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Lamb for St Andrews Day

Scottish Craft Butchers back the campaign to make Scotch Lamb synonymous with celebrating St Andrews Day.

Scottish Craft Butchers Extra Mile Award - ENTRIES NOW CLOSED

Scottish Craft Butchers and The Scotch Butchers Club are delighted to announce that nominations for the annual training awards are now open!

The presentation of the awards will take place after business at the AGM of the Scottish Craft Butchers on Sunday 22nd November 2020 via video conference.

It is definitely worth submitting a nomination form. The benefits of winning a Craft Butcher Training award can last a lifetime. Entries to be submitted by the 30th October 2020.

You could win a £100 voucher to spend in your local butchers shop.

Diamond daze for Scotland`s award-winning butchers

Three Scottish butchers have been left dazzled after lifting top industry awards for outstanding meat products.
Boghall Butchers in West Lothian, Marzipan`s Meats in Tayport and Thomas Burns & Son in Boness have each secured a coveted Diamond Award in the Scottish Craft Butchers Awards 2020 - marking their individual products out as the best in Scotland.

BEEF BURGER EVALUATION 2020

Sponsored by Dalziel Ltd

The Best Beef Burger in Scotland 2020

The four finalist are: -

Premier Beefburger James Pringle, Hawick
Beefburger Pearson Hepburn, Kirkcaldy
Steakburger Boghall Butchers, Boghall
Steakburger Thomas Burns & Son, Boness

The Scottish Champion and Diamond Award will be announced on the 31st July 2020.

SPECIALITY SAUSAGE AWARDS 2020

Sponsored by Dalziel Ltd

The Best Speciality Sausage in Scotland 2020

The five finalist are: -

The Italian Stallion Sausage Strachan Craft Butchers, Blantyre
Pork & Marmalade Sausage S Collins & Son, Muirhead
Chicken with Spinach & Feta Cheese Link Gleddoch Family Butcher, Paisley
Bombay Curried Pork Sausage Bel`s Butchers, Edzell
Pork, Applewood Smoked Cheese
& Leek Sausage Thomas Burns & Son, Boness

The Scottish Champion and Diamond Award will be announced on the 31st July 2020.

SPECIALITY BURGER EVALUATION 2020

Sponsored by Dalziel Ltd

The Best Speciality Burger in Scotland 2020

The four finalist are: -

Sweet Chilli Cheeseburger Marzipan`s Meats Ltd, Tayport
Raging Bull Burger H M Sheridan, Ballater
Pepper Cheese Burger J Hall & Sons, Kirkcudbright
Spicy Beefburger Watsons of Leven, Leven

The Scottish Champion and Diamond Award will be announced on the 31st July 2020.

TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF OUR OFFICES

SFMTA office is closed until the Government state it is safe to reopen.

Speciality Sausage Evaluation 2020

Sponsored by Dalziel Ltd

The Best Speciality Sausage in Scotland 2020 will be announced at a date to be confirmed. Congratulations to all the Gold and Silver Award winners.

Traditional Beef Burger Evaluation 2020

Sponsored by Dalziel Ltd

The Best Traditional Beef Burger in Scotland 2020 will be announced at a date to be confirmed. Congratulations to all the Gold and Silver Award winners.

Speciality Burger Evaluation 2020

Sponsored by Dalziel Ltd

The Best Speciality Burger in Scotland 2020 will be announced at a date to be confirmed. Congratulations to all the Gold and Silver Award winners.

SCOTTISH CRAFT BUTCHER MEMBERS INFORMATION

Scottish Craft Butchers are regularly kept up to date with information relating to Coronavirus.

This can be issued by email.
Update information is also posted on the Members only website.
Telephone advice is always available.

If you are currently not receiving our emails or wish to get access to our members only area. Please email either gking@sfmta.co.uk. or bruce@sfmta.co.uk

2020 SPECIALITY SAUSAGE PRODUCT EVALUATION

A competition to find Scotland`s best Speciality Link Sausage.

Sponsored by Dalziel Ltd

Entries close Friday 28th February

2020 BEEFBURGER & SPECIALITY BURGER PRODUCT EVALUATION

A competition to find Scotland`s best Traditional Beefburger & Speciality Burger.

Sponsored by Dalziel Ltd

Entries close Friday 28th February

2019 President`s Address

President Scott Jarron`s Address at the 101st Annual General Meeting of the Scottish Federation of Meat Traders Associations.

2019 Golden Haggis Awards

2019 Golden Haggis Awards are contested at Oban Distillery at the finale of the West Highland town’s Winter Festival.

Craft Skills Scotland Training Awards - Winners

Sponsored by the Scotch Butchers Club and Scottish Qualifications Authority the 2019 awards were presented at Doubletree by Hilton, Dundee on Wednesday 20th November.

Butcher`s Shop Of The Year 2019

Bert Fowlie in Strichen Aberdeenshire has been named Scottish Butchers Shop of the Year for the third time in a row.

Speciality Meat Pie Evaluation 2019

Sponsored by John Scott Meats and Swords
The Best Speciality Meat Pie in Scotland was made by Anderson`s Quality Butchers, North Berwick.

Traditional Steak Pie Evaluation 2019

Sponsored by John Scott Meats and Swords
The Best Traditional Steak Pie in Scotland was made by Prime Cuts Butchers, Coylton.

Mince Round Evaluation 2019

Sponsored by John Scott Meats and Swords
The Best Mince Round in Scotland was made by Boghall Butchers, Bathgate.

EXTRA MILE AWARD

Entry form to nominate a trainee whom has gone the extra mile in their progression, new product development, customer service or in any way that has a positive effect on the business they work in. Entries close on Friday 25th October 2019.

SUMMIT AIMS TO SECURE A PROFITABLE AND PRODUCTIVE SCOTCH BEEF SECTOR

A summit organised by NFU Scotland in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, this week (Monday 29 July) focused on securing a profitable and productive Scottish beef sector against the backdrop of some of the poorest prices in recent times.

Scottish Craft Butchers high quality produce

Members of Scottish Craft Butchers- high quality produce sourced from reputable suppliers

Meat with Integrity
Consume with Confidence

2019 STEAK PIE, SPECIALITY MEAT PIE & MINCE ROUND EVALUATION

A competition to find Scotland`s best Traditional Steak Pie,
Speciality Meat Pie and Mince Round.

Sponsored by John Scott Meat and William Sword Ltd

Entries close Thursday 18th July

Wemyss Bay Butcher Scoops Scotch Product of the Year Award

The hard work and passion of Scotland’s top food and drink businesses and retailers has been recognised at this year’s Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards with McCaskie Butchers scooping the prize for Scotch Product of the Year.

Devro Sausage Linking Challenge

The missing link: Perth butcher narrowly misses beating world record

Butcher Wars Perth 2019

Top Scottish butchers proved they’re a cut above in industry competition when the very first Butcher Wars to be held in the Northern Hemisphere was staged on 12 May 2019 at the Scottish Craft Butchers Trade Fair in Perth.
A totally new concept for Scotland, main sponsor Scotch Lamb PGI

2019-2020 Scottish Pork Sausage Champion

Sponsored by Lucas Ingredients
The 2019-2020 Scottish Pork Sausage Champion is from Castle Douglas

2019-20 Scottish Haggis Champion

Competition sponsored by Grampian Oat Products
Burntisland butcher is crowned Chieftain O` The Pudding` Race
The 2019-2020 Scottish Haggis Champion is Tom Courts Quality Foods.

2019 Ready to Cook Product Evaluation

Sponsored by Verstegen Spices & Sauces
For products using Verstegen spices, marinades and sauces that can be made in 30 minutes

2019 BBQ Product Evaluation

Sponsored by Scotweigh
The best Barbecue Product in Scotland was made by Elderslie Butchers.

New Executive Manager Appointed

Scottish Craft Butchers are delighted to announce that their new Executive Manager will be Gordon King.

Butchers Go Head to Head in Butchers Wars Competition

Some of Scotland’s top butchers are set to battle it out next month when they go head to head in a new competition sponsored by Scotch Lamb PGI.

Elderslie Butcher lift top title

Farm Shop & Deli Awards 2019, Butcher of the Year title comes to Renfrewshire

Butcher Wars 2019

A totally new concept for Scotland, main sponsor Scotch Lamb PGI

New Meaty Career Videos put Spotlight on Careers in Butchery

Three new videos highlighting the opportunities and many benefits of working in Scotland’s butchery sector have been launched by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) and the Scottish Craft Butchers.

2019 Make it in 30 Kitchen Ready Product Evaluation

A competition to find Scotland`s Best Under 30 minutes meal solution using Verstegen spices & sauces.
Sponsored by Verstegen Spices & Sauces

2019 Barbecue Products Evaluation

A competition to find Scotland`s Best BBQ Products
Sponsored by Scotweigh

Beware Alarmist Reporting

Scottish Meat Industry Flags Need to Communicate Facts on Processed Meat

Scottish Winners at the Smithfield Awards

Two Scottish Craft Butchers pick up four Diamond Awards at the 2019 Smithfield Awards

Quality Meat Scotland Launches Go Places with Pork Campaign

Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) launch a brand new ‘Go Places with Pork’ campaign to inspire and encourage Scottish consumers to try adventurous new pork dishes which are perfect for mid-week family meals.

Scots urged to back campaign for haggis emoji

Scots all over the UK are being called upon to support a campaign to bring Scotland’s national dish into the language of emojis.

Winners at the 2019 Scotch Pie Club Awards

Scottish Craft Butchers who collected prizes at the 2019 Scotch Pie Club Awards presented in Cumbernauld today

2019 Make it With Haggis Awards

To kick start the Year of the Haggis 2019 a special product evaluation, sponsored by Dalziel Ltd. recognised the best products made with Haggis by Scotland`s Craft Butchers.

2019 Make it With Pork Awards

Tasty pastry takes top pork honours for Weymss Bay butcher in contest to discover Scotland`s Best Pork Products.
One Diamond Award was presented for the best product.
Gold and Silver Awards to all those worthy of such recognition.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to all customers, members and industry partners. Welcome to 2019 The Year of the Haggis sponsored by Grampian Oat Products

2019 Scottish Craft Butcher Awards

All the winners in the Make it With Haggis, sponsored by Dalziel Ltd and the Make it With Pork, sponsored by Specially Selected Pork, product evaluations will be announced on Sunday 6th January 2019

Butchers at Christmas

A few pictures taken in Edinburgh on 24th December 2018
Charles Wilson, Saundersons, Geo Bower, Andersons, Geo Bowman, Findlays

Centenary Draw Prize Winners

As drawn at the Centenary meeting in Glasgow, 18 November 2018.
Congratulations to our winners.

Beefing up Christmas

Scotch Beef Christmas Push Set to Reach
Over 2.4 Million Scottish Consumers

2018 Golden Haggis Awards

The biggest haggis prize of the year was contested at Oban Distillery at the finale of the West Highland town’s Winter Festival

2018 President`s Address

Scott Jarron`s speech to the 100th Annual General Meeting -
"Every membership paid helps the Federation to provide the services we sometimes take for granted and these are the services that help make us what we are."

New President Elected

Dundee butcher Scott Jarron has followed in the footsteps of his father and uncle to become the leader of Scotland’s Craft Butchers.

2018 SVQ Level 2 Modern Apprentice of the Year

In association with Scotch Butchers Club
Nominated by SMT assessors and based on achievement of SVQ level 2 modern apprenticeship.

2018 SVQ Level 3 Modern Apprentice of the Year

In association with Scotch Butchers Club
Nominated by SMT assessors and based on achievement of SVQ level 3 modern apprenticeship.

2018 Training Mentor of the Year

In association with Scotch Butchers Club
This category nominations were made by the trainees and was for the individual who has encouraged the trainee in their development within their workplace

2018 Training Partner of the Year

In association with Scotch Butchers Club
This category is for the Employer/Business who has engaged with Scottish Meat Training and the assessors to maximise the potential of their apprentices.

2018 Extra Mile Award

In association with Scotch Butchers Club
This category is for the employee who has “gone the extra mile” in their own progression, new product development, customer service which has had a positive impact on the business they work in.

2018 Butchers Shop of the Year Results

Congratulations to all the Scottish Craft Butchers who made the final of 2018 Butchers Shop of the Year and winner for the second year running - Bert Fowlie, Strichen

Edinburgh Butcher Scoops Scotch Lamb Butcher of the Year Award

Crombie’s of Edinburgh, who are renowned for exceptional quality and outstanding customer service has won the “Scotch Lamb Butcher of the Year” Award.

Butcher on the Board

Congratulations to Scottish Meat Training assessor Gordon Wallace who has been appointed to the QMS Board.

Borders Farmer to Appear in Debut Scotch Lamb TV Advert

Borders farmer Hamish Dykes appearances in the new Scotch Lamb TV advert launched by Quality Meat Scotland .

Make it with Haggis Product Evaluation

This haggis products evaluation on 1st November 2018 is sponsored by Dalziel Ltd.. Entries are open now and close on Friday 19th October.

A Competition to find Scotland`s Best Pork Products

This pork products evaluation on 1st November 2018 will compliment the QMS pork promotion in January. Entries are open now and close on Friday 19th October.

2018 Golden Haggis Awards

The Oban Winter Festival celebrates St Andrew’s Day and as part of the festival they hold the Golden Haggis Award at Oban Distillery on Sunday 25th November and a Clootie Dumpling Competition the previous weekend.

2018 Speciality Sausage Evaluation

Sponsored by The Dalesman Group
The Best Speciality Sausage is made by John M Munro in Dingwall

2018 Traditional Sliced Sausage Championship

Sponsored by McAusland Crawford
Banff Butchers John Stewart has been judged the best Sliced Sausage in Scotland

Year of the Haggis announced

Robert Burns World Federation President Ian McIntyre announced 2019 will be a Year of the Haggis

SFMTA Golf Day Winners

The annual SFMTA Golf Day was held at Dundonald Links

Judging Day at Forth Valley College

2018 Speciality Sausage Evaluation and regional heats of 2018 Sliced Sausage Championship were judged on Friday 17th August.

Concern over narrowing abattoir provision

Joint Letter to Michael Gove Urges Action to Save Small Abattoirs

Lord Duncan visits Hunters

Lord Duncan Lends Support to Butchers “Butchers at the Heart of the Community” Initiative

Promoting Scotch Lamb PGI

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced £200,000 of new funding to support Quality Meat Scotland’s 2018 Scotch Lamb PGI promotional campaign.

Line up for Centenary Meeting

The 100th AGM
The Grand Central Hotel, 99 Gordon Street, Glasgow, G1 3SF
Sunday 18th November 2018

Scottish Butchers Celebrate Federation’s 100th Anniversary

Butchers throughout Scotland are today celebrating the centenary of the trade association which supports the growth of their businesses.

2018 Traditional Sliced Beef Sausage Awards

An evaluation to find Scotland`s best Traditional Sliced Sausage
Sponsored by McAusland Crawford
Entries close Friday 27th July

2018 Speciality Sausage Evaluation

A competition to find Scotland`s best Speciality Link Sausages
Sponsored by The Dalesman Group
Entries close Friday 27th July

Butchers At The Heart Of The Community on video

60 Shops have now joined the ‘Butchers at the Heart Of the Community’ initiative supported by Scottish Craft Butchers, Save a Life for Scotland & QMS.

2020 World Butchers Challenge

Venue announced for the 2020 WBC
World`s Best Butchers set sights on Sacramento

Braveheart launch for Butchers Project

Butchers urged to help ‘Save a Life’ in national fundraising initiative

2018 Scottish Black Pudding Champion

Anderson’s Quality Butcher in North Berwick have been judged the makers of Scotland’s finest Black Pudding.

Butchers at 2018 Highland Show

MacBeths, Stewart McClymont and Simon Howie represent butchers at the show

Climate Change Bill Threatens Disaster for Scottish Livestock Sector.

A stark warning that the Scottish Parliament’s Climate Change Bill could prove disastrous for the Scottish livestock sector has come from Jim McLaren, Chairman of Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).

2018 Scottish Beef Sausage Champion

Dalbeattie Sausages are Scotland’s Best

Edinburgh Butcher Celebrates 60th Anniversary with Four Shilling Mince

An award-winning Edinburgh butchers’ business delighted its customers last week by offering a pound of Scotch Beef mince at 1958 prices, four shillings (20 pence),

Mystery over

Final of Beef Sausage and Black Pudding Championships held

Butchers Retail Summary – w/e 25th March 2018

Butchers have been able to attract almost 18% of the population in-store in the last year.

The British Charcuterie Awards launched for 2018.

The awards will take place within The British Charcuterie Tent and judged on the first day of BBC Countryfile Live 2018, Thursday August 2nd in the grounds of Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire.

Butchers at the Heart of the Community

Following a successful project from Hunters of Kinross, Scottish Craft Butchers in partnership with Save a Life for Scotland are asking members to join up and help save lives in their community. With 400 butchers within the network, the impact could be huge.

Burger success is child`s play

An innovative initiative involving a Perthshire butchers business and a local school has been recognised with a top award in a national competition.

2018 Scottish Black Pudding Championship

Sponsored by Dalziel Ltd
Finalists are from North Berwick, Strathaven, Inverness, Largs and Kinross.

2018 Scottish Beef Sausage Championship

Sponsored by Lucas Ingredients
Five Regional Champions named in Culloden, Newtyle, Kilsyth, Dalbeattie and Port Seton.

2018 Scottish Beefburger Awards

Scottish Craft Butcher Awards sponsored by Lucas Ingredients
Scotland’s best beefburger announced

2018 Smoked Bacon Awards

Scottish Craft Butcher Awards sponsored by TPS Scotland.
Head to North Berwick for the best smoked bacon in Scotland.

2018 Bacon Unsmoked Awards

Scottish Craft Butcher Awards sponsored by TPS Scotland.
Scotland’s best unsmoked bacon comes from Dunblane.

2018 Speciality Burger Awards

The Scottish Craft Butchers Awards sponsored by Lucas Ingredients
Outback Burger wins Elderslie Butchers a Diamond award

Beefburger final takes place in Dundee

The City of Discovery was chosen to find Scotland’s best beefburger.

Product Evaluation complete

320 products, 32 judges, 1 busy day at Stirling Campus of Forth Valley College

2018 Scottish Black Pudding Championship

A competition to find Scotland’s Best Black Pudding
Sponsored by Dalziel Ltd.

Entries close Thursday 12th April

2018 Scottish Beef Sausage Championship

A competition to find Scotland`s best beef sausage
Sponsored by Lucas Ingredients

Entries close Thursday 12th April

Team Ireland pictures from World Butchers Challenge

Congratulations to Garrett Landers captain and his team for winning the biggest butchers competition ever held.

Link to picture gallery

Team GB pictures from World Butchers Challenge

Link to 36 pictures from Belfast

Worlds Best Young Butcher Competition

Stirlingshire butcher competes for World title.
Result announced Wednesday evening 21st March

Worlds Best Apprentice Competition

Jedburgh young butcher competes for World title in Belfast

Pictures from Apprentice Category

Link to pictures 2018 WBC Apprentice Competition

Scottish Butchers on the World Stage

Team GB, World Butchers Challenge: Mark, Stewart and Ryan aim to raise the Titanic with butchery skills

National Butchers Week 2018

Monday 12th to Sunday 18th March

Winners at 2018 British Pie Awards

Scottish Craft Butchers at Melton Mowbray

Industry to discuss food safety issues

Scottish Federation of Meat Traders are pleased to be included in talks and agree close collaboration and co-operation between regulators and industry.

HRH The Princess Royal Opens Nigel`s new Butchery Facility

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal today officially opened a new, state-of-the-art butchery production premises at McCaskie’s in Wemyss Bay.

Joint statement: FSA, FSS and UK Meat Industry

From Food Standards Agency, Food Standards Scotland and representatives of the UK Meat Industry

Scottish winners at Smithfield

Two Scottish butchers were celebrating after winning Diamond Awards in the UK’s most prestigious competition for craft butchery products – The Smithfield Awards.

2018 Craft Butcher Chicken Pie Awards

Head to Bathgate for the Best Chicken Pie in Scotland for 2018.
Category sponsored by Scotweigh

2018 Craft Butcher Speciality Pie Awards

The best Hand Held Speciality Pies in Scotland for 2018 is made on Kilmacolm.
Category sponsored by Colin Hewitson.

2018 Craft Butcher Sausage Roll Awards

The best Sausage Rolls in Scotland for 2018
Category sponsored by Dalziel Ltd.

2018 Craft Butcher Hand Held Steak Pie Awards

The best Hand Held Steak Pies in Scotland for 2018 are made in Perth.
Category sponsored by TPS Scotland

2018 Craft Butcher Bridie Awards

The best Bridies in Scotland for 2018 are made in Falkirk.
Category sponsored by Dalziel Ltd

2018 Craft Butcher Scotch Pie Awards

The best Scotch Pies in Scotland for 2018 are made in Edinburgh.
Category sponsored by The Dalesman Group.

World Scotch Pie Champion 2018

Newtyle butcher picks up the top prize at the World Championship Scotch Pie Awards 2018.

Butchers at Christmas

A few pictures taken in Angus on 23rd December 2017
Edzell, Brechin, Montrose, Arbroath and Monifieth

2017 Golden Haggis Awards - the Results

The 2017 Golden Haggis Awards were held at Oban Distillery as part of the Oban Winter Festival

Craft Butchers Training Awards - Winners

Sponsored by the Scotch Butchers Club, the 2017 awards were presented at Stirling Campus of Forth Valley College on Wednesday 22nd November.

Mystery solved

No more enquiries need to be made to the Perth office

Butchers` Crowns of Lamb

West Lothian Butcher Crowned as Scotch Lamb Butcher of the Year

2017 Innovation of the Year

Win win situation - saving lives, saving customers and attracting more

Dream team selected best newbies in UK

There were hoops of joy in Burntisland Butchers when a call came through from London on Monday afternoon.

2017 Scottish Butchers Shop of the Year

Bert Fowlie in Strichen, Aberdeenshire was named 2017 Scottish Butchers Shop of the Year at the Butchers Shop of the Year Awards at County Hall, London.

Butchers Shop of the Year Awards

Bert Fowlie in Strichen Aberdeenshire has been named Scottish Butchers Shop of the Year

2017 Craft Butcher Training Awards

Congratulations to all those nominated for the 2017 Training Awards.

Scotland’s butchers battle for pastry product plaudits

Tasty pastries from all over Scotland came under scrutiny at Perth as one of the country’s largest showcases of butchers’ handcrafted pies, bridies and sausage rolls took centre stage.

Representing Scotland in Limerick

Two of Scotland`s hottest butchery talents travelled to Limerick to take part in a meat skills demonstration held as part of the city`s Pigtown festival.

Golden Haggis & Golden Clootie Dumpling Awards

Oban Winter Festival celebrates St Andrew’s Day .
Entries now open, forms available here.
New for 2017 is an open Clootie Dumpling Award

2017 Butchers Shop of the Year Finalists

Six Scottish butchers will travel to London in November

2017 Traditional Steak Pie Evaluation

The 2017-2018 title for best butchers` steak pie in Scotland goes to Leith butcher

2017 Craft Butcher Speciality Pie Awards

The best Butchers Speciality Pie for 2017 is a Steak and Sausage Pie from Paisley

2017 Craft Butcher Mince Round Awards

The best Mince Rounds in Scotland for 2017

A Future in Food

This programme has been a fantastic success in engaging thousands of pupils.

2018 Scottish Craft Butcher Savoury Products Awards

To be judged at Dewars Centre, Perth PH2 0TH
on Wednesday 1st November 2017
Entries close 17th October 2017

2017 Steak Pie, Speciality Pie and Mince Round Evaluation

Sponsored by Lucas Ingredients and William Sword Ltd
A competition to find Scotland`s Best Ashette Pies

2017 SFMTA Golf Day

21 members and guests attended the annual golf outing held this year at West Kilbride Golf Club.

Members at the Royal Highland

Craft butchers at Scotland`s biggest agricultural show.

WorldSkills comes to Perth

Scotland Butchery World Skills Heat –
Lovat Hotel, Glasgow Road, Perth PH2 0LT

Team GB call up for Mark Ramsay

Congratulations to Mark Ramsay of Falleninch Farm Stirling who has made it through to the next stage in the selection of British Beefeaters Team GB

Skills for Life

Fife butcher wins Scottish title for baby daughter he delivered on bathroom floor

Dumfries butcher is crowned Chieftain O’ the Puddin’ Race

JB Houston in Dumfries enjoyed the media interest in his `coronation` as the new Scottish Haggis Champion

Devro Handlink Challenge Trophy

Jenna Smith from DR McDonald in Dundee won the Devro Handlink Challenge Trophy at the 2017 Scottish Craft Butchers Trade Fair in Perth.

Meat Skills Scotland 2017

Winners were Jamie Syme and Ryan Briggs

2017 Scottish Pork Sausage Champion

Sponsored by Lucas Ingredients
The 2017 Scottish Pork Sausage Champion is The Buffalo Farm, Kirkcaldy

2017 Scottish Haggis Champion

Competition sponsored by Grampian Oat Products
The 2017 Scottish Haggis Champion is JB Houston, Dumfries

Craft Butchers Ready to Cook Awards 2017

Stroganoff Onion Bombs won the top prize in the 2017 Craft Butchers Ready to Cook Awards for The Buffalo Farm, Kirkcaldy.

Craft Butchers Ready Meals Awards 2017

The best ready meal of 2017 was the Braised Ox Cheek in Creamy Mash from Mearns T McCaskie in Wemyss Bay

Craft Butcher Barbecue Awards 2017

Mexicanese Pork Spare Ribs from Cairngorm Butchers voted Best BBQ Product of 2017

WorldSkills comes to Scotland

Scottish Meat Training will host the Scottish heat of Butchery Worldskills UK Competition 2017.

The Devro Linking Challenge

Challenge to link as many sausages in a minute, sponsored by Devro. Can you beat Tim Brown`s 60?

Craft Butchers Trade Fair

‘Best Butcher in Ireland’ and Devro Linking Challenge coming to the Scottish Craft Butchers Trade Fair on Sunday 14th May 2017.
- - Show Directory now added

2017 Scotland Food and Drink Awards

Congratulations to winners in @scotfooddrink #sfdea2017!

2017 Scottish Pork Sausage Championship

Sponsored by Lucas Ingredients
To be held on Sunday 14th May 2017 in Dewars Centre, Glover Street, Perth, at the Scottish Craft Butchers Trade Fair

Meat Skills Scotland 2017 Finalists

The finalists in both the Under 22 and Over 22 categories in Perth on Sunday 14th May have been named.

2017 Scottish Haggis Championship

Judging Day 2017 Craft Butcher Awards

Sponsored by Dalziel Ltd, Scobie & Junor and Lucas Ingredients including the UK`s first BBQ contest of 2017

Britains Best Boghall Butchers Apple Pie

The judges in the British Pie Awards this week have confirmed that Boghall Butchers make Britain`s best Apple Pie.

President leads the way to British Pie Awards

President Paul fires up for British Pie Awards

Best Ready Meal Product Evaluation

A competition to find Scotland`s Best Ready Meal Products
One Diamond Award will be presented for the best product.
Gold and Silver Awards to all those worthy of such recognition

Best Ready to Cook Product

A competition to find Scotland`s Best Ready to Cook Products
One Diamond Award will be presented for the best product.
Gold and Silver Awards to all those worthy of such recognition

Best Barbecue Product Evaluation

A Craft Butcher Awards competition to find Scotland`s Best BBQ Products
One Diamond Award will be presented for the best product.
Gold and Silver Awards to all those worthy of such recognition

Social Media Workshop

Social Media Workshop, Riverhouse Restaurant Stirling
21st February 2017 10.00am – 3.00pm

2017 Craft Butchers Champion White Pudding

Sponsored by Grampian Oat Products
Diamond Award goes to John Brown of AE Brown, Turriff

2017 Meat Skills Scotland

Entries are open for the most prestigious skills contest in Scotland
Entries close Wednesday 15th February 2017

2017 Craft Butchers Honours List

A New Years Honours List of pastry products recognising the best in the country.
The Craft Butchers New Years Honours List by business.
Six categories, six Diamond Awards

2017 Craft Butchers White Pudding

Evaluation sponsored by Grampian Oat Products
Results announced but overall winner will be named on Thursday 12th January

2017 Craft Butchers Chicken Pie Awards

Category sponsored by Scotweigh
New Years Honours List reveals best butchers Chicken Pie is a Chicken and Mealie Pie from Fraserburgh

2017 Craft Butchers Speciality Steak Pie Awards

Category sponsored by TPS Scotland
New Years Honours List reveals best butchers Speciality Steak Pie is a Beef Bourguignon Pie from Arbroath

2017 Craft Butchers Handheld Steak Pie Awards

Category sponsored by TPS Scotland
New Years Honours List reveals best butchers handheld Steak Pie comes from Castle Douglas

2017 Craft Butchers Sausage Roll Awards

Category sponsored by Colin Hewitson
New Years Honours List reveals best butchers Sausage Roll comes from Burntisland

2017 Craft Butchers Bridie Awards

Category sponsored by Dalziel Ltd
The Craft Butchers New Years Honours lists named Murdoch Brothers in Forres as the best butchers bridie in Scotland.

2017 Craft Butchers Scotch Pie Awards

Category sponsored by The Dalesman Group
New Years Honours List reveals best butchers Scotch Pie comes from Kilsyth

Savoury Pastry Final

The final of the Craft Butcher Savoury Pastry Awards was judged on Friday 2nd December at Heaven Scent in Milnathort

White Pudding Final

Redgarth judges picked a winner in the Scottish Craft Butchers White Pudding Evaluation sponsored by Grampian Oat Products

2016 Golden Haggis Awards

Golden Haggis Award winner is Dumfries butcher JB Houston

New Leader for Scotlands Butchers

Bathgate Butcher, Paul Boyle has been elected President of the Scottish Federation of Meat Traders.

Winners 2016 Craft Butchers Training Awards

In association with SQA
The winners were announced at the Annual Meeting of SFMTA held at Houston House Hotel, Uphall on Sunday 20th November

2016 Scottish Craft Butchers Training Awards

The finalists have been selected and invited to attend the SFMTA AGM at Houston House Hotel on 20th November 2016 for the Awards Ceremony - where the winners will be announced.

Scottish Butcher Scoops Two Top Industry Awards

A Glasgow-based butcher’s shop has scooped two top industry accolades at the prestigious Butcher’s Shop of the Year 2016 Awards, run by Meat Trades Journal.

Butchers Shop of the Year 2016

The 2016 awards were held at the prestigious Banking Hall in the City of London on Monday 7th November.

Judge Judith at Savoury Pastry Awards

Weather presenter forecasts great things ahead for Scottish butchers

2016 Golden Haggis Awards

Oban Winter Festival celebrates St Andrew’s Day with the Golden Haggis Awards.
There will also be a People`s Choice award.
Entries close Friday 11th November 2016

The 2017 Scottish Craft Butcher Awards for Savoury Products

To be judged at Dewars Centre, Perth PH2 0TH on Thursday 3rd November 2016. Fillable Entry Form at foot of story.
Entries close Friday 21/10/16

Craft Butcher Training Awards

There will be five categories – SVQ Level 2 Modern Apprentice of the Year, SVQ Level 3 Modern Apprentice of the Year, Training Mentor of the Year, Training Partner of the Year and a special “Extra Mile” award to be nominated by employer, mentor or customer.

2016 Speciality Sausage awards

Results of the Craft Butcher Awards for Speciality Sausages announced at the SFMTA Regional Meetings in Perth on 05/10/16

2016 Scottish Sliced Sausage Championship

Sponsored by McAusland Crawford
2016-2017 champion is Allan Learmonth from Jedburgh

2016 Speciality Sausage Awards

Results announced at Laichmoray Hotel, Elgin on Wednesday 5th October 2016

2016 Speciality Sausage Awards

Results of the Craft Butcher Awards for Speciality Sausages announced at the SFMTA Regional Meeting in Stepps on 04/10/16

2016 Speciality Sausage Results

Results of the Craft Butcher Awards for Speciality Sausages will be announced at the SFMTA Regional Meetings w/c 03/10/16

Finalists Butchers Shop of the Year 2016

Strong contenders for this year`s UK Butchers Shop of the Year

White Pudding Evaluation

Craft Butcher Awards to be announced in 2017 will include only our second ever White Pudding evaluation.

Traditional Sliced Beef Sausage Championship

Sponsored by McAusland Crawford: a competition to find Scotland`s Best Traditional Sliced Beef Sausage

Boghall Butchers special Scotch Lamb Pie

Scottish Butcher’s Shop of the Year winner, Boghall Butchers, created an exclusive Scotch Lamb PGI pie

Working with NSA

Scottish Craft Butchers were delighted to be allowed a presence on the NSA Stand at this year`s Royal Highland Show.

Craft Butchers on Show

John Lawson, Uphall and Robert Watson, Leven provided the theatre on the QMS Stand at the Royal Highland Show

Lamb goes Giddy Up

Lamb Product of the Year: Lamb Lollipops are setting the world on fire in Wemyss Bay

2016 SFMTA Golf Day

Results from the Federation Golf Day at Tulliallan Golf Club

Scottish Butchers new World Champion

Steven Cusack from John Davidson Butchers in Inverurie set a new record for the number of sausages linked in a minute.

Meat Management Industry Awards 2016

SFMTA is pleased to be named as a finalist for top industry award

Good trade, good trade?

90 years of the Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers.

Gluten free meat products bring butchers tasty success

Arbroath butchers D H Robertson won the top prize as best product in the very first evaluation of gluten free meat products with a Pepperoni & Jalapeno Chicken Wrap.

Scottish Black Pudding Champion crowned

“The Watsons black pudding was a delicious exemplar of its kind and I think will sit very well on a British and World plate."

2016-2017 Beef Sausage Champion named

A clear winner but everyone worthy of being a finalist. “It had a good balance of flavour that did not overwhelm the good beef."

Beef Sausage and Black Pudding Final

The mystery shoppers have struck and the final has been held

2016 Gluten Free Meat Product Evaluation

Scottish Craft Butcher Awards sponsored by Scobie & Junor.

2016 Lamb Product Evaluation

All the results from the Scottish Craft Butcher Awards sponsored by Scotweigh. The Diamond winning product recipe and poster will be sent to members in July 2016.

2016 Scottish Beef Sausage Championship

Sponsored by Lucas Ingredients. Regional Champions will be judged in April. Regional Champions go through to the Scottish Grand Final in May 2016.

2016 Scottish Black Pudding Championship

Sponsored by Dalziel Ltd. Regional Champions will be judged in April. Regional Champions go through to the Scottish Grand Final in May 2016.

Five Star Service in Bathgate

Five star service is guaranteed at a Bathgate butchers after five members of staff achieve customer service qualifications.

Falleninch team to represent Scotland

Trepidation as English fear challenge from Stirling

Real meat from real farms

Scottish Craft Butchers have been encouraged to name the farmers that they are buying from as supermarket giant introduces a marketing initiative using fictitious farm names.

Monday at the Mart

Federation members accepted the invitation from Harrison & Hetherington Ltd. to attend their Primestock Sale at St Boswells on Monday 14th March.

Landmark 699th and 700th Meat and Poultry Modern Apprentices

Rumours that craft butcher skills are dying out are far from true.

Kintore butchers ready for Parliamentary visit

As part of Scottish Modern Apprenticeship Week 2016 Kintore's Scottish Craft Butchers, John Dossett will host a visit from their MSP.

2016 Scottish Apprenticeship Week

A nationwide celebration aimed at encouraging more employers to take on Modern Apprentices

FSS Stakeholder Meeting

The first ever Food Standards Scotland's (FSS) Stakeholder Forum discussed strategy and strategic plan for 2016 and beyond.

DIGITAL PUSH FOR 2016

Relatively quietly Scottish Craft Butchers has been developed as the consumer facing brand name for The Scottish Federation of Meat Traders.

Shops at Christmas

Craft Butchers continue to be the choice when it really matters

FREE ONLINE COURSE – ROBERT BURNS

The Centre for Robert Burns Studies at Glasgow University

2015 GOLDEN HAGGIS AWARDS

Congratulations to Helen & Nigel Ovens from Mearns T McCaskie who lifted the double at the Golden Haggis Awards.

2015 SFMTA AGM

Club Room, Westerwood Hotel, Cumbernauld on Wednesday 25th November 2015 at 11.00am for members, followed by lunch with guests and remainder of business. All members welcome.

UK YOUNG BUTCHER OF THE YEAR

Lisa Finnigan named UK Young Butcher of Year 2015

2015 SCOTTISH BUTCHERS SHOP OF THE YEAR

Boghall Butchers have lifted the title of Scottish Butchers Shop of the Year at the prestigious meat industry awards held on Thursday in Leeds.

2015 SAUSAGE FOR SCOTLAND

This year's Sausage for Scotland is Beef with Smokey Bacon.

PROMOTING LAMB IN PERTH

SFMTA brought together all three Perth butchers to put on a lamb tasting event in their city centre on Saturday 19th September.

2015 STEAK PIE AND SPECIALITY PIE CHAMPIONS

The best butcher's steak pie is made by Andrew Kirk who has butchers' shops in Cardenden and Kinghorn.

2015 TRADTIONAL STEAK PIE CHAMPION

Sponsored by the Scotch Butchers Club and William Sword.
Final judged by expert chef, Mark Heirs. To be announced week commencing Monday 31st August.

Sandersons

2015 MEAT SKILLS SCOTLAND FINAL

Dedication and innovation of young butchers celebrated at Meat Skills Final. The winners, sponsored by the Scotch Butchers Club (Quality Meat Scotland), are both from Aberdeenshire and employees of the same butchers business - Davidson Specialist Butchers, based in Inverurie.