The finalists have been announced on the final day of National Butchers’ Week 2023 which has celebrated UK butchers and highlight the great work that sets them apart from the competition.
The event, which is hosted on the Meat Trades Journal Facebook, Twitter and Instagram feeds, provides butchers with the perfect opportunity to engage with existing customers and win over new ones.
This year’s National Butchers’ Week is supported by Angel Refrigeration, Atlantic Service Company, Henry Winning & Co, Middleton Foods, and Tican Chilled.
“It’s been a pleasure to help organise National Butcher’s Week this year and an absolute honour to be part of the judging process for Butcher’s Shop," Bethan Grylls, editor of Food Manufacture and one of the judges of Meat Trade Journal's Butcher's Shop awards.
“These awards look to shine a light on the best shops in independent retail butchery and for those that made the shortlist, you should be very proud – it was really fierce competition!
“The rest of the Meat Trades Journal team and I are all looking forward to the awards ceremony on Monday 22 May in Birmingham, which will be a great opportunity to network and catch up with old friends. And, of course, you won’t want to miss the big reveal of who will take home this year’s trophy.”
And the finalists are:
London & South East Butcher's Shop of the Year
Provenance Village Butcher - Pavilion Road, London
Surrey Hills Butchers, Oxshott, Surrey
The Dorking Butchery, Dorking, Surrey
The Guildford Butchery, Guildford, Surrey
Uptons of Bassett, Bassett, Hampshire
Midlands & East of England Butcher's Shop of the Year
Aubrey Allen, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Essington Farm Shop, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Eric Lyons, Knowle, West Midlands
Ludlow Farmshop, Ludlow, Shropshire
North of England Butcher's Shop of the Year
Cranstons Brampton Food Hall, Brampton, Cumbria
Lishman's of Ilkley, Ilkley, West Yorkshire
Mainsgill Farm Shop, Richmond, Yorkshire
Roast Mutton, Kendal, Cumbria
Northern Ireland Butcher's Shop of the Year
Carnbrooke, Lisburn
Cunninghams Butchers, Kilkeel, Co. Down
McAtamney's Traditional Butchers - Limavady Main St Store, Limavady, Co. Derry
McAtamney's Traditional Butchers - Lisnagelvin Store, Co. Derry
Millar Meats and Fine Foods, Irvinestown, Co. Fermanagh
Scottish Butcher's Shop of the Year
McCaskie's Butchers & Café, Wemyss Bay, Inverclyde
Puddledub Butchers, Kirkcaldy, Fife
Scott Brothers Butchers, Dundee, Dundee City
Strachan Craft Butchers, Larkhall, South Lanarkshire
The Butchery, Lockerbie, Dumfries
Wales & West Country Butcher's Shop of the Year
Durslade Farm Shop, Bruton, Somerset
Edwards Of Conwy, Conwy
Forage Farm Shop and Kitchen, Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan
Swans Farm Shop, Mold, Flintshire
Trainee of the Year
Cameron Skea, The Guildford Butchery
Justine Fulton, The Lambing Shed
Kathryn Hay, Nicholson Butcher
Team of the Year
Bridget B's @ Pearces Farm Shop, Buntingford, Hertfordshire
Surrey Hills Butchers, Oxshott, Surrey
The Dorking Butchery, Dorking, Surrey
Butcher's Display of the Year
Aubrey Allen, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Bates of Atherstone, Atherstone, Warwickshire
Durslade Farm Shop, Bruton, Somerset
S J Bebbington Butchers, Chester, Cheshire
The Guildford Butchery, Guildford, Surrey
New Butchery Business of the Year
Butcher Farrell's Meat Emporium, Ormskirk, Lancashire
Craftmeat Dorset, Three Legged Cross, Dorset
Flourish Foodhall & Kitchen, Bristol
The Meat Hook, Sedbergh, Cumbria
Online Butchery Business of the Year
Field&flower
Scott Brothers Butchers
The Dorset Meat Company.co.uk
Specialist Butcher's Shop of the Year
Durslade Farm Shop, Bruton, Somerset
Hanks' Meat & Game, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire
McCaskie's Butchers & Café, Wemyss Bay, Inverclyde
Sustainability Initiative
Pasture For Life - Roast Mutton, Kendal, Cumbria
Sustainable Food Production, From Farm to Fork - Swans Farm Shop, Mold, Flintshire
Too Good To Go - Bridget B's @ Pearces Farm Shop, Buntingford, Hertfordshire
Zero Food Miles - Mainsgill Farm Shop, Richmond, Yorkshire
“It’s been a pleasure to help organise National Butcher’s Week this year and an absolute honour to be part of the judging process for Butcher’s Shop.
“These awards look to shine a light on the best shops in independent retail butchery and for those that made the shortlist, you should be very proud – it was really fierce competition!
“The rest of the Meat Trades Journal team and I are all looking forward to the awards ceremony on Monday 22 May in Birmingham, which will be a great opportunity to network and catch up with old friends. And, of course, you won’t want to miss the big reveal of who will take home this year’s trophy.”
