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Young Butcher Innovation Competition

Posted on by Gordon King

Do you have a passion for pork and a flair for innovation?

Are your burgers legendary and your marinades magical?

It’s time to step up to the block and enter the Young Butcher Innovation Competition – powered by Scottish Craft Butchers and proudly sponsored by Robertsons Fine Foods and QMS/Scotch Butchers Club.

Here’s the Cut:

We’re on the hunt for the next big name in butchery brilliance. Your challenge?
Craft an original Value-Added Product using Specially Selected Pork.
Think: Sausages with swagger. Burgers with a backstory. Cuts that stop customers in their tracks.

Why Toss Your Cleaver in the Ring?

🏆 Win CASH PRIZES – 4 regional winners
💼 Gain industry recognition
📸 Build your portfolio with a professional presentation
🗣️ Present your product at SCB regional meetings in October
🚪 Open career doors across the meat industry

Who Can Enter?

  1. Apprentice butchers
  2. Young butchers under 35 – training or working in the meat trade

What You’ll Need to Submit:

Young Butcher Competition

Young Butcher Entry Form

PorK Product Example

  1. A product spec sheet (photos, ingredients, allergens, prep instructions)
  2. A costing sheet (ingredient cost, pricing, and margin)
  3. Marketing material (poster, flyer, or even a TikTok-style reel)
  4. A short presentation for your regional showcase – if you make it through to the SCB meeting

🕒 Deadline: 12th September 2025
📩 Send your entries to [email protected]

Don’t let your great ideas go to waste – bring them to life and let them shine where it matters most: on the butcher’s block, in front of the industry’s best.

Sharpen your knives, fire up your creativity, and show us what you’re made of.

We can’t wait to meat your masterpiece.