The Impact on Traditional Butcher Shops. Many family-owned butcher shops report 20-30% decreases in sales over the past five years. This decline stems from both the rise of veganism and increased ...

The number of independent butchers nationwide has increased by nine per cent overall, with some regions reporting rises of 32 per cent and 109 per cent, reports the Meat Trades Journal.

BUTCHERS in Kippen and Bannockburn are stepping out of the their traditional blue-striped aprons and donning pink ones this month.