UK Sausage Week makes a welcome return in 2024

UK Sausage Week makes a welcome return in 2024 UK Sausage Week (UKSW) returns next year taking place over the 28th October – 3rd November period. The annual event was suspended during the Covid pandemic. As usual butchers, supermarkets, foodservice and manufacturers across the UK are expected to be involved. The week commences with a […]

Women In Meat Industry Awards winners revealed for 2023

Women In Meat Industry Awards winners revealed for 2023 The national awards programme celebrating the work of women within the UK meat industry, held its annual awards ceremony on Friday 17th November. Twelve winners were revealed at a sparkling celebration at the 5-star Royal Lancaster Hotel in London. Designed to recognise the vitally important contributions […]

New stats show lift in sheep export volumes

New stats show lift in sheep export volumes Increases in both sheep export tonnages and lamb domestic consumer sales volumes help form a positive set of headlines within the latest round of red meat industry statistics. However, a number of factors continue to impact on the UK sheep sector during 2023 – including elevated farm […]

Small Business Saturday’s Nationwide Roadshow Launches

The campaign will profile small businesses across the country throughout November, as well as providing free business support as firms tackle ongoing economic challenges  A national roadshow to support and raise the profile of small businesses all around the country is being launched by Small Business Saturday to help firms cope with persistent economic challenges.  […]

NCB celebrates 10th PA Anniversary and launches Game Guide for butchers

NCB celebrates 10th Primary Authority Anniversary and launches Game Guide for butchers National Craft Butchers (NCB) and Horsham District Councils Environmental Health Team celebrate the 10th Anniversary of their award-winning Primary Authority Partnership this month. To commemorate this milestone the partnership recently held an event at NCB members Knepp Castle Estate in West Sussex, at […]

Winners of Butchery Awards are announced!

Winners of Butchery Awards are announced! Craft Butchers from England and Wales found out this week if they brought home a coveted Category Win in the National Craft Butchers Product Awards! NCB Product Awards 2023 categories were Game Product, Celebration Wellington, Hot Eating Pie, Cold Eating Pie, Traditional Sausage, Innovative Sausage, and Dry Cured Back […]

The Farm Shop & Deli Product Awards 2024 are open for entries

The Farm Shop & Deli Product Awards 2024 are open for entries – Enter Now! Now returning for a third year, the Farm Shop & Deli Show have launched the Farm Shop & Deli Product Awards 2024, in partnership with The Grocer. The Farm Shop & Deli Product Awards celebrate the best products across the […]

Porktober spotlight on Southwest pig farm and butchery, Primrose Herd

Porktober spotlight on Southwest pig farm and butchery, Primrose Herd Have you heard of Primrose Herd? If not, then you can’t have been anywhere near Cornwall in the last decade! This author had the pleasure of enjoying Primrose Herd bacon recently whilst staying in a holiday cottage near Penzance. Proper butchers bacon – thickly sliced […]

Small Business Saturday Launches Mentoring and Support Campaign 

Small Business Saturday Launches Mentoring and Support Campaign  A major programme of online mentoring and training is being offered by Small Business Saturday to help firms tackle ongoing economic challenges, as the campaign marks its second decade in the UK.  Small business owners across the country are being encouraged to sign up for a programme […]