NCB Announces Managing Director Appointment National Craft Butchers are delighted to announce the appointment of Eleanor O’Brien as Managing Director. Eleanor joined the membership team at National Craft Butchers in 2018, bringing extensive experience in operations, retail, and hospitality management. Since joining National Craft Butchers Eleanor has become well known and well respected by both […]
Hot off the press – HCC’s compendium of red meat stats, facts and data There were more than three times the number of sheep as people in Wales last year, contributing an estimated £744 million to Welsh red meat production and accounting for 43 per cent of the total value of Welsh agricultural output during […]
Small Business Saturday – 3rd December 2022 Small Business Saturday UK is a grassroots, non-commercial campaign, which highlights small business success and encourages consumers to ‘shop local’ and support small businesses in their communities. Launched in 2013, the day itself takes place on the first Saturday in December each year, but with an impact that […]
Red meat roasting joints could challenge the Christmas crown Pork roasting joints could be the winner at Christmas dinner – with experts predicting red meat will challenge the traditional crown and ‘sleigh’ this festive season. Analysts at AHDB have been ‘unwrapping’ last year’s Christmas, as well as looking at recent buying behaviours and market trends […]
The winners of the 2022 Women In Meat Industry Awards were announced on the11th November during a glittering celebratory dinner and ceremony at The Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington, London, attracting over 14,000 votes for the finalists this year. The 2022 winners in full are: Congratulations to all the winners, and shortlisted finalists! For more […]
Loyalty Schemes – Could it be time for your business to launch one? With belts tightening and Christmas around the corner, it’s more important than ever to form strong bonds with your customers, as well as attracting new ones. According to Accenture, more than 90% of companies have some type of customer loyalty programme. Shopify […]
National Craft Butchers President George Debman receives Presidential chains At a meeting in Ipswich on October 16th National Craft Butchers President George Debman received his presidential chains from Immediate Past President, John Mettrick. President George Debman was installed at NCB’s 2020 and 2021’s AGM both of which were held virtually due to Covid. The meeting […]
Craft Butchers and Climate Change: Talking positively to your customers Customers these days are extremely interested in climate change and sustainability, during COP27 and January this may increase. Increasingly customers are asking about these issues and want to know where your meat comes from and how the animals were raised and fed. This eat less […]
November Member Zoom Meetings Our next member meetings will be held via zoom on Monday 7th and Tuesday 15th November at 7pm. NCB meetings are hosted by Butchers for Butchers! They are informal with talking points but no minutes, just NCB members swapping ideas and advice. The meetings normally last about an hour, they can […]
Feed the family for less! AHDB highlight pork’s affordability with their new campaign message of ‘Feed the family for less’. The latest campaign will run from 17th October to 25th November. Adverts will be visible online, across social media, and TV ads. The campaign is designed to underline pork’s “affordability, versatility, and tastiness” and recipes […]
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Registered in England (Company No. 00067142) 1 Belgrove, TN1 1YW – VAT 445792223
