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 […]
AHDB’s four Sector Councils publish levy increase proposals
AHDB’s four Sector Councils publish levy increase proposals Proposals for increasing the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board’s (AHDB’s) levy rates from the start of the 2024/25 financial year have been published by the Sector Councils representing Beef and Lamb, Cereals and Oilseeds, Dairy and Pork. Levy payers are being given the opportunity to ask questions […]
New bans and restrictions on polluting single-use plastics
New bans and restrictions on polluting single-use plastics Government action to tackle the scourge of litter and protect the environment from plastic pollution ramps up from Sunday 1 October, with bans and restrictions on a range of polluting single-use plastic items coming into force. No business – whether retailer, takeaway, food vendor or part of […]
AHDB champions British Pork as budget-friendly choice for families
AHDB champions British Pork as budget-friendly choice for families The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board’s (AHDB) highly anticipated ‘Feed Your Family For Less With British Pork’ campaign returns this autumn to inspire consumers to embrace pork as a delicious, budget-friendly, and flexible choice for their family meals. The campaign kicks-off on 2 October with the […]
National Craft Butchers Product Awards 2023
The first results are in for Butchery’s most coveted awards! Today, Craft Butchers from England and Wales will receive their eagerly awaited results, from National Craft Butchers Product Awards. After being blind tasted by a team of expert judges, each butcher will find out if any of their products have scooped a prestigious gold, silver, […]
Small Abattoir Funding Announced
Small Abattoir Funding Announced DEFRA farming minister Mark Spencer has announced the creation of a £4m fund “by the end of 2023” to help the small abattoir sector invest for the future and will ease the burden of regulation to help businesses stay competitive. Announcing a number of measures on Wednesday (13 September 2023), Mark […]
Celebrate Porktober with Scottish Craft Butchers and National Craft Butchers
Celebrate Porktober with Scottish Craft Butchers and National Craft Butchers October 2023 is Porktober, a month-long campaign to celebrate the quality, versatility and affordability of pork. National Craft Butchers are joining Scottish Craft Butchers this year to promote the nutritional and value attributes of pork in support of British pig farmers. Pork is a lean […]