Marketing poultry

SOUTH AFRICA - Large food retailers have told Parliament they prefer locally sourced poultry products to imports.

BAHRAIN - Delmon Poultry Company, a major player in Bahrain’s poultry industry since 1980, has unveiled its new corporate identity and a new look for its flagship product, Farm Chicken.

UK - For a healthy breakfast on the go, it’s easy to default to what’s on the coffee shop shelf on the way to work, but British Lion eggs has proved that it’s just as easy to make your own speedy egg breakfasts at home.

OMAN - Olayan Food Division announced the opening of its first Texas Chicken restaurant in Oman on Thursday. Located in Al Khuwayr, the restaurant started welcoming guests from 15 March. The opening of the first restaura…

AUSTRALIA - The Australian Egg Corporation (AECL) is pleased to announce the release of Egg Standards of Australia (ESA), a voluntary quality assurance programme for rearing and layer farms, which provides a practical me…

UK - The British Egg Industry Council (BEIC), which represents more than 95 per cent of UK free range egg production, has welcomed Defra’s announcement that the risk of avian influenza has reduced sufficiently for all fr…

ANALYSIS - NIR technology is being used by animal feed producers throughout the production process to help monitor variability of raw materials and finish feeds with the end goal of reducing feed costs.

UK - British Lion eggs has launched a new version of its popular Egg Recipes app, giving egg enthusiasts fingertip access to hundreds of shareable recipes and videos, as well as a built in egg-timer to ensure the perfect…

UK - British Lion eggs, in association with Westminster Kingsway College, has created and launched a lecture plan to help catering students learn everything they need to know about sourcing, cooking and serving eggs and …

RUSSIA - Cherkizovo Group, the largest vertically integrated meat and feed producer in Russia, announces the expansion of its Pava-Pava turkey meat product line.

ANALYSIS - The exact cause of woody breast, a muscle myopathy affecting the quality, texture and colour of chicken breast meat, is currently unknown – although initial research points to genetics and fast growth rates.

CANADA & US - A Canadian-based International Trade Consultant suggests Canada will need to clearly demonstrate it's prepared to stand up to the United States when it comes to trade, Bruce Cochrane writes.

IRELAND - Following the announcement by the Department of Agriculture that the housing notice on poultry is to be extended until 30 April, IFA Poultry Chairman Nigel Renaghan has called on all stakeholders in the poultry…

BELARUS - The Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry plans to launch the export of poultry and beef to the UAE in 2017, BelTA learned from head of the Foreign Economic Activity Department of the Agriculture and Food Mi…

RUSSIA - Cherkizovo Group, Russia's largest vertically integrated meat and feed producer, announces the launch of its new turkey brand, Pava-Pava.

BANGLADESH - A four-day poultry exposition took place in Dhaka to promote the use of scientific knowledge and modern technology for poultry farming.

JAMAICA - Caribbean Broilers Group says it has pumped US$4 million in a state-of-the-art facility aimed at producing healthier, convenient foods and to reduce Jamaica’s import bill on poultry products.

ANALYSIS - What are the three main trends the poultry will face in 2017? Delair Bolis, Head of the Global Poultry Unit with MSD Animal Health, shares his thoughts at the International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) …

UAE - The Dubai-based poultry company Al Rawdah expects to expand into Iraq and Africa, and increase production capacity as the UAE poultry sector prepares to absorb the cost of value added tax to be introduced next year…

GLOBAL - The upward trend in commercial animal feed conditioning temperatures aimed at improving pellet quality, as well as enhancing feed hygiene, continually tests the stability limits of various feed additives, write …