History of the Frozen Meat Trade. An account of the development and present day methods of preparation, transport and marketing of frozen and chilled meat

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Reprinted 1969. A wide ranging early account dealing with a then-neglected area of study. Covers both the history of the frozen and chilled meat trades, largely the ones conducted internationally with a focus on Australia, New Zealand and Argentina, and also, especially, their present day nature. Chapters include: 'Britain's call for overseas supplies - shortage and surplus'; 'Work of the pioneers'; 'The freezing works in Australia'; 'New Zealand freezing works'; 'The South American frigorificos'; 'Improving flocks and herds in the Southern Hemisphere'; 'The stockraisers' market'; 'The functions of the meat inspector'; 'The shipowners' burden'; 'The underwriters' risk'; 'Cold storage'; 'The storekeepers' duties'; 'The great Smithfield Market'; 'Reaching the consumer'; 'Provincial distribution'; 'Customers in other lands'; 'The chilled beef trade'; 'Some noteworthy incidents, 1880-1910'; 'A miscellany'; 'The dietetics of frozen meat'; 'What the trade has done for Australia'; 'New Zealand's gain from frozen meat'; 'Argentina's debt to refrigeration'; 'How the British public has benefited'; 'The position of the British farmer'; 'The Incorporated Society of Meat Importers (Frozen Meat Trade Association)'; 'Mechanical refrigeration'; 'Leading personalities of the trade' - c46 short biographies [p351-92] including Thomas Borthwick, Sir Edwyn Dawes ; 'The future of the industry'. Extensive appendices [pp403-32] providing, inter alia, imports into Britain, listing of British cold stores, listing of shipping lines carrying meat, listing of freezing works, etc. Contains references to many businesses, eg: River Plate Fresh Meat Co Ltd; James Nelson & Sons Ltd; Nelson Bros Ltd; W & R Fletcher Ltd; Frozen Meat Trade Association / Incorporated Society of Meat Importers; etc.