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Retail Butchery Cover
- Skilled cutting & carcass breakdown
- Counter service & merchandising
- Daily operations & customer flow
- Full shop management cover
South West UK · Est. operational, not theoretical
Butchery &
production
operations —
done properly.
Hands-on operational expertise for butchers, farm shops, food halls, production units and manufacturers across the South West.
- Retail
- Wholesale
- Catering
- Manufacturing
- Compliance
Covering Devon · Somerset · Avon · Dorset · Wiltshire · Cornwall
Steven TurtonMaster Butcher
50+ years
I've built it,
owned it,
run it.
For over 50 years I've built, owned and operated retail butchery shops, a wholesale butchery plant, a catering butchery operation, and a sausage manufacturing plant.
I understand the realities of running a butchery business because I've done it — from the cutting room to the boardroom. Today, I provide specialist operational support, relief cover, and production expertise to businesses across the South West who need someone who can step in and make things work.
50+
Years operational
4
Business types built
6
Counties covered
What I do
Five disciplines.
One operator.
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Wholesale & Catering Butchery
- Spec-driven portioning
- High-volume workflow
- Order fulfilment & consistency
- Yield-focused cutting
03
Production & Manufacturing
- Sausage & burger production
- Batch control & recipe scaling
- Traceability & documentation
- HACCP-aligned processes
04
Operational Troubleshooting
- Workflow redesign
- Yield improvement
- Staff training & upskilling
- Compliance & audit preparation
05
New Unit Setup
- Retail shop setup
- Production room design
- Manufacturing line setup
- Systems, processes & documentation
Need cover
or support?
Who I work with
From single shops to multi-site operators.
If you need someone who can walk in and run the operation — not just advise from the sidelines — that's where I come in.
- Independent butchers
- Farm shops & food halls
- Catering butchers
- Wholesale operations
- Sausage & burger manufacturers
- Multi-site businesses
- Seasonal operations
- Start-ups & expansions
Coverage area
Devon·Somerset·Avon·Dorset·Wiltshire·Cornwall
Available for planned cover, short-notice support, and project-based work across the South West.
Why work with me
Operational capability.
Not theory.
I don't offer slides and recommendations from the sidelines. I offer the hands, the head and the experience to step into your operation and deliver.
- 50+ years hands-on operational experience
- Built and ran multiple butchery businesses
- Retail, wholesale, catering & manufacturing expertise
- Strong reputation across the South West
- Practical, no-nonsense, results-driven
- Able to step into any environment and deliver
- Trusted by butchers, managers and owners alike
Availability & rates
Three rate structures.
Tailored to the work.
01
Day rates
Retail, cutting and shop cover.
02
Specialist rates
Wholesale and production work.
03
Project rates
Troubleshooting and setup engagements.
Get in touch to discuss your requirements and availability.
Sister ventures
Also building
for the trade.
Software and systems built from 50 years on the floor — for the businesses I work alongside.
HACCPGuard
UK food safety, HACCP and traceability — daily checks, lot codes and audit-ready records in one place.
OrderDeck
A branded customer ordering app for trade buyers — your logo, your prices, no phone-and-text chaos.
Artisan Commerce Solutions
Card machines and EPOS for hospitality and retail — authorised Shift4 partner.