UK Sausage Week starts sizzling for 2026! UK Sausage Week, the premier annual initiative celebrating a British meal-time staple, will run through the last week of October. The annual week-long initiative runs from Monday 26th October to Sunday 1st November 2026, and will kick off with a competition awards lunch on Monday 26th October, at […]
NCB Wage Survey 2026 Highlights This year’s NCB Wage Survey received 77 responses from butchers across England and Wales. Thank you to all members who took part. Your input helps provide valuable benchmarking information when reviewing pay and benefits packages. We’re sharing the highlights with you here, but our Full members can find more details and breakdowns […]
Nearly 50 Years of Crafting Added‑Value Excellence: A Butchery Business Still Innovating for the Future In an industry where longevity is earned, not given, one Nottinghamshire business is preparing to celebrate a remarkable milestone. Founded in 1978 by Mike Maloney, the company has grown from a traditional butcher’s shop into a specialist producer of added‑value […]
Nominations for the 2026 Women In Meat Industry Awards are now open The 2026 campaign to find and honour top women working in the UK and Irish meat industry is now fully underway and is offering the unique opportunity for companies and individuals across the meat and food industry to nominate candidates. Launched in 2018 […]
FSA Food Fact Check: Animal welfare in abattoirs and slaughterhouses Animal welfare is a really important issue. It’s something that comes up a lot in the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) consumer surveys, in the media and conversations online. We understand why. Animals in our food system should not be exposed to avoidable suffering. ‘Food Fact Check’ is the FSA’s new service to give clear in-depth answers […]
2026 NCB Product Awards Launch with New Categories Shaped by Members The popular National Craft Butchers Product Awards return for 2026 – with a clear focus on what members want. We’re delighted to reveal that the 2026 NCB Product Awards will offer three exciting new categories for members to enter. They are: These additions reflect […]
Long-term sponsor AHDB celebrates 20 years of LEAF Open Farm Sunday LEAF (Linking Environment and Food) Open Farm Sunday on 7 June 2026 marks two decades as the UK’s leading on-farm event. Long-term sponsor AHDB (Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board) is encouraging farmers to play their part in connecting consumers with how their food is produced, […]
Welcome new Industry Supporter – Reiser UK For many craft butchers and meat processors, maintaining product quality while managing rising costs and increasing production demands has become one of the industry’s biggest challenges. Whether producing traditional sausages, burgers, mince, sliced meats, or value-added products, businesses today are looking for smarter ways to improve efficiency without […]
Let’s Eat Balanced to continue informing consumers about benefits of red meat and dairy following ASA ruling The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is pleased to confirm the Let’s Eat Balanced campaign will continue to inform consumers about the benefits of red meat and dairy as part of a healthy, balanced diet, following the […]
GLP 1 weight loss drugs set to reshape UK red meat demand The rapid rise of GLP 1 weight loss drugs is creating both challenges and opportunities for red meat consumption, according to new analysis from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). GLP 1 medications, originally developed to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity, […]
