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Agriland
09-05-2025
- Business
- Agriland
Host nation sought for World Butchers' Challenge
With the success of the 2025 World Butchers' Challenge (WBC) still fresh in everyone's minds, it's time to look ahead. The WBC has firmly established itself as the global stage for butchery skill, teamwork, and innovation — and the next chapter is already taking shape. One important change announced following the 2025 event is that the WBC will now move to a three-year competition cycle. This gives nations more time to plan, train, and strengthen their teams while also creating a bigger window for host countries to prepare world-class events. WBC has said that this change is about building sustainability and ensuring the WBC continues to deliver at the highest level — for competitors, for the industry, and for the global audience that follows the event. Host nation selection process The search for the next host country is now underway. The official Host Country Proposal Pack — which outlines eligibility, requirements, and submission details — will be released on Monday, May 19, 2025. However, nations interested in putting themselves forward can register their expressions of interest now by contacting ashley@ According to organisers, being a WBC host provides a chance to showcase your national butchery talent, industry capability, and cultural strengths on a global platform. 'It's an opportunity to welcome the world's best butchers, strengthen local industry connections, and inspire the next generation of talent,' WBC has stated. Butchery The World Butchers' Challenge has said that the competition is not just about trophies but rather pushing the craft forward. 'It's about celebrating skill, sharing innovation, raising professional standards, and promoting the value of butchery in today's food culture,' it stated. 'Every country involved — whether as a team, a host, or a supporter — plays a part in building a stronger, more connected global butchery community. 'If your nation is ready to take that step, we encourage you to get in touch. The journey to 2028 starts now.' 2025 competition A husband and wife duo from Co. Carlow took home the title of 'best chicken product in the world' for their 'chicken Italiano' dish at the World Butchers' Challenge 2025 held earlier this year. The competition itself is conducted over the course of three and a half hours, with competing teams given a side of beef, a side of pork, a whole lamb and five chickens, which they must then transform into a themed display of value-added products. Independent judges then assess each team on technique, skill, workmanship, product innovation, overall finish, and presentation, before they champion an overall winning team and award respective titles for best in category for each meat. Over 200 butchers representing 16 countries competed in this year's competition, which took place in Paris, France, on March 30-31.
South China Morning Post
30-03-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Can Spain carve out win in ‘World Cup of butchery'? Debutants sharpen knives and skills
A team of butchers representing Spain are competing for the first time in what has been dubbed the World Cup of butchery, a tournament pitting the world's greatest carnivorous nations against each other in the art of cutting and presenting meat. Advertisement For three and a half hours on March 31, the 16 teams must debone, cut and display meat in the most creative way to be crowned champions of the World Butchers' Challenge at the Paris Expo, which hosted volleyball and table tennis during the 2024 Olympics. Teams can use their own seasonings, spices, marinades and garnish to transform a side of beef, a side of pork, a whole lamb and five chickens into a themed display, and will be judged on technique, workmanship, innovation and presentation. Spanish team manager Bruno Casal said that as newcomers his team would have to control their nerves to compete against this year's favourites France, Italy and Germany. A Spanish butcher ties two chicken legs during a rehearsal in preparation for the World Butchers' Challenge, to be held in Paris on March 31. Photo: Reuters Spanish butcher Toni Guillaumet debones a side of pork while rehearsing for the World Butchers' Challenge. Photo: Reuters 'There are good butchers in Spain that aren't participating this year, but we weren't looking for meat stars but rather a good group,' Casal said as the team practised in a meat-processing plant in Madrid earlier this month.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Spain carves for victory in 'butchers' World Cup' debut
By Charlie Devereux and Pablo Menendez MADRID (Reuters) - A team of butchers representing Spain are competing for the first time in what has been dubbed the World Cup of butchery, a tournament pitting the world's greatest carnivorous nations against each other in the art of cutting and presenting meat. For three and a half hours next Monday, the 16 teams must debone, cut, and display meat in the most creative way to be crowned champions of the World Butchers' Challenge at the Paris Expo, which hosted volleyball and table tennis during the 2024 Olympics. Teams can use their own seasonings, spices, marinades and garnish to transform a side of beef, a side of pork, a whole lamb and five chickens into a themed display and will be judged on technique, workmanship, innovation and presentation. Spanish team manager Bruno Casal said that as newcomers his team would have to control their nerves to compete against this year's favourites France, Italy and Germany. "There are good butchers in Spain that aren't participating this year but we weren't looking for meat stars but rather a good group," Casal said as the team practiced in a meat-processing plant in Madrid earlier this month. The competition began as a contest between New Zealand and Australia in 2011 and took off as a multi-team tournament in 2018. Germany took the top spot in the last championship in 2022. Team member Ana Paris, who specialises in innovative displays, said that as novices in the tournament Spain could keep other teams guessing. "We have a secret weapon that's going to surprise everyone!" she said.
Reuters
26-03-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Spain carves for victory in 'butchers' World Cup' debut
MADRID, March 26 (Reuters) - A team of butchers representing Spain are competing for the first time in what has been dubbed the World Cup of butchery, a tournament pitting the world's greatest carnivorous nations against each other in the art of cutting and presenting meat. For three and a half hours next Monday, the 16 teams must debone, cut, and display meat in the most creative way to be crowned champions of the World Butchers' Challenge at the Paris Expo, which hosted volleyball and table tennis during the 2024 Olympics. Teams can use their own seasonings, spices, marinades and garnish to transform a side of beef, a side of pork, a whole lamb and five chickens into a themed display and will be judged on technique, workmanship, innovation and presentation. Spanish team manager Bruno Casal said that as newcomers his team would have to control their nerves to compete against this year's favourites France, Italy and Germany. "There are good butchers in Spain that aren't participating this year but we weren't looking for meat stars but rather a good group," Casal said as the team practiced in a meat-processing plant in Madrid earlier this month. The competition began as a contest between New Zealand and Australia in 2011 and took off as a multi-team tournament in 2018. Germany took the top spot in the last championship in 2022. Team member Ana Paris, who specialises in innovative displays, said that as novices in the tournament Spain could keep other teams guessing. "We have a secret weapon that's going to surprise everyone!" she said.
BBC News
14-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Top butchers prepare for World Butchers' Challenge in Plumpton
Some of the best butchers in the UK are training at a college in East Sussex in preparation for an international butchery World Butchers' Challenge, nicknamed the "Olympics of Meat", sees teams create a display of their craft in three and a half the meat is donated to local food banks as even the dress rehearsals see a huge quantity of meat being butchered, organisers the competition in Paris less than a month away, Team GB has been ramping up its practice efforts at Plumpton College in the hope of winning a medal. Captain Ben Tindale said: "For us, it's a chance to promote our industry at the highest level, and to promote the UK and the UK meat industry to the world."Vice-captain Elsie Yardley added that there was "no buzz like it". Plumpton College has some of the best butchery facilities in the UK, which Team GB has been using for training for more than a Jeremy Kerswell said the institution had invested heavily in its butchery facilities in recent years for its apprentices."We've been so pleased to host Team GB because we've seen massive growth in our apprenticeship programmes over the last few years, and this provides such great inspiration for our students, showing them how in demand those skills are," he said. Team GB will also be represented in the competition's Young Butcher section by Kirsty Neil."It's about using the whole animal, and it's about knowing what you're doing the whole way through so that everything is done with respect," she World Butchers' Challenge is to take place on 30 and 31 March.
