Ulster Grocer

The Ulster Pork and Bacon Forum presented the seventh National Sausage Competition Awards on Wednesday 29th October at the Hilton Hotel in Templepatrick. The awards followed on from National Sausage Week promotions throughout participating retailer butchers in Northern Ireland and reinforced local pork as a winning combination with a quality assurance and welfare standards second to none.

The past twelve months have marked a return to profitability for most pig producers in Northern Ireland. The early summer saw the production downturn that has been a feature of pig farming throughout most of Europe since the beginning of [...]

The Pork & Bacon Forum teamed up with the Environmental Heritage Service to promote Northern Ireland pig meat medieval-style at Dunluce Castle Portrush at a summer barbeque, supported by local pork suppliers. As well as award-winning sausages, burgers and kebabs, [...]