In this week’s episode, Kerry Lonergan chats to the captain of the Australian Butchery Team, Luke Leyson, as he and his team prepare for the World Butchers’ Challenge in Paris.

Kerry and Luke discuss the Australian team’s chances of coming home with Gold from the prestigious international event.

The podcast covers:

• Australia’s history at the event
• How the team prepares
• Our greatest rivals
• The competitions’ format
• What the judges are looking for and how the winner is adjudicated

They also talk about the shape of Australia’s independent retail butchery industry this year, value-adding, the rise of pre-prepared meals, staffing issues… and more.

• Results from the World Butchers’ Challenge on Beef Central early next week