date:Mar 18, 2014
Rising industry costs and inflation have led to market growth of 6.9 per cent between 2012 and 2013, according to Meat and Meat Products 2014, a market report from market intelligence group Key Note.
Yet these factors disguised a gradually declining demand for meat in the UK, based on increasing prices and the exposure of the horsemeat scandal in early 2013.
With regard to the former, the retail cost of meat for UK consumers has been has been rapidly increasing significantly above the standard