The Ultimate Butchers Challenge to raise professionalism in the butchery industry

Professional butchery needs an uplift in this country as trained butchers are increasingly hard to find. To reinvigorate and grow the profession , the Aussie Meat Academy recently held the Ultimate Butchers Challenge in Kuala Lumpur. Top winners of Ultimate Butchers Challenge 20 2 5 (L-R) 1st Runner-up Central Food Wholesale Ltd (THAILAND), Grand Champion EZ Meat (TAIWAN) 2nd Runner-up Butcher Box Pte Ltd (SINGAPORE) flanked by (from left) Valeska Regional Manager - South East Asia, Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA), Head Judge Khairul Anuar Muhamad, (from right) MLA Malaysia Country Rep & Singapore Trade Development Manager Rose Yong, MLA Senior Technical Specialist Calvin Gung, Trade and Investment Director (Malaysia) for Investment NSW Alia Jaafar. Professional butchery is not just about cutting meat, it also showcases the butcher’s skill in deboning, portioning, creation and display of creative and practical applications, reducing wastes and incr...