With household budgets being squeezed and times being tougher than ever, there’s no doubt that consumers are looking for any chance to get together and celebrate – even if that celebration is a bit more pared down than usual.
As a retail butcher, you’ll know that planning is key to keeping your business strong and healthy and this year its importance is greater than ever. Having a plan will ensure that you know exactly which products you’re going to offer your customers and when, meaning you can order in the right supplies of ingredients at the right time. That will enable you to reduce waste and budget well.
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There’s a lot of conversation in the media about eating, or not eating meat and over recent months the noise has got louder. However, out of this, the consensus seems to be that those people who wish to continue to be carnivores (of which, fortunately, there are many) will look for better quality meat that has been carefully reared, with a provenance that can be traced.
This Summer, “Staycation” will mean different things to different people. For some it will involve actually getting away somewhere in the UK, but for many it will mean making the most of being at home and spending time with the family and friends. It’s expected that local parks and beauty spots will continue to be incredibly popular, with people choosing a lovely relaxing picnic, or al fresco home-prepared meal, rather than a potentially stressful overseas trip.
Following the recent announcement of a planned relaxing of COVID restrictions, garden centres are, apparently, running out of furniture, pots, plants, firepits and barbecues. There’s been a run on fence paint and sales of outdoor picnic ware has rocketed.
As the lockdown goes on, so must we all – and more than ever, customers are relying on their local butcher to help them through these difficult times.
