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 […]
Is your shop BBQ ready? According to the last NCB Big British Butchers survey the BBQ season is second only to Christmas in terms of footfall for butchers around the country. But do butchers prepare for BBQ season in the same way they would for Christmas? Craft Butcher spoke to NCB North West Executive Councillor […]
NCB membership top tips for BBQ season 2023 It’s fair to say that within National Craft Butchers we have a good few BBQ experts. Thank you to those members and corporate member, Innovative Food Ingredients, who lent us their expertise on the cuts and flavours making waves in the BBQ world. The Beef Packer brisket […]
Butcher’s Shop of the Year & Champion of Champion 2023 revealed This year’s Butcher’s Shop awards ceremony was awash with innovation, community spirit and high-quality produce as it celebrated independent UK butchery, with McCaskie’s Butchers & Café taking home the grand prize. The Butcher’s Shop of the Year awards look to honour and celebrate quality, […]
We Eat Balanced continues to protect reputation of meat and dairy An impressive nine out of ten consumers who saw the most recent We Eat Balanced TV advert agreed it successfully communicated that meat and dairy form part of a balanced diet. Reaching a staggering 43 million adults, AHDB’s We Eat Balanced campaign ran in […]
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