Craft Butcher LIVE 2025 – the Event of the Year for Craft Butchers

Craft Butcher LIVE 2025 – the Event of the Year for Craft Butchers If Monday, 30th June 2025 isn’t already in your diary make a note now – for this is the date when the very first Craft Butcher LIVE takes place, and it’s an event not to miss. Building on the success and positive […]

New NCB Corporate member: Introducing Rijo42

New NCB Corporate member: Introducing Rijo42 One of National Craft Butchers newest corporate members, Rijo42 are a leading independent supplier of commercial coffee machines, coffee beans and coffee ingredients. Based in Bolton, the company was established in 1989 and now employ 75 staff, servicing over 10,000 customers across the UK. Grabbing a takeaway coffee whilst […]

NCB Wage Survey 2024 Highlights

NCB Wage Survey 2024 Highlights This year, the NCB wage survey received over 160 responses from England and Wales. We appreciate everyone who took a few minutes to complete our survey. We’re sharing the highlights with you here, but our Full members can find more details and breakdowns for regions and type of location in […]

National Craft Butchers Product Awards are back for 2024!

National Craft Butchers Product Awards are back for 2024! Craft Butchers from across England and Wales can enter their products now with the hope of winning in one of nine categories! Game Product, 30 Minute Meal, Traditional Sausage, Innovative Sausage, Hot Eating Pie, Cold Eating Pie, Traditional Bacon, Innovative Bacon, Traditional Black Pudding. Judging will […]

HCC highlight the importance of balanced diets ahead of exam season

HCC highlight the importance of balanced diets ahead of exam season Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) are highlighting the role of red meat in a healthy diet and lifestyle as thousands of school pupils and students across Wales prepare to sit exams this summer. HCC’s Consumer Executive, Elwen Roberts, explained: “Diet and […]

UK Lions butchery squad announced as battle in Paris beckons!

UK Lions butchery squad announced as battle in Paris beckons! The UK Lions squad for World Butchers Challenge in Paris 2025 has been revealed today. Nineteen butchers from around the country have secured a coveted place in the squad, after being chosen from dozens of applicants to join the UK Lions.   With industry backing from […]

NCB New Comprehensive Trading Standards Advice Launches Today

NCB New Comprehensive Trading Standards Advice Launches Today The latest in National Craft Butchers assured advice manuals launches today. Following on from our Food Safety Management System and Health and Safety Management System this latest manual provides comprehensive legally backed advice for retail, catering and wholesale butchers. Natashas Law launched in 2021 bringing an increased […]

Team GB Butchery- UK Lions have opened the selection process build a team to challenge the World’s best!!

The World Butchers’ Challenge is a butchery competition of epic proportions. With butchers from across the globe battling it out for the title of the world’s best, it’s often referred to as the ‘Olympics of Meat’. Paris 2025 — World Butchers’ Challenge (worldbutcherschallenge.com) The countdown to the World Butchers’ Challenge (WBC) has officially begun, with […]