by Deb Andrich | 15 Mar, 2022 | Features, Retail
Why on earth would any right-minded butcher think that breaking down half a side of lamb and pork, creating seven dishes – at least – that are Instagram worthy, in 30 minutes in front of a thousand people, is a good idea? Because it is a challenge, it pushes you, it...
by Deb Andrich | 23 May, 2021 | Processors, Retail
The winter months herald the start of the salami season – a time when many Europeans make their own smallgoods based on recipes handed down from generation to generation. A time when customers will turn to their local butcher to source the necessary ingredients and...
by Deb Andrich | 23 Aug, 2020 | Features, Retail
So many competitions have gone by the wayside in 2020, and those for butchers are no exception with Meatstock Butcher Wars, World Butchers Challenge and many more cancelled or deferred. In an effort to keep connected and hone competition skills, butcher and TAFE...
by Deb Andrich | 1 Jun, 2020 | Features, Retail
Shocks and disruption to any system quickly highlight the elements that are working, and all too clearly, the weaknesses. Any system, is only as strong as its weakest point. The meat industry is a system with a complexity of elements that takes the livestock from the...
by Deb Andrich | 24 May, 2019 | Features, Retail
The World Butchers Challenge has officially hit the world stage with the 2020 competition to be held in a state-of-the-art stadium in Sacramento, USA. Teams from all over the world will be competing in what has been phrased the ‘olympics of meat’ in a three-hour race...
by Deb Andrich | 26 Nov, 2018 | Features, Retail
Casalingo Smallgoods is a name familiar to most in the smallgoods business. A recent name change to South Food Group parallels some innovative additions to its traditional smallgoods product lines. When a company uses 100 pigs per week, to make a large range of...
