NCB Product Awards 2025: Celebrating Craft Butchery Excellence for the Third Year

NCB Product Awards 2025: Celebrating Craft Butchery Excellence for the Third Year The wait is over! The National Craft Butcher Product Awards are back for their third year, ready to celebrate the finest talents in craft butchery. With a spotlight on innovation, tradition, and creativity, these awards continue to honour the dedication and skill of […]

HCC calls for new Meat Minds recruits

HCC calls for new Meat Minds recruits Eye-opening, inspiring, informative! Some of the words used by the outgoing group to describe the Meat Minds programme which is now open for applications from motivated people working in Wales’ red meat supply chain. Launched last year, Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has received an […]

Women in Meat Industry Awards 2025 now open for nominations

Women in Meat Industry Awards 2025 now open for nominations The annual Women In Meat Industry Awards campaign is now fully underway and is offering the opportunity for companies and individuals across the meat and food industry to nominate candidates. All winners will be revealed at a 5-star ceremony and dinner later this year, which […]

UK Sausage Week: Nation prepares to celebrate the UK’s best bangers

UK Sausage Week: Nation prepares to celebrate the UK’s best bangers UK Sausage Week, the premier initiative celebrating one of the public’s favourite meal-time staples, will run throughout the last week of October following a successful return in 2024. The week-long programme, running from Monday 27th October – Sunday 2nd November, will see Britain’s butchers’ […]

Pork snacks are on a sausage roll

Pork snacks are on a sausage roll Sausage rolls have been flying out the doors of cafés and bakeries, with Kantar* data suggesting that this growth is due to strong value for money offerings and the increasing demand for snacks and convenient on-the-go meals. Similarly, restaurants that offer a more leisurely dining experience, are also […]

Call to designate 2026 as the 500th Year of the Turkey

Call to designate 2026 as the 500th Year of the Turkey With 2026 the 500th anniversary of introduction of turkey to the UK, one of the leading producers of premium turkey Paul Kelly is urging the whole industry to make next year 12 months of celebrating the event. It was William Strickland who is credited […]

Abattoir Sector Group’s strategic priorities and actions for Government

Abattoir Sector Group’s strategic priorities and actions for Government There was a warm welcome across the industry for the positive cross-party support expressed during the parliamentary debate on Thursday 8th May, which highlighted the vital role small abattoirs play in the UK’s food and farming landscape. It was encouraging to hear recognition from all nations […]

Naturally delicious – Britain celebrates Great British Beef Week 2025

Naturally delicious – Britain celebrates Great British Beef Week 2025 The iconic Great British Beef Week (GBBW) kicks-off from 23-30 April, celebrating the naturally delicious taste of British beef and the dedication of the farmers who produce it. This year’s campaign is farmer-led, putting the faces behind British beef farming at its heart. It brings […]

British Butchers Survey is back for 2025!

British Butchers Survey is back for 2025! In 2021 National Craft Butchers launched the British Butchers Survey, the first ever industry survey for the UK’s independent Butchers. It was sent out to independent butchers throughout the UK receiving responses from England, Wales, and Scotland, providing such valuable insights we repeated it in 2023. The survey […]