Keelham Farm Shop wins coveted pork pie title
Keelham Farm Shop wins coveted pork pie title
Keelham Farm Shop in Thornton, Bradford, was crowned Supreme Pork Pie Champion at the UK’s biggest regional meat trades competition.
Supreme champion pork pie – Lee Scott of Keelham Farm Shop, Thornton, with (from left) Sat Lola, of sponsors William Jones Packaging, President of the Confederation of Yorkshire Butchers Councils Roy Dykes, trophy presenter Ted Jones, and President of the National Federation of Meat & Food Traders John Mettrick.
Keelham, which will soon be opening a second shop in Skipton, took the coveted crown at the 26th annual Great Yorkshire Pork Pie, Sausage & Products Competition held in Bradford, on Sunday, November 16.
In total, more than 40 different businesses submitted over 250 individual product entries.
There were a number of successes for H Hofmann and Sons Butchers, from Wakefield, including the Supreme Champion Sausage.
Robinson’s Farm Shop in Score Hill, Northowram, Halifax, took three first places, including a new open small pork pie class, along with becoming reserve supreme sausage champion.
Hinchliffe’s Farm Shop in Netherton, Huddersfield, was reserve supreme pork pie champion.
It was only the second time Keelham Farm Shop had entered the pork pie section of the competition, and their recent acquisition of Amblers Bakery, also in Thornton, has clearly paid off. They clinched supreme championship honours with their first prize small pork pie.
Lee Scott, butcher manager at Keelham, said: “We took over Amblers about 18 months ago because it was going to close. It had been going since the late 1800s and had a great reputation. We’re still using their same recipe for our pork pies, although we’ve added a different jelly. We’re absolutely delighted to win these prizes. It’s the most important competition for us.”
The Brighouse & Denholme Road shop clinched an awards windfall, also finishing as runner-up in the speciality sausage class, third in thick pork sausage class and being highly commended in both the black pudding and beef burger classes
Keelham has been a real success story and is due to open its second shop early next year. Lee added: “We’re looking forward to coming to Skipton. We already buy supreme prime cattle and lamb champions from Skipton Auction Mart, as we only want the best quality meat. One of our key brand values is to use Yorkshire products, so Skipton is perfect because it’s the nearest mart to us and it sells top quality livestock.”
