Tag: Small Abattoirs

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 […]

Abattoir closures impacting farming and food business across the UK, survey finds

A survey of more than 1,300 farming and food businesses across the UK found that access to local abattoir services was essential for many of them to operate, with 88% stating their abattoir was either important or essential to the success of their business, while 64% felt the availability, or lack of availability, of a […]

As yet another small abattoir closes – is time running out for locally produced meat?

Tomorrow, Glossop based butcher John Mettrick will turn off the lights in his small abattoir for the last time. The irony of the situation is not lost on him. As Chair of the Abattoir Sector Group, co-founded with National Craft Butchers, the Sustainable Food Trust, and others, he plays a key role in the fight […]