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 competition will name a Premier Young Butcher 2017, as well as give 14 other trophies.
First up to compete is 19-year-old Jack Eagles, a Meat Ipswich level 2 Meat and Poultry Apprentice, who works for C Lidgate in London.
Another finalist is James Gracey from Southern Regional College, in Northern Ireland. The 21-year-old has level 2 Butchery and Hygiene, level 3 Butchery, level 4 Food Hygiene and is a level 5 Management apprentice.
A year younger at 20 and working at the Walter Smith, Wyevale Huntingdon store is Crosby Management Training level 2 Meat and Poultry and Advanced level 3 Butchery Trailblazer apprentice Thomas Lea.
Also working for Walter Smith at their Wyevale, Melbicks store is assistant manager, Crosby Management Training level 3 and 2015 WorldSkills finalist 22 year old Matthew Parkes.
From Warwickshire will be 19-year-old Stafford College catering student Harry Smith who works for Aubrey Allen in Leamington Spa.
Finally, from Hard’s of Halstead is the only female in the competition, 22-year-old Elsie Yardley who is a Meat Ipswich level 2 HACCP and level 3 Health & Hygiene and Meat and Poultry apprentice, who got a level 3 distinction in Art and Design before taking up a career in butchery.
The competition will be taking place at this year’s Meatup in the competitions area. For more information on the show, the UK's only dedicated meat industry exhibition, visit www.meatup.co.uk.
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