Butchers tell Meat Trades Journal what they think about National Butchers' Week and how to get the most out of it.

With just over a month to go to National Butchers' Week, Meat Trades Journal is urging all butchers to get on board and make the most of what is shaping up to be a great week of promotion.

Butchers will be urged to pull out all the stops this March when the fourth National Butchers' Week gets under way from 13-20 March 2011. Along with sponsors and supporters, event organiser MTJ has been bringing together a wide range of plans and initiatives to help give the week as much exposure and energy as possible. These range from offering materials to butchers for promoting themselves to encouraging schools across the country to team up with local butchers to make burgers and sausages.

When it comes to meat, butchers know it all, and consumers will be urged to get back down to the high street and 'Ask the Expert' when it comes to the best cut for tea during next year's National Butchers' Week, from 13-20 March.

With National Butcher’s Week now entering its fourth year, MTJ presents the first in a series of articles on marketing initiatives to give butchers ideas of how they can make the most of the week. Chloe Ryan takes a look at the ‘Pick ’n’ Mix’ concept

Plans are well under way for next year's National Butchers' Week the week-long celebration of butchery which aims to put the spotlight on your business.

The dates for next year's National Butchers' Week have been confirmed as 15-20 March 2010. Lots of exciting activty is planned for the week, keep an eye on meatinfo.co.uk for details as they emerge!

The second National Butchers' Week is now behind us and the event was a great success. Butchers up and down the UK seized the opportunity to get some attention on their business and reaped the rewards.

National Butchers' Week is under way and MTJ is pushing the message that high-street butchers are staging a comeback as the recession starts to bite.

With less than a month-and-a-half to go to National Butchers' Week, from March 16-21, retailers are being urged to get planning to make the most of the week.