The best young butcher of 2024 was chosen in Dresden. Lukas Sandmeir (center; training company: Huber Country Butchery) ultimately came out on top. He was followed by Lars Bendmann (2nd from left; training company: Anja Bendmann Butchery) and Frederik Masselter (2nd from right; training company: Bungert). The three national winners were congratulated by Christian Lohff (left; team leader of the national butcher team) and Franziska Schubert (Green Party parliamentary group leader in the Saxony State Parliament). (Photo: © German Butchers' Association)

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Bavaria has named Lukas Sandmeir the best butcher of 2024

At the German Championships, butcher Lukas Sandmeir from Bavaria achieved the best result. Lars Bendmann from North Rhine-Westphalia finished second. Frederik Masselter from Rhineland-Palatinate completed the podium.

The German champions in the butcher's trade were determined in a two-day competition in Dresden . A total of eight butchers participated in the completely redesigned competition , according to a press release from the German Butchers' Association (DFV).

The biggest innovation of this new, demanding competition was that participants no longer received any prior information about the tasks they would have to complete during the two days of competition. "This meant that creativity, knowledge, and craftsmanship were more important than ever before," explains the German Crafts Association (DFV). This concept is based on EuroSkills and WorldSkills – the European and World Championships of skilled trades. The concept, developed by the German Crafts Association, is therefore also called "German Craft Skills."

Federal winner

Within the German Butchers' Championship 2024 could Lukas Sandmeir (Training company: Huber Country Butchery, Jesenwang) out Bayern the Title With the second place had to Lars Bendmann (Training company: Anja Bendmann Butcher Shop, Duisburg) out North Rhine-Westphalia content. Third national winner the novel  Frederik Masselter (Training company: Bungert oHG, Wittlich) out Rheinland-Pfalz

Celebration in Berlin

The awards ceremony for the competition will take place on December 7, 2024, in Berlin. During the event, all winners of the German Skilled Trades Championship and the "Good Design in Skilled Trades – Craftspeople Design" competition will be honored by the German Confederation of Skilled Crafts (ZDH).

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Source: German Butchers Association

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