May saw the crème de la crème of the UK’s Butcher’s Industry gather in Birmingham for the Butcher’s Shop of the Year Awards, an event proudly sponsored by Atlantic Service Company. 14 accolades were given out at the prestigious event, hosted by MTJ Events (Meat Trades Journal), which saw McCaskie’s Butchers and Café, based in Invercylde, near Glasgow, walk away with the honour of being named Britain’s, as well as Scotland’s, best Butcher Shop.
Dale’s Traditional Butchers from Kirkby Lonsdale in Cumbria took home the coveted Champion of Champions Sausage of the Year Award, an event judged in person at the show.
Other big winners included sister businesses, The Guildford Butchery and The Dorking Butchery, who between them won a regional award, the Team of the Year and also saw youngster Cameron Skea take the Apprentice of the Year crown.
Wales’ best Butchers were Edwards of Conwy, whilst other winners included Essington Farm Shop, Bates of Atherstone, Butcher Farrell’s Meat Emporium, Lishman’s of Ilkley, Northern Ireland’s Carnbrooke, The Dorset Meat Company, Durslade Farm Shop and Swans Farm Shop of Mold, who won the Sustainability Initiative for 2023.
A full list of all finalists is below. Atlantic Service would like to congratulate everyone for getting nominated and shortlisted, a tremendous achievement from you all and credit to you and your teams for the work you continue to put in to stand out from the crowd in terms of the quality of your product, displays and teamwork.
Atlantic Service Company are passionate about supporting the British Meat Industry, and especially the thousands of independent butchers and shops who service communities up and down the country. Sponsoring events such as this, National Butchers Week and other similar promotions helps to promote the industry to the wider nation and raise its importance and public profile, helping to support the local high street economy. We’re looking forward to next year already!
2023 Finalists
Northern Ireland Butcher's Shop of the Year
Carnbrooke, Lisburn
Cunninghams Butchers, Kilkeel, Co. Down
McAtamney's Traditional Butchers - Limavady Store, Co. Derry
McAtamney's Traditional Butchers - Lisnagelvin Store, Co. Derry
Millar Meats and Fine Foods, Irvinestown, Co. Fermanagh
Scottish Butcher's Shop of the Year
McCaskie's Butchers & Café, Wemyss Bay, Inverclyde
Puddledub Butchers, Kirkcaldy, Fife
Scott Brothers Butchers, Dundee, Dundee City
Strachan Craft Butchers, Larkhall, South Lanarkshire
The Butchery, Lockerbie, Dumfries
North of England Butcher's Shop of the Year
Cranstons Brampton Food Hall, Brampton, Cumbria
Lishman's of Ilkley, Ilkley, West Yorkshire
Mainsgill Farm Shop, Richmond, Yorkshire
Roast Mutton, Kendal, Cumbria
London & South East Butcher's Shop of the Year
Provenance Village Butcher - Pavilion Road, London
Surrey Hills Butchers, Oxshott, Surrey
The Dorking Butchery, Dorking, Surrey
The Guildford Butchery, Guildford, Surrey
Uptons of Bassett, Bassett, Hampshire
Midlands & East of England Butcher's Shop of the Year
Aubrey Allen, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Essington Farm Shop, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Eric Lyons, Knowle, West Midlands
Ludlow Farmshop, Ludlow, Shropshire
Wales & West Country Butcher's Shop of the Year
Durslade Farm Shop, Bruton, Somerset
Edwards Of Conwy, Conwy
Forage Farm Shop and Kitchen, Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan
Swans Farm Shop, Mold, Flintshire
Butcher's Display of the Year
Aubrey Allen, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Bates of Atherstone, Atherstone, Warwickshire
Durslade Farm Shop, Bruton, Somerset
S J Bebbington Butchers, Chester, Cheshire
The Guildford Butchery, Guildford, Surrey
New Butchery Business of the Year
Butcher Farrell's Meat Emporium, Ormskirk, Lancashire
Craftmeat Dorset, Three Legged Cross, Dorset
Flourish Foodhall & Kitchen, Bristol
The Meat Hook, Sedbergh, Cumbria
Online Butchery Business of the Year
Field&flower
Scott Brothers Butchers
The Dorset Meat Company.co.uk
Specialist Butcher's Shop of the Year
Durslade Farm Shop, Bruton, Somerset
Hanks' Meat & Game, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire
McCaskie's Butchers & Café, Wemyss Bay, Inverclyde
Trainee of the Year
Cameron Skea, The Guildford Butchery
Justine Fulton, The Lambing Shed
Kathryn Hay, Nicholson Butcher
Team of the Year
Bridget B's @ Pearces Farm Shop, Buntingford, Hertfordshire
Surrey Hills Butchers, Oxshott, Surrey
The Dorking Butchery, Dorking, Surrey
Sustainability Initiative
Pasture For Life - Roast Mutton, Kendal, Cumbria
Sustainable Food Production, From Farm to Fork - Swans Farm Shop, Mold, Flintshire
Too Good To Go - Bridget B's @ Pearces Farm Shop, Buntingford, Hertfordshire
Zero Food Miles - Mainsgill Farm Shop, Richmond, Yorkshire
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