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12 CRAFTBUTCHER l MAY 2018


UK YOUNG BUTCHERS COMPETITION CONOR WINS PREMIER YOUNG BUTCHER Sponsors:


L-R Conor Reynolds, Lennon Callister, David Jackson, Jack Eagles, Daniel Binns, Asa Blackburn and Daniel Symes Conor Reynolds of M&W


Farm Meats Portadown, Northern Ireland is the UK’s best young butcher who on the eve of his nineteenth birthday beat six other elite apprentice butchers to take


of intensive competition Conor showed his superiority getting 1365 (75.8%) out of a possible 1800 marks in six- categories taking a string of firsts in Ready to Eat, Stuffed Roast, Barbecue, Kitchen


Conor Reynolds


Ready, Display and a second in Seam Butchery. In a competition that


Daniel Binns


the title Premier Young Butcher 2018. Organised by the National


Federation of Meat and Food Traders (NFMFT) the competition which was hosted by William Reed Business Media at Foodex in the Birmingham NEC on Monday 16th April was entirely filmed by Flicker Productions for a BBC 1 six-part documentary being screened later this year. In just under six hours


scrutinises all aspects of craft butchery. Conor was also the judge’s first choice for working practices, hygiene


and health & safety. Craft skills and Precision as well as for Innovation and Presentation. Speaking after the


presentations the Southern Regional College Level Three FDQ Food Industry Skills apprentice with FDQ Level Two Professional Butchery and CIEH Level Two Food Safety said; “Winning is fantastic and amazing” and he was grateful for the support and help given by college tutor Michael Prunty and boss Clayton Moore at M&W Farm Meats. In a competition with a


Lennon Callister


clear winner, and until the result for second declared, too difficult to call. With second place in the Barbecue


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