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Members Update 25th July 2025
New Website Launched – Update Your Business Listing
QMS is recruiting new Board members!
Meet the Supplier Event – Scobie & Junor – 12th August
Meet the Supplier Event – Prephouse – Book your place
New Website Launched – Update Your Business Listing
We’re delighted to announce the launch of our brand-new website:
www.craftbutchers.co.uk
Every member shop now has its own listing on our Find Your Local Scottish Butcher page:
https://www.craftbutchers.co.uk/find-your-local-scottish-butcher/
Please check your current entry and help us make it accurate and appealing to customers by completing the attached “Member Update 2025” form.
Send your updated details and any relevant pictures to:
[email protected]
This is a great opportunity to tell customers about your shop, services, and specialties. Your updated info will appear on the consumer website, helping drive more interest and footfall.
QMS is recruiting new Board members!
Do you – or someone you know – have experience in pig or sheep production, audit and risk, or red meat processing?
This is your chance to shape the future of Scotland’s red meat sector.
🔗 Learn more & apply: Appointment of Members to the Quality Meat Scotland Board – Scottish Government Recruitment Careers
📝 Read more from Chair Kate Rowell: QMS | Opportunity to influence the future of Scotland’s red meat…
🎥 Register for a webinar: Tuesday 29 July, 7:00pm – 8:00pm – Register here or Friday 8 August, 10:30am – 11:30am
Meet the Supplier Event – Scobie & Junor – 12th August
Scobie & Junor have invited members to their premises on the 12th August. The day will include a tour of their premises a workshop in New Product Development with a tasting session with Andy Benn of new products. Please can you book your places with Bruce Tel: 01738 637472 Email: [email protected]
Meet the Supplier Event – Prephouse – Book your place
Prephouse and Shop visit – Northern Ireland – 22nd & 23rd September 2025
MEET THE SUPPLIER EVENT
Prephouse have kindly invited Scottish Craft Butchers members to visit their premises in Northern Ireland, together with visits to a few retail shops over two days.
Draft itinerary as follows
Monday 22nd September2025 arrival – am Belfast International Airport
22nd September, depart from airport for Prep House in Crossgar
Arrive am , coffee, light lunch/afternoon coffee and factory tour.
Introduction to Prep House range of products and the opportunity for profit.
Sauce tasting,
Depart for hotel.
Free time.
Tuesday 23rd September 2025
Site visits – Addresses and details to be confirmed.
Assemble at Ballyrobin hotel for light lunch before departure to airport.
We have looked at flights from Edinburgh and Glasgow and they arrive around 9 am on the 22nd of September.
Return flight to Glasgow arrives at 1835 and Edinburgh 1735 on 23rd September.
An example of accommodation that can be booked is Holiday Inn Express Junction 1. This is a convenient location for all the planned visits.
(transport between airport and all venues we will arrange)
Initially, if you could confirm your interest in attending to Bruce McCall 01738 637472 or email [email protected].
MEMBER SERVICES – Bruce McCall: [email protected] 01738 637472
CRAFT SKILLS SCOTLAND – Claire Simpson: [email protected] 01738 637785