Stock Photo - 22 November 2021, Hessen, Weiterstadt: Britta Sickenberger-Schwing (2nd from right), coach of the German national team of butchers, discusses their work with Franz Gawalski (l-r), master butcher from Großenhain (Saxony), Leonie Baumeister, sales manager from Waibstadt (Baden-Württemberg), Gina Wenz, master butcher from Köngen near Esslingen (Baden-Württemberg), and Franz Prostmeier, master butcher and delicatessen sommelier from Erding (Bavaria), all members of the German national team of butchers. The master butchers, sales managers and sommeliers train their skills at Germany's only national training centre in Weiterstadt in southern Hesse. The master butchers are plagued by a shortage of young talent. A national team advertises with image campaigns and also competes with colleagues from other countries. (to dpa ""With sharp knives at competitions - butchers advertise for new blood"") Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa. - Weiterstadt/Hessen/Germany