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Butcher of the Year Award
Skilled butchery and meat you can trust.
About this category
This award recognises an independent butcher whose skill, sourcing, animal welfare standards and customer service stand out. Judges look for quality, traceability, product range and advice to customers.
Eligibility
- Open to UK independent butchers
- Including farm butchers and online butchers
Judging criteria
- Quality and skill
- Sourcing and traceability
- Animal welfare
- Range and innovation
- Customer service
Qualitative criteria
Meat customers know the story of.
Metrics
- Share of meat sourced locally
- Range made in house
- Customers
- Waste and reviews
Additional criteria
Entries should include a short description of the business and its products, photographs where helpful, supporting figures such as sales, stockists, growth or awards, and, where possible, comments from customers or stockists. Shortlisted producers may be asked to send product samples for tasting. Figures can be given as ranges and nothing in an entry is shared beyond the judging panel. Every entry must meet food safety and labelling law. Judges consider the size and stage of every business, so a kitchen table maker competes on equal terms with an established brand.
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