By David Burrows The Lakes Free-Range Egg Company has just won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise, Sustainable Development. The letter sent to CEO David Brass explained…
Month: June 2018
Leading UK poultry producer PD Hook recently earned two Cobb Champion Awards — the first time in Cobb-Vantress history the same company has gained two awards…
In response to growing demand for poultry processors have been forced to increase production volumes. This results in longer production days and increased line speeds. Increased volumes…
Ventilation systems in older hatcheries typically struggle to provide the air volumes required to incubate today’s larger eggs, or cope efficiently with modern single-stage incubation systems.…
Chore-Time has reinvented its E-Z START Feeder with modified outlet drop tubes that stow completely out of the way when not in use. The company said…
Global packaging supplier Advanta has launched a skin-pack aluminium poultry tray and film combination – the first of its kind on the foil packaging market. The…
The chief executives of Asda and Sainsbury’s are to be publicly questioned by politicians on 20 June. Roger Burnley, Asda’s chief executive, Mike Coupe, Sainsbury’s chief…
After pressure from the NFU to provide clarity to the applicants of the oversubscribed Countryside Productivity Small Grants Scheme, Defra has announced that there will be…
Following last year’s fipronil scandal involving millions of eggs, many of which were processed, British Lion Egg Processors are disappointed that another major incident has been…
By Rachael Porter The past four years have been extremely busy and, at times, somewhat frustrating for Suffolk-based egg producer and entrepreneur Matt Havers. But his…