MEMBERS UPDATE 18TH APRIL 2025

Butcher Shop for Sale

• An opportunity to acquire a long-established butcher shop with a turnover of £1m;
• Based in Central Belt of Scotland, the business offers a range of premium cuts and fresh products;
• The Company takes pride in its products which include Scotch Beef sourced from natural heifers that are born, reared and processed on Scottish Farms;
• Sells via online and shop premises;
• Company caters to surrounding area from well located premises, primarily benefitting from a steady flow of regular customers.

If this opportunity is of interest to you, please contact [email protected] or [email protected]

Welcome to our New Corporate Member

DALEBROOK SUPPLIES LIMITED Eastways, Eastways Industrial Estate
Witham, CM8 3UA Tel: 01376 510101
Website: www.dalebrook.com Email: [email protected]

Butchers Webinar: Managing price increases in your business

National Craft Butchers & Scottish Craft Butchers members attended our second webinar and discussed how to manage price increase in your business.

We welcomed a panel of butchers for a discussion on how they have been managing the increases in beef prices and prices across the industry.

The session covered:
• When to increase your prices.
• Options for protecting your margins with strategic pricing techniques.
• Effectively communicating price changes to customers

Panel:
Ieuan Edwards (Edwards of Conwy)
Jock Gibson (Macbeths Butchers)
Mark Turnbull (Turnbull’s)
The video is uploaded to the members only website.

World Haggis Championship

Thank you to Grampian Oat Products for sponsoring.
(Entry forms are attached)
Tern Television will be filming the World Haggis Championships event on Sunday 11th May 2025 at the Dewars Centre in Perth for a BBC documentary called Our Lives: The Haggis World Championships. There will be a small team, with approximately two cameras, capturing footage throughout the day. If you do not wish to be filmed, please let the Producer/Director Chris McMillan know on the day.

Scottish Pork Sausage Championship

Thank you to Lucas Ingredients for sponsoring
Entry forms are attached

Scottish Craft Butchers Trade Fair – Leaflet Attached – Sunday 11th May 2025

The event is widely recognised as the retail butchery sector big day out at the Dewars Centre, Perth.
The show will include,
Exhibitors stands, Scotland Butcher Wars, World Haggis Championship, Scottish Pork Sausage Championship, Presentation of prizes for the “Speciality Sausage” and the “Make it With Haggis” Awards, Presentation of trainee certificates.
And of course, to catch up with your colleagues in the trade. Reserve the date in your diary and come along for what is sure to be a great day out.
If you have Suppliers to the trade who you think may be interested in exhibiting please send me their contact details.
If you have any questions or queries, please get in touch using the contact details below.

MEMBER SERVICES – Bruce McCall:             [email protected]                01738 637472
CRAFT SKILLS SCOTLAND – Claire Simpson:    [email protected]               01738 637785

Scottish Craft Butchers
8-10 Needless Road
Perth PH2 0JW
Tel: 01738 637472
Mobile: 01738 637472
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www.craftbutchers.co.uk