British Butchery Awards Opens For Entries! National Craft Butchers is delighted to announce that entries are now open for the second British Butchery Awards — a celebration of the businesses, passion and people in our industry. From exceptional service to product innovation and the passing on of hard-earned knowledge, butchery is a craft built on […]
How a Dales Traditional Butchers Is Turning Sausages into Support for Parkinson’s When the shortlist for this year’s UK Sausage Week Awards came through, the team at Dales Traditional Butchers in Kirkby Lonsdale had to read it twice. Not one, not two, but five of their sausages had made the finals. “For a small independent […]
Britain’s abattoirs hit critical low putting UK food security at dire risk – warns new coalition Farmers, food, hospitality, animal welfare and conservation groups call for urgent Government action as UK abattoir numbers fall from around 2,500 to just 200 Britain has lost more than nine in ten of its abattoirs since the 1970s, leaving […]
Celebrating 500 years of British Turkey UK Turkey Farmers unite to launch ‘Winner! Winner! Turkey Dinner!’ A Christmas Campaign aimed at restoring the tradition of a Whole Turkey at Christmas 2026 marks 500 years of British Turkey, heralding turkey farmers across the UK to launch ‘Winner! Winner! Turkey Dinner! – a campaign focussed on rightfully returning the tradition of a Whole Roast Turkey […]
Best of the Best – Winners of Category Champion Titles Crowned in National Craft Butcher’s 2026 Product Awards The judges have spoken, and we can finally reveal the much-anticipated final Category Champions of the 2026 NCB Product Awards! This week, representatives from National Craft Butchers and competition sponsors hand-delivered much-prized trophies directly to nine exceptional […]
Martin Thomas Butchers combines traditional craft with modern working methods For more than two centuries, Martin Thomas Butchers has built its reputation on traditional butchery, carefully developed recipes and a commitment to producing high quality products in small batches. Based in Pattingham, Wolverhampton, the family business is run by Martin Thomas, his wife Maureen and […]
AHDB putting British pork on the nation’s forks this autumn with Love Pork campaign The Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is launching a new burst of its This is British Pork. But not as you know it campaign this October, bringing British pork adverts to TV screens, social media feeds, supermarkets and shopping baskets […]
Going for Gold, Silver or Bronze: National Craft Butchers announces first 2026 Product Awards winners After an intense two-day competition that saw entries rise by 36%, National Craft Butchers has revealed the winners of the coveted bronze, silver and gold awards in its national competition. Over forty butchery businesses altogether submitted over 300 of […]
Welcome New Industry Supporter – RP Meats Wholesale LTD What Sets Us Apart In a market crowded with major corporate suppliers, RP Meats stands out by treating every customer as a valued partner, not just an account number. We’re a dedicated resource for independent butchers, farm shops, and catering butchers across the South who demand […]
Gen Z support British farmers but they want more connection New research from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) shows that Gen Z consumers are not turning their backs on British farming – they simply do not have enough exposure to it. While younger consumers remain less likely than older generations to describe farmers as trustworthy, […]
