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NewsPersonal bests for UK at International Young Butcher Competition
Northern Irish butcher Dylan Gillespie and Lincolnshire-based butcher James Taylor recently represented the UK at the International Young Butcher Competition, at Imst, Austria, and delivered personal best performances.Pictured: James Taylor (L) and Dylan Gillepsie (R)The competition is organised by the National Federation of Meat and Food Traders (NFMFT).The two young ...
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NewsLast call for butchers to enter National Meat Products Competition
Deadline: 19th May to enter. Competition Judging: 24th May. Open to all retail butchers and small manufacturers.One of Britain’s most important and prestigious annual competitions is scheduled to take place next week on 24th May.The National Federation of Meat & Food Traders (NFMFT) is reminding all butchers that there ...
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NewsYoung Manager of the Year judging day a success
The judging panel for the Meat Management Industry Awards’ Young Manager of the Year accolade recently gathered at the Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington, for a full day of interviews with the four finalists.The MM Meat Industry Awards' Young Manager of The Year judging panel.The judges were looking for outstanding candidates ...
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NewsUK butcher sets sights on prize at Dutch competition
A North of England butchery business, Kitson & Sons Butchers, is to become the first in the UK to take part in Holland’s premier Easter prime cattle showcase, Paasvee 2017, and the owner has his eyes set on the title prize.Anthony Kitson.Anthony Kitson, who runs three butcher’s shops in North ...
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NewsNational Barbecue Competition winners announced
Competitors from across the UK have won awards at the National Barbecue Competition organised by the National Federation of Meat and Food Traders at Coventry on the 15th March, as part of its Spring Road Show, which was attended by more than 70 butchers, guests and industry representatives.Paul Freemantle collecting ...
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NewsMM Meat Industry Awards judging underway
Product judging for the 2017 Meat Management Industry Awards is in full swing in the test kitchens and tasting lab at The Regional Food Academy at Harper Adams University.Product judging for the MM Meat Industry Awards is currently underway at Harper Adams University.The expert judging panel, together with home economists, ...
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NewsFinal six named for Premier Young Butcher competition
The final six candidates for this year’s Premier Young Butcher competition, which will be taking place at Meatup, have been named.The competition will involve six 18-23 year olds from across the UK competing at MKArena on 25th May.The Premier Young Butcher Competition at Meatup 2015.The competition will name a Premier ...
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NewsYork Butchers Gild names Apprentice Butcher of the Year 2016
The York Butchers Gild has named Nathan Redford, a Leeds City College student, as Apprentice Butcher of the Year 2016.Nathan Redford from Goole has completed his Level 2 Proficiency in Meat & Poultry Processing and is currently taking his Level 3 qualification at Leeds City College.Nathan Redford accepting his award ...
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NewsBritish Pie Week product judging underway
This week marks British Pie Week, and preparations are underway for the ninth annual British Pie Awards, which is being held at Melton Mowbray – the rural food capital. British Pie Award event organiser Stephen Hallam and head judge Ian Nelson inspect some of the entries to this ...
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NewsShortlist of Premier Young Butcher contestants released
A shortlist of nine British 18-23 year olds has been revealed for the Premier Young Butcher 2017 competition. Harry Smith who works for Aubrey Allen in Leamington Spa - one of the nine individuals who have made the shortlist.Six individuals will be selected from this list to compete at the ...
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NewsWorldSkills butchery competition calls for UK’s best butcher
The search for the country’s most skilled butcher has started, with registration set to open at the beginning of March.WorldSkills butchery competition offers an opportunity for butchers of all ages.The WorldSkills butchery competition offers an opportunity for butchers of all ages to hone their butchery skills and demonstrate why they ...
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NewsWinners of HG Blake’s Charity Christmas Beef Show announced
A total of 63 carcases were entered by 23 different producers into abattoir HG Blake's Seventh Annual Charity Christmas Beef Show earlier this month.Supreme Champion winner Tom Seaman with his prized carcase.The carcases were judged by Adrian Crowe of abattoir authentication provider MLC Services, with the best 20 displayed and ...
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NewsButchers get festive in Christmas Window Dressing Competition
Butchers and farm shops across Norfolk recently took part in a competition that saw shop windows and counters being festively decorated.M & D Butchers' winning window displayThe Christmas Window Dressing Competition, organised by Norfolk Food & Drink and sponsored by H.G. Blake Limited, included two categories: The Best Shop Window, ...
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NewsFormer performing arts student wins Welsh Young Butcher
A performing arts student who dropped out of university to launch a career as a butcher found himself in the spotlight at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair in Builth Well on Monday.Sam Hughes, 22, from Brian Crane Butchers, Caerphilly, won the Welsh Young Butcher competition on his debut.Pictured: Sam Hughes ...
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NewsBelfast to host World Butchers’ Challenge 2018
Belfast has been announced as the host city for the World Butchers’ Challenge 2018 after a successful bid by Butchery Excellence Ireland.Rhonda Montgomery and Sean Owens. Credit: Darren Kidd / Press Eye.The competition will take place at IFEX 2018 at the Titanic Exhibition Centre in Belfast in March 2018, with ...
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NewsButcher wins gold at WorldSkills competition
The finals of the WorldSkills butchery competition took place last week, with six of the nation’s butchers battling it out to be crowned better than the rest.WorldSkills winner Peter Rushforth teaching Crosby Management Training trailblazer apprentice Stephen Maltby how to make a whole chicken cushion.The six finalists included Hannah Blakey, ...
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NewsWorldSkills Butchery final set to begin
The WorldSkills Butchery final begins today and will see some of the best young butchery from the UK and Ireland compete against each other in a number of tasks performed over two days at the NEC in Birmingham.Hannah Blakey is the first female ever to compete in the WorldSkills Butchery ...
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NewsEntry for the British Pie Awards 2017 will open next week
The British Pie Awards 2017 will open for entry next week, on 16th November, and will allow pie makers to enter online for the first time.Pie enthusiasts from across the UK are invited to enter the 2017 British Pie Awards, which will take place on 8th March in Melton Mowbray, ...
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NewsFarm shop creates history at butchers showcase
Bolster Moor Farm Shop in Huddersfield has created history by taking the principal honours in the Great Yorkshire Pork Pie, Sausage & Products Competition’s two flagship classes.Pictured with their 2016 Great Yorkshire supreme and reserve supreme pies and sausages are, from left, Henry Whitwam, Gary Sugden, Luke Haigh and Simon ...
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NewsBritish Sausage Week winners revealed
The Best British Banger award for British Sausage Week has been awarded to Andrew Rook of J.C. Rook & Sons for his Pork, Black Pudding & Bacon Sausage, after he beat off over 500 entries from the independent butchers’ category.Andrew Rook of J.C. Rook & Sons receiving the award for ...
