Women in Meat Awards 2023 seeks nominations The latest campaign to find the Meat Businesswoman of the Year is underway and offers the opportunity for NCB Members, companies and individuals across the industry to nominate candidates. The deadline for nominations is 7th July 2023. The online voting process for the finalists will then be announced […]
National Craft Butchers install new President at AGM and Members Day 2023 National Craft Butchers held their first Members Day since 2019 at Ironmongers Hall, London on 26th June. Attended by NCB members, partners, member services and wider industry it was a fabulous return to in person events since their last Members Day in 2019 […]
National survey shows independent butchers cutting better deal for people and planet National Craft Butchers (NCB) has released the results of its Big British Butchers Survey 2023, offering an insight into one of the cornerstones of the struggling UK high street. While reporting generally steady trading conditions across the country, with 56.49% indicating a higher […]
Member profile: Cranstons, Butcher and Maker Cranstons have come a long way since Stanley Cranston delivered meat to customers in the northern Eden Valley on his horse and cart over a century ago. Cranstons now have four Food Halls and two traditional butchers shops throughout Cumbria. Still a family business, Cranstons talked to Craft Butcher […]
Pork crowned most popular meat at Coronation Pork products were the star of the coronation weekend, with uplifts seen across all pork categories including sausages and burgers and during the celebratory period. As predicted by AHDB analysts, meat snacking products performed well over the coronation. According to the latest data from Kantar, sales of scotch […]
The majority of shoppers feel meat-free products should be displayed separately to meat products in order to avoid confusion, according to research commissioned by AHDB. The research, undertaken by AHDB’s Retail & Consumer Insight team with The Smithfield Collective, set out to understand shoppers’ behaviour towards vegetarian and vegan products that are designed to compete […]
Top marks for AHDB Education as food programme brings food and farming to UK school children School children from all over the UK are more aware of where their food comes from and how it is produced by the nation’s farmers thanks to the hugely successful education programme Food – a fact of life (FFL). […]
Member profile: Aldens of Oxford Alden’s of Oxford could possibly lay claim to being the oldest family butchery business in the country. Incredibly, Managing Director, Matthew Alden, can trace Alden’s butchery roots back 230 years to 1793, when his ancestor Isaac Alden opened the first Aldens butchers shop on Bear Lane, Oxford. Matthew is now […]
Easter boost helps early year lamb sales Strong sales over the traditional Easter season saw a 24 per cent lift in volumes over 2022 with fresh lamb roasting joints a firm favourite with holiday buyers. The Easter boost helped lamb sales to hold up well during the first quarter of 2023, despite the pressure on […]
LEAF Open Farm Sunday Visit a farm on Sunday 11th June, for a fun filled, educational day out! LEAF Open Farm Sunday will see hundreds of farms across the country opening their gates for farming’s annual open day! The day offers an opportunity for you to visit a farm and get a glimpse into how […]
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Registered in England (Company No. 00067142) 1 Belgrove, TN1 1YW – VAT 445792223
