Bavaria's best butcher 2025: These companies were awarded!

Bavaria's best butcher 2025: These companies were awarded!

Schongau, Deutschland - On June 15, 2025, a ceremonial award took place in the Max-Joseph Hall of the Munich Residence, where the Bavarian State Honor Award for the Metzgerhandwes was awarded for the 13th time. Minister of nutrition Michaela Kaniber paid tribute to the most creative and competent companies in the Free State, while emphasizing how important the butchers are for local supply and the production of high-quality meat and sausages. With more than 2,500 butchers, Bavaria has most in Germany, supported by about 1,600 slaughterhouse approved according to EU law, reports [nordbayern.de] (https://www.nordbayern.de/bayern-kurt-besten-2025-Diese-aus--------------------------------------------------sind-dabei--dabei--dabei--dabei--dabei--dabei--dabei--dabei--dabei--dabei--dabei-

The ten best butchers who were awarded this year are:

• butchery Klein, Nersingen-Straß, district of Neu-Ulm
• Metzgerei Boneberger GmbH, Schongau, district of Weilheim-Schongau
• Metzgerei Heindl GmbH, Untergriesbach, district of Passau
• Metzgerei Gierstofer KG, Pfatter, district of Regensburg
• butchery Max Gruber, Spalt-Großweingarten, district of Roth
• butchery & PartyService Hirsch GmbH, Ursensollen-Hohenkemnath, district of Amberg-Sulzbach
• Faber Feinkost GmbH & Co. KG, Bad Kissingen, district of Bad Kissingen
• butcher Karl Schuster e. K., Wiggensbach/Ermengerst, district of Oberallgäu
• butchery Kürmeier GbR, Brannenburg, district of Rosenheim
• Metzgerei Stuhlberger GmbH, Wartenberg, district of Erding

honor for training and quality

A total of 188 butchers and five vocational schools submitted their applications for this coveted prize. The Franzoberthür School in Würzburg and the municipal vocational school for the butcher trade in Munich Awarded became the vocational schools, and convinced by their exemplary promotion of young professionals, such as the Bavarian State Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Forestry and Tourism reported. Minister Kaniber emphasized that a solid training of young people forms the basis for the future of craft.

The Fleischerverband Bayern is currently doing everything they can to win more specialists for the butcher trade. The chamber promotes the professional development of members through targeted training programs. The creation of innovative meat products is also at the top of the agenda, so that the quality in the craft is secured. A call to support the tradition and specialist knowledge in the butcher industry, which training.de, could not be more suitable.

awards and successes

In another moment of glossy for the Bavarian butcher scene, the “German Metznational team”, which consists mostly of Bavarian butchers, celebrated the vice world championship title at the end of March of this year. This shows how good the craft is in Bavaria and that the services are recognized far beyond the national borders.

With filled zeal and a lot of passion, the butcher trade will continue to face the challenges and thus preserve the high quality for which Bayern is known.