Death of the burger? Stadiums replace beef with venison to cut carbon emissions

[maximus otter]

“The humble beef burger could be disappearing from menus ‍at sports grounds across Britain, as venues such as Brentford’s Gtech Stadium switch to wild venison in a bid to reduce carbon ⁠emissions...”

Paywalled: Death of the burger? Stadiums replace beef with venison to cut carbon emissions

Yeah, it’s all about “carbon emissions” and nothing to do with cost…

October 2025: Restaurants swap steak for game as beef prices soar​

Restaurants swap steak for game as beef prices soar

Rising costs to farmers of machinery, transport and labour leave menus exploring alternatives

www.telegraph.co.uk

maximus otter

 

[wytonpjs]

Another post running here:

Post in thread 'Swapping beef burgers for venison'

Dec 10, 2025

I was at a reception in London last week and they served mini venison burgers, they were very good. It also introduced a discussion on stalking which turned out to be a well received topic of conversation.

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[starr shot]

“The humble beef burger could be disappearing from menus ‍at sports grounds across Britain, as venues such as Brentford’s Gtech Stadium switch to wild venison in a bid to reduce carbon ⁠emissions...”

Paywalled: Death of the burger? Stadiums replace beef with venison to cut carbon emissions

Yeah, it’s all about “carbon emissions” and nothing to do with cost…

October 2025: Restaurants swap steak for game as beef prices soar​

Restaurants swap steak for game as beef prices soar

Rising costs to farmers of machinery, transport and labour leave menus exploring alternatives

www.telegraph.co.uk

Unless you go to Forest Greens Ground then it’s Vegan only.

maximus otter

 

[Jelen]

What's wrong with venison burger? We should be applauding the sale of venison - as long as it's British, but this will most probably be from New Zealand

 

[Bugsy]

I wait in anticipation to see the price of venison hit the £3 p/k next year

 

[Devon Stalker]

“The humble beef burger could be disappearing from menus ‍at sports grounds across Britain, as venues such as Brentford’s Gtech Stadium switch to wild venison in a bid to reduce carbon ⁠emissions...”

Paywalled: Death of the burger? Stadiums replace beef with venison to cut carbon emissions

Yeah, it’s all about “carbon emissions” and nothing to do with cost…

October 2025: Restaurants swap steak for game as beef prices soar​

Restaurants swap steak for game as beef prices soar

Rising costs to farmers of machinery, transport and labour leave menus exploring alternatives

www.telegraph.co.uk

maximus otter

“The humble beef burger could be disappearing from menus ‍at sports grounds across Britain, as venues such as Brentford’s Gtech Stadium switch to wild venison in a bid to reduce carbon ⁠emissions...”

Paywalled: Death of the burger? Stadiums replace beef with venison to cut carbon emissions

Yeah, it’s all about “carbon emissions” and nothing to do with cost…

October 2025: Restaurants swap steak for game as beef prices soar​

Restaurants swap steak for game as beef prices soar

Rising costs to farmers of machinery, transport and labour leave menus exploring alternatives

www.telegraph.co.uk

maximus otter

If it’s more cost effective and also low C, isn’t that he best of both…?!

 

[long_range_rob]

I suspect a burger will cost more than you get for a roe carcass

 

[375win]

Switching from farmed beef to wild venison confuses two very different supply chains. Farmed cattle are managed and renewable, whereas wild deer are a finite population that cannot sustainably meet mass demand. Treating wild game as a scalable substitute risks overharvesting, ecological imbalance, and ultimately undermines both animal welfare and sustainability. It’s a short‑term gesture framed as carbon reduction, but in reality it’s neither practical nor sustainable.

 

[weblyish]

Switching from farmed beef to wild venison confuses two very different supply chains. Farmed cattle are managed and renewable, whereas wild deer are a finite population that cannot sustainably meet mass demand. Treating wild game as a scalable substitute risks overharvesting, ecological imbalance, and ultimately undermines both animal welfare and sustainability. It’s a short‑term gesture framed as carbon reduction, but in reality it’s neither practical nor sustainable.

Excellent point

There is clearly room to sustainably grow the venison market from where it is now from the current ever growing population but you would quite quickly hit a tipping point in the long term if it became a mass market staple

Interesting problem to have I guess but I can't see it happening in my lifetime

 

[SussexSteve]

Even better then