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Totally Wild comes of Age

Totally Wild comes of Age

The wild game industry has come of age over the last decade with domestic and export demand for the nation’s open range meats growing substantially driven by ‘on-trend’ consumer movements. Reflecting the expansion of its membership, which includes a broad range of...

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Butcher Wars – more than a trophy

Butcher Wars – more than a trophy

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...

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Salami Season

Salami Season

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...

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High Street Butcher Renaissance

High Street Butcher Renaissance

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...

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Mobile and Agile Abattoir

Mobile and Agile Abattoir

In the past farmers slaughtered their own animals on the farm for the local supply chain. But regulation and the centralisation of meat buying saw the practice decline. Another problem was the big abattoirs would not handle small herds again restricting local supply...

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IFFA – the must see event

IFFA – the must see event

IFFA, the must attend event for the meat industry, held every three years, was bigger than ever when held this year in May, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Touted as connecting the entire meat industry supply chain, from processing through to retail, the trade show is...

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World Butchers Challenge – the youngsters

World Butchers Challenge – the youngsters

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...

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Retail snacks turns a byproduct to benefit

Retail snacks turns a byproduct to benefit

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...

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Lifeline International Young Butchers

Lifeline International Young Butchers

Extending a lifeline to young butchers The Lifeline International Young Butchers Picnic is a celebration of the next generation of butchers, their futures and of life. A charity event held annually in Perth to support Lifeline WA, the Picnic is now in its 14th year...

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