Valentin Dene, 18, is an apprentice at the Brechon butchery in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (Val-de-Marne) He won the competition for young butchers in the livestock and meat sector 2024, on February 25 at the Salon de l 'agriculture. “I wasn’t sure of myself, but what is certain is that I gave the best of myself.

For once, I won,” he smiles.