 2020 from a low point of 503,000 pre-pandemic.
12 November 2024
After the tumult of 2020, retail sales of the meat, fish and poultry (MFP) category are now beginning to settle back to a more ‘normal’ pattern.
24 September 2021
Since the UK exited the EU, new and potential trade deals have been highlighted in the news. But are UK consumers likely to buy these imported products if they made it inot our supermarkets and restaurants?
2 September 2021
As restrictions have eased and the majority of the population is now vaccinated, how has that impacted dairy purchasing habits?
8 July 2024
Health is a long-standing concern for consumers, and therefore is a topic AHDB monitors regularly.
27 January 2023
Despite a few challenging years, the EU remains a hugely important market for UK red meat and dairy exports.
23 July 2021
ONS shows that in June price rises were at their highest level for nearly three years. So what does this mean for the food industry?
1 July 2021
Are you a small scale producer looking to start up, or are running your own farm pork box scheme? This webinar is the perfect opportunity to learn about AHDB’s Pork Box Scheme from key industry experts and an experienced pedigree pork producer. During this webinar, you will hear from: AHDB's Martin Eccles, trade marketing executive and Karl Pendlebury, senior manager for Quality Schemes Hear from experts Martin Eccles and Karl Pendlebury, who will introduce AHDB's Pork Box Scheme and Meat Education Programme. They will share aspects such as legislative requirements (including HACCP systems and labelling) to help you kick-start your own business. Sally Lugg, Pedigree Pork Producer and BPA Council member Sally is an experienced pedigree pork producer and during this webinar, she will share her experience of setting up a pork business over the last 20 years and the difficulties she has faced and overcome. The producer will explain how awards have helped promote the business along with possible grant schemes to apply for, but most importantly how her business has continued to prosper during the pandemic. Marcus Bates, Chief Executive – British Pig Association (BPA) Marcus will be joining us to give us a general update from the British Pig Association and touching base on progress in the BPA pedigree pork scheme. To keep up with demand, we're hosting two online webinars covering the same topic, giving you an opportunity to network and ask questions. For further information visit: • AHDB’s Pork, Beef and Lamb Box Scheme: https://ahdb.org.uk/box-schemes • Discover the Meat Education Programme: https://ahdb.org.uk/meat-education-pr... • Explore AHDB’s specially designed butcher kits: https://ahdb.org.uk/meat-education-pr... • Take a look at our Love Pork campaign: https://ahdb.org.uk/butcher-assets • Visit AHDB Pork’s website: https://ahdb.org.uk/pork Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more videos: https://www.youtube.com/ahdbpork Follow us on Twitter: @AHDB_Pork ABOUT AHDB AHDB is a statutory levy board, funded by farmers, growers and others in the supply chain. Our purpose is to inspire our farmers, growers and industry to succeed in a rapidly changing world. We equip the industry with easy to use, practical know-how which they can apply straight away to make better decisions and improve their performance. Established in 2008 and classified as a Non-Departmental Public Body, it supports the following industries: meat and livestock (cattle, sheep and pigs) in England; horticulture, milk and potatoes in Great Britain; and cereals and oilseeds in the UK. AHDB’s remit covers 72% total UK agricultural output. Further information on AHDB can be found at https://www.ahdb.org.uk
7 July 2021
With the COVID-19 pandemic, have Added Value ranges maintained their relevance? and what are the opportunities going forward?
8 June 2021
Mix Up Midweek pork campaign reached more than 85% of UK households, according to newly released figures, with consumers’ desire to buy pork at its highest level in three years.