AHDB launches brand new Let’s Eat Balanced campaign

AHDB launches brand new Let’s Eat Balanced campaign The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is thrilled to announce the launch of its new bold and exciting Let’s Eat Balanced campaign with three brand new TV adverts showcasing British beef, lamb and dairy on 1 January 2024. The theme for the vibrant January campaign is […]

Craft Butcher magazine achieves Finalist status in National Awards

Craft Butcher magazine achieves Finalist status in National Awards We are delighted to hear that Craft Butcher magazine has been revealed as one of only four finalists in the ‘Magazine of the Year’ category of the Trade Association Awards. Run by the Trade Association Forum (TAF), who represent 174 trade associations and over 190,000 businesses, […]

Launch of Smaller Abattoir Fund welcomed by campaigners

13 December 2023 The Smaller Abattoir Fund [1] has been launched today to provide grants to smaller red meat and poultry abattoirs in England. The launch of the fund sends a positive message that the Government recognises small abattoirs are an important part of the food supply chain. This fund will be a crucial step […]

Red letter day planned for black pudding

Red letter day planned for black pudding It has gone from peasant food to super food. And now the humble fare is about to be celebrated in the first ever National Black Pudding Day. March 18, 2024, has been earmarked by National Craft Butchers and Scottish Craft Butchers for nationwide acknowledgement of the blood sausage, […]

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 […]