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NewsWinners of the 2019 Golden Haggis Awards
A haggis from St Andrews has picked up the main prize at this year’s Golden Haggis Awards, an event held as part of the annual Oban Winter Festival. Stuart Minick, Ian Field (haggis maker) and Douglas Gowans who is Manager of Minick of St Andrews.Eighteen different specimens of haggis winged ...
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Six of the best in final line-up for UK’s most skilful butcher
Six butchers from Wales, England and Northern Ireland have secured coveted places at this year’s final of the Butchery WorldSkills UK Competition.[gallery type="slideshow" ids="https://d34wkqkcvmkqx1.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/ymg-library/web/images/2019/11/Liam-Lewis-competing.jpg|Liam Lewis in action in the regional heats.,https://d34wkqkcvmkqx1.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/ymg-library/web/images/2019/11/Codie-Jo-Carr-presentation.jpg|Codie-Jo Carr receives her certificate from judges Roger Kelsey (left) and Viv Harvey in the regional heat.,https://d34wkqkcvmkqx1.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/ymg-library/web/images/2019/11/Craig-Holly.jpg|Chef Craig Holly at ...
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NewsUK Sausage Week winners 2019 revealed
This year’s UK Sausage Week launched in style with a celebration lunch at the newly refurbished Butchers’ Hall, London. The winners of the 2019 UK Sausage Week competition were revealed during a ‘sizzling’ occasion attended by winners, finalists and Award partners.Chef Lesley Waters, known for regular TV appearances on programmes ...
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NewsWorld's best butchers meet ahead of 2020 Global Challenge
Sixteen of the best butchers from across the globe descended on Sacramento last week to size up the competition for the much-anticipated World Butchers’ Challenge, to be held in September 2020.Team captains in front of Golden 1 Centre, including Team GB captain, Simon Hill, far left.The team captains, each representing ...
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NewsJudging concludes for UK Sausage Week competition
In preparation for UK Sausage week (28th October to 3rd November) over 500 sausages were evaluated by a team of judges this week and winners across 14 categories have now been decided.Judges giving bangers a good grilling at The Regional Food Academy at Harper Adams University.However, participants will have to ...
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NewsSummer test matches fuelled by Scotch beef
Scottish Rugby’s official healthy eating partner, Scotch Beef PGI, will be showing support for the boys in blue at their upcoming Summer Test matches against France and Georgia in the coming weeks.Scotland rugby star Magnus Bradbury with Hamish, the Scotch Beef mascot.Ahead of the team’s tournament in Japan this September, ...
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NewsUK Sausage Week 2019 on the hunt for Best Scottish Banger and others
The hunt for the best Scottish banger, and others right across the UK, is on to celebrate this year’s UK Sausage Week, taking place from the 28th October to 3rd of November.L-R: Graeme Sharp of The Scotch Butchers Club, Innovative award winner Julia Thomas of Hugh Black & Sons Butchers, ...
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NewsYoung Welsh farmer cooks her award-winning dish at Sainsbury’s HQ
Dunbia joined Sainsbury’s at the supermarket’s London HQ recently to welcome the young Welsh holder of the YFC Lamb Initiative competition, who prepared her award-winning entry and presented new data on consumer attitudes towards lamb.Sainsbury’s Director of Brand, Judith Batchelar, with YFC Lamb Initiative winner Cadi Jones.The YFC Lamb Initiative, ...
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NewsUK Sausage Week momentum beginning to build
Plans for UK Sausage Week, which runs from 28th October to 3rd November, are underway and butchers, manufacturers and supermarkets are being urged to enter products into this year's competition."Winning the competition, organised by Meat Management, can mean a massive boost to your business," said event organiser, Emma Cash. "Entry ...
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NewsWales is latest nation to join World Butchers' Challenge
Wales is the latest nation to join the World Butchers’ Challenge, with their national squad – Craft Butchery Team Wales, signing up to compete in Sacramento, California next September.Informally known as the Olympics of Butchery, the World Butchers’ Challenge pitches teams from around the world in a three-hour, 15-minute marathon ...
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NewsHCC agrees to sponsor new Craft Butchery Team Wales
The new Craft Butchery Team Wales, which is aiming to compete in the World Butchers’ Challenge in the United States next year, has secured a sponsorship deal with Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales (HCC).Craft Butchery Team Wales captain Peter Rushforth.The biennial competition, which will be contested by 16 ...
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NewsA triple win for Scottish Butchers
The inaugural Scottish Butchers Wars took place last weekend in Perth, which saw many butchers battling it out for the top spot.Alan Clarke (middle left) CEO of Quality Meat Scotland who sponsored the event, presenting the Butchers Wars singles winner trophy to Barry Green from Cairngorm Butchers and pairs winners ...
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NewsYoung farmers battle it out in Scotch Beef Country Cooks Competition
Members of the Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs (SAYFC) are donning their aprons and taking to the kitchen as part of a national cooking competition.The 2018 overall winners were Brechin club, represented by Emily Baillie and Jodie Jackson.The budding chefs will be challenged to mastermind a main dish using ...
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NewsUK’s only entrant in IFFA product competitions wins multiple medals again for his black pudding recipes
Craig Thomas of Martin Thomas Butchers in Pattingham Staffordshire was the UK’s only competitor in the DFV (German Meat Association) product competition at IFFA 2019 but returned home triumphant with multiple medals.Craig Thomas (left) of Martin Thomas Butchers, receiving his winning product medals at IFFA 2019 from the DFV (German ...
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NewsTeam UK's young butchers return from IFFA with success under their belts
The International Young Butcher Competition held at IFFA, Frankfurt, saw Team UK’s James Gracey out performing other elite European young butchers from Austria, France, Germany, Holland and Switzerland, finishing in the top three in the Roast’s category.Twenty-three-year old James Gracey (right) and nineteen-year-old Lennon Callister underwent months of preparation for ...
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NewsHumane Slaughter Award open for applications
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) is inviting applications for its 2019 Humane Slaughter Award for significant advances in the humane treatment of farmed livestock during transport, marketing and slaughter.The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) is opening applications for its 2019 Humane Slaughter Award.HSA is an independent charity that works towards achieving ...
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NewsUK Sausage Week unveils guest judge opportunity
Retailers are being urged to spread the word about UK Sausage Week’s new Guest Judge experience. The campaign is looking for one ‘sausage fanatic’ to help put bangers entered into the event’s headline competition to the test.The organisers of UK Sausage Week are inviting one lucky consumer to spend a ...
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NewsWorld Butchers’ Challenge heading to California for 2020
The World Butchers’ Challenge will make a return for 2020 with 15 teams competing from across the globe, and will be hosted this time in Sacramento, California, USA.The competition last took place earlier this year and Ireland took home the winning trophy. It was hosted in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and ...
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NewsThere is still time to enter your sausages!
Online product-entry is still open for companies to nominate their bangers into the UK Sausage Week 2018 campaign’s competition.There is still time to enter your sausages into the UK Sausage Week competition.The deadline for nominating products is 10th September and organisers YPL Exhibitions & Events and Meat Management magazine have ...
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NewsUK Sausage Week: product entry now open!
It’s time to enter your sausages into the annual UK Sausage Week competition ahead of the 10th September deadline.Calling all butchers, manufacturers and supermarkets! Do you think you've got award-winning sausages? Now is the time to nominate products and enter them into the UK Sausage Week competition before 10th September.UK ...
