MEMBERS UPDATE – 22ND SEPTEMBER 2023

Welcome to our New Member

Mike Riddell
Millers Meats and Deli
10 High Street
Grantown on Spey
PH26 3HB

Scottish Apprenticeship Awards

Submit your nominations for the Scottish Apprenticeship Awards.
Categories will showcase the individual achievements of apprentices and the incredible support shown by employers, instructors and mentors.
Please consider nominating individuals and organisations who you believe demonstrate excellence in the delivery of apprenticeships.       
The deadline for nominations is noon on Wednesday 4 October 2023.
Winners will be revealed during Scottish Apprenticeship Week, which takes place from 4-8 March 2024.
To find out more about the awards categories and to submit nominations, visit apprenticeships.scot/awards.

Meat Managers Hygiene and HACCP Course BOOK NOW!

Last Places Available.
27th September 2023 – 9am to 4.30pm
Venue – Scottish Craft Butchers Office, 8/10 Needless Road, Perth PH2 0JW
Lunch is provided.

Legislation sets out general rules that make clear that primary responsibility for food safety within a food business lies with the operator. It is therefore necessary to ensure that food safety procedures prevail in the business and are being carried out effectively.
Food safety management using HACCP provides the best way to achieve this.

MMH&HACCP course was and still is a bespoke course for retail butchers/Farm Shops, etc., it was specifically put together by the Meat and Livestock Commission (and now the Meat Training Council) for the training in food hygiene and the production and implementation of HACCP for this sector, the Department of Health commissioned it under a government funded project
It is recognised throughout the UK and has been delivered (and still is being delivered) throughout this sector, indeed many Local Authorities have asked for this course to be delivered to their butchers, as it is meat and meat product specific.
This course is intense but delivered over just one day.
It is certificated by the Institute of Meat.

The content is specific to the retail Butcher/farm shop operation.

Course content outlines:
• Overview to Principles of Food Safety and Hygiene
• Understanding HACCP Terminology
• The Seven HACCP Principles
• Identifying Hazards
• Identifying Controls and CCPs
• The HACCP Template
• Monitoring Procedures and Corrective Actions
• Validation, Verification and Review Procedures
• Group Workshop
• Multiple-Choice Paper and Work Based Assessment

A training pack is provided for each business.
The pack contains:
• Guidance notes.
• Blank HACCP template.
• Example cooked meat HACCP Plan
• CD ROM containing blank HACCP template and forms

Paper Master copies of blank HACCP template and forms

The course will be delivered by Julien Pursglove MB-F.Inst.M, MIFST from Lumentis Consultancy Limited

Steak Pie & Speciality Meat Pie Awards 2023

The Product Evaluation held at Forth Valley College, Stirling on Friday 15th September 2023 attracted a great number of entries from members the length and breadth of the country. 193 entries were received in total, 107 Speciality Meat Pies and 86 Traditional Steak Pies.

The summary of the awards is;

Diamond Gold Silver
Speciality Meat Pies 1 30 48
Traditional Steak Pies 1 33 36
Total 2 64 84

The 5 regional champions will be mystery shopped in the next few weeks and those Steak Pies will be judged to decide who is the Champion for 2023.

All awards will be presented at the Scottish Craft Butchers Regional meetings commencing 7.15pm and concluding at 9pm.

Date Venue
Monday 23rd October Carfraemill Hotel, Carfraemill, Scottish Borders
Tuesday 24th October Garfield House Hotel, Stepps
Wednesday 25th October Laichmoray Hotel, Elgin
Thursday 26th October Dewars Centre, Perth

Please contact the office to indicate numbers to attend either call 01738 637472 or email [email protected].

Shop for Lease

SHOP FOR LEASE
This shop is for lease through the local council with a low rate
Exempt from rates
Midlothian area.

Genuine interested parties contact Gordon or Bruce Tel: 01738 637472
and your contact details will be passed to the business owner.

Dates for your diary

Regional Meeting Dates

These meetings will commence at 7.15pm and finish at 9.00pm

Monday – 23rd October 2023 – Carfraemill Hotel, Scottish Borders
Tuesday – 24th October 2023 – Garfield House Hotel, Stepps
Wednesday – 25th October 2023 – Laichmoray Hotel, Elgin
Thursday – 26th October 2023 – The Hay Room, Dewars Centre, Perth

Annual General Meeting and Craft Skills Scotland Training Awards

22 November 2023 – The Landmark Hotel, Dundee – 11.00am to 4.00pm

Gordon King: [email protected]     07917524313

Bruce McCall: [email protected]   07834490922

The Scottish Craft Butchers office in Perth is staffed every weekday.
We will be available to our members to answer any queries via email or by mobile phone
and will be available out of office hours for any members wanting to contact us.