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Britain’s finest young butchers are being called up for a chance to showcase their skills and win a place with Team GB on the World Butchers’ Challenge stage.

We just can’t wait until 2020… And that’s why we’re excited to officially announce the 2019 Captain’s Tour. An event designed to keep the momentum of the World Butchers’ Challenge rolling, as we continue to grow at a speed none of us saw coming.

You can keep your aprons on… this blog is not what you may have imagined. Nude shopping is the next big trend in food shopping and is actually about the beginning of the end for plastics in meat retail stores.

Canada, Mexico and Iceland are the latest nations to put their meat where their mouths are and throw their knives into the ring, after being confirmed to compete in the 2020 World Butchers’ Challenge against our twelve other nations.

The Australian Steelers are excited to announce that they have undertaken a re-brand and they now fall under the banner ‘Team Australia’, along with a new logo, which represents the Senior team (Australian Steelers) as well as the Australian butcher apprentices and young butchers.

The Italian National Macellai® have officially opened the selections to form the competitive team from Italy that will compete in the 2020 World Butchers’ Challenge. We’re also excited to announce that the Italians will be entering the 2020 World Champion Butcher Apprentice and Young Butcher competition, with applications for these open as well.

New Zealand’s butchery team – The Sharp Blacks – has been announced as they kick off their journey to the 2020 World Butchers’ Challenge (WBC) in Sacramento, California. The seven-man team, which includes one reserve, is made up of the best butchers from across the country and preparation will now start in earnest as they plan for the ‘Olympics of Butchery’ in September 2020.

If you needed anymore convincing to enter the World Butchers’ Challenge we’ve listed out seven reasons, that’ll remind you why you need to be there…

The six butchers who will represent Great Britain at the World Butchers’ Challenge 2020 to be held in Sacramento, California, USA have been named. In a special announcement at Dalziel’s North West Butchers’ Show in Chorley recently, it was revealed that all six representatives of Team GB who competed in 2018 will return to prove they are a cut above the world’s best.

Applications for the 2020 World Butchers' Challenge and individual spots for the 2020 World Champion Butcher Apprentice and Young Butcher competition are now open!

Tom Wood, captain of the Team GB - The British Beefeaters, has been involved in the World Butchers' Challenge since 2015 and has played a huge role in continuing to grow the British side, all while running his own successful stores. It never ceases to amaze us how fast Tom moves with new ideas; which are always aplenty and his willingness to share with others. Tom shares his new venture with the World Butchers' Challenge which launches this weekend. Wishing you all the best Tom! We'll be following with anticipation. 

Three-button jacket, name embroidered on the chest, tattoos and axe on the shoulder. Are you ready for the Butcher of Italy revolution? Andrea Laganga tells us what’s what.

Learn how the 2020 judging process will be going down for both the World Butchers’ Challenge and the World Champion Young Butcher and Apprentice competition.