National Pig Association

  • Diners want to know what they’re eating

    DINERS ARE starting to care about the provenance of their food when eating out, according to new research by the National Pig Association. Traditionally, diners care less about where their food comes from when eating out than when food shopping.… Read More

  • Supermarkets step up to the mark after horsegate

    THE ENGLISH pig industry’s latest survey of supermarket shelves shows retailers have increased their support for British-farmed pork, ham and sausages over the past 12 months.   The Porkwatch survey, which is conducted every two months, records the number of… Read More

  • Food waste hero, or potential villain?

    PIGS ARE being touted as the solution to the UK foodservice sector’s food waste problem. But there are reputation risks attached to the concept.                     The Pig Idea is a campaign… Read More

  • Call for commitment on legal pork

    BRITISH PIG farmers are challenging caterers, food manufacturers and retailers to make a public commitment that they are not selling illegally-produced meat from farms that are “flouting” new European welfare legislation which outlaws the prolonged confinement of sows in “stalls”.… Read More

  • Caterers promise to sell only ‘legal’ pork

    BRITAIN’S FOUR major food organisations have pledged to the Government that they will not sell pork and pork products from illegal pig farms when the European partial stalls ban is introduced on January 1 next year.   The British Retail… Read More