Entries Open for Inaugural British Butchery Awards

The countdown has begun for a landmark event in the butchery industry. On June 30th, 2025, the first-ever British Butchery Awards will take place, offering a grand stage to celebrate the best in the field. Organized by the National Craft Butchers, these awards will honour the finest talents in our industry across the UK.

Entry Categories

We are inviting entries for the title of Best Large & Small Butchery Business in regions throughout the UK, including Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, North of England, South of England, and the Midlands.

Entries will have initial judging before the finalists from each category will receive a mystery shop. With the winner announced at the Black-tie awards dinner held at The Belfry in Nottingham!

The evening will also see the announcement of the nation’s Best Wholesale/Catering Butcher, Best Young Butcher and Best Butchery Supplier, along with the Special Recognition Award.

The British Butchery Awards promise a spectacular evening celebrating the craft of butchery and offering excellent networking opportunities with industry leaders, supporters, and peers.

Eleanor O’Brien, Managing Director of National Craft Butchers, expressed the organisation’s enthusiasm:

We are blessed with some of the most talented butchers in the world. The British Butchery Awards offers them the chance to have their moment in the limelight and be recognised by their fellow butchers


How to Get Involved

Entries open Monday 6th January 2025 – further details here

Whether you are a seasoned butcher or a rising star in the industry, this is your moment to shine and shout about our fantastic industry. Join us in celebrating the passion, skill, and dedication of the butchery industry. Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of history at the inaugural British Butchery Awards!

Stay updated on entry details and announcements, follow @nationalcraftbutchers & @britishbutcheryawards on social media and bookmark British Butchery Awards .

The event is supported by industry organisations Scottish Craft Butchers, The Q Guild, and the Institute of Meat.

With thanks to all our sponsors

For more information or media inquiries, please contact:

National Craft Butchers
Email: info@nationalcraftbutchers.co.uk
Phone: +44 (0)1892541412

Ready Steady Go! Nominations are now open for the meat industry’s Annual Prizegiving 2025

The hunt is on to uncover the best of the best in the meat industry.

Nominations are now open for the prestigious Institute of Meat and Worshipful Company of Butchers Annual Prizegiving which rewards outstanding butchery and abattoir apprentices, as well as recognising the excellent training providers and company training schemes that support them.

Do you have a butchery apprentice in your midst who is an absolute star?

Someone who goes above and beyond the day job to succeed in their apprenticeship or is overcoming adversity to achieve their goals?

If so, the Institute of Meat wants to hear from you.

Who knows? In February 2025 the applause could be for them, as they step forward to receive their award, and their £250 prize of course!

Since the Butcher Standard apprenticeship launched back in 2015 around 1800 apprentices have achieved their butchery apprenticeship or are currently on programme. The apprenticeship is credited with having revitalised the profession and helped restore the mastery of the craft.

One of the most special events in the meat industry calendar, the Annual Prizegiving is loved by all, including royalty, as in previous years HRH The Princess Royal has attended to present the awards. Set in the iconic home of Butchers Hall in London, it is sure to inspire every apprentice and offers great networking opportunities for all that attend.

With twelve categories to choose from, there’s an opportunity for everyone – whether working in a retail butchers, a meat processing facility, an abattoir or a supermarket.

So, don’t delay – Nominate your apprentice online here today

Or for more information email shorne@instituteofmeat.org

 

2024 Champion Apprentice Helena Akroyd