The Meat Management Meat Industry Awards ceremony will return for 2025 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole on Thursday 18th September, where winners will be revealed at the much-anticipated black-tie dinner.

MM Industry Awards shortlist revealed

As the meat industry’s biggest annual initiative, the Meat Management Meat Industry Awards attract a wide range of guests from across all sectors of the meat industry and is recognised as a key networking occasion.

Click each category to reveal the finalists.

This year’s finalists are confirmed as follows:

Aubrey Allen Ltd

CMB Foods

Owen Taylor & Sons Ltd

Price & Fretwell

Fairfax Meadow

Jolly Foods

National Craft Butchers (NCB)

Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS)

Q Guild

Bord Bia

British Meat Processors Association (BMPA)

Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)

Interfood Technology Ltd

Reiser (UK) Ltd

Multivac

JBT Marel

Jarvis UK & Ireland

GEA

Handtmann Ltd

AHDB Meat Education Programme

Cranswick Plc - General Graduate Programme

M.E.A.T. (Ipswich) Meat Skills Training School

Plumpton College Advanced Butcher Level 2 and Level 3 Apprenticeships

Crosby Butchery Training - Butchery Apprenticeships

Food & Drink Training & Education Council (ftc) - Butchers Trailblazer Apprentice Schemes (Levels 2 and 3)

James Andrews - Myton Food Group

Letitia Redfern - Booker Group

Jack Rose - Hilton Foods Solutions

Amy Nicholas - Morgan’s Butchery

Parson’s Nose - Butchers of London (Mayfair London)

Lishman’s of Ilkley (Ilkley, Yorkshire)

The Dorking Butchery (Dorking, Surrey)

Morgan’s Butchery (Halstead, Essex)

Marks & Spencer

Tesco

Aldi

Lidl

Sainsbury’s

ASDA

Waitrose & Partners

Morrisons

Co-op

Iceland Luxury Pork Sausages - Cranswick Gourmet Sausage

Morrisons The Best 4 Ultimate Black Garlic & Red Onion Pork Sausages - Myton Food Group

Primrose Herd Cornish Pork Sausages

Wicks Manor Olde English Sausage 

The Nidderdale Sausage - Farmison & Co

Co-op Irresistible Classically Seasoned 6 Pork Sausages 400g - Pilgrim’s Europe

Waitrose & Partners No.1 British Wagyu Burgers - Dovecote Park

ASDA Exceptional 4 Caramelised Red Onion Beef Steak Burgers - ABP UK

Marks & Spencer Lamb Burgers - ABP Linden

Morrisons The Best Steak Burger - Myton Food Group

Porky Whites Ultimate Steak Beef Burger - Porky Whites Ltd

Sainsbury’s 2 Bacon & Blue Cheese Beef Burgers - Dunbia

Ma Taylor’s Steak & Ale Pie - Owen Taylor & Sons Ltd

Steak Pie - Mettrick’s Butchers

Traditional Pork Pie - Martin Thomas Butchers

Aldi Specially Selected Steak Pie

St George’s Pie - Lidgate Butchers

Morrisons The Best Steak & Ale Pie - Myton Food Group

Wicks Manor Dry Cured Smoked Streaky Bacon

Primrose Herd Smoked Dry Cured Streaky Bacon

Waitrose & Partners No.1 10 Free Range Beech Smoked Dry Cured Streaky Bacon Rashers - Pilgrim’s Europe

Ripon Cathedral Smoked Back Bacon - Farmison & Co

Co-op Irresistible Maple Cured Streaky Bacon Rashers - Pilgrim’s Europe

Tesco Finest Slow Cooked Cherrywood Smoked Bacon Pork Ribs with Honey & Apple BBQ Sauce - Dunbia

Co-op Irresistible 6 Cumberland Sausages - Pilgrim’s Europe

Marks & Spencer Dry Aged Beef Burger - ABP Linden

Lidl Birchwood Memphis BBQ Style Beef Kebabs

Gluten Free Pork Sausages (Frozen) - The Welsh Sausage Company

Wild Boar and Chorizo Burger - Walter Rose and Son

Summer Grill by ASDA Korean BBQ Inspired Lamb Leg Steaks - Dunbia

Salt Beef by Trailhead - Trailhead Fine Foods

Wicks Manor - Sliced Smoked Ham

Nduja Smokey Spicy Spreadable Salami - Mount Grace Charcuterie Ltd

The Farmers Son Black Pudding - The Farmers Son

Garlic, Mixed Peppercorn & Red Wine Salami - Mount Grace Charcuterie Ltd

Traditional Black Pudding - Martin Thomas Butchers

Tandoori Chicken Sharing Kebab - Mettrick’s Butchers

Weight Watchers Naked Katsu Chicken Breasts - DB Foods

Chicken Huntsman - Northumberland Family Butchers

Tesco Finest Tuscan Style Chicken Supreme with a Parmigiano & Basil Buttery Melt - DB Foods

Aldi Specially Selected Gastro Butter Chicken

Morrisons Market Street Chicken Topped with Chorizo & Cheese Melt - DB Foods

Lidl Birchwood Grass Fed 36 Days Matured Extra Thick Cut Sirloin Steak - Dunbia

14oz Cote de Boeuf - Owen Taylor & Sons Ltd

M&S Collection Master Grill Porterhouse Sirloin Steak with Butter, Garlic and Parsley - Dunbia

Buitelaar Prumplestown 28 Day Dry Aged Ribeye Steak - Buitelaar Group

Tesco Slow Cooked Beef Short Rib with Bourbon and Black Pepper BBQ Glaze - Dunbia

Morrisons The Best Steak Burger - Myton Food Group

Waitrose & Partners No.1 British 30 Day Dry Aged T-Bone Steak - Dovecote Park

Co-op Slow Cooked BBQ Pulled Pork - Pilgrim’s Europe

Morrisons Summer Eating Asian Style Salt & Pepper Pork Belly Slices - Myton Food Group

Festive Ham - Kings Fine Cooked Meats

Aldi Specially Selected Deli Style Ham - Houghton Hams

Tesco Finest 10 Lemon & Oregano Pork Meatballs with Mint & Yoghurt Dip

Waitrose & Partners No.1 Free Range British Smoked Gammon Joint - Pilgrim’s Europe

Prumpelstown French Trimmed Pork Loin Rack - Buitelaar Group

Lidl Birchwood XXL Tandoori Lamb Rump Steaks - Dunbia

Lamb Barnsley Chop with Rosemary - Farmison & Co

Exceptional by ASDA Lamb Guard of Honour with West Country Cheddar & Herb Crumb with Rich Lamb Jus - Dunbia

Marks & Spencer Lamb Burgers - ABP Linden

Ambient Slow Cooked Moroccan Spiced Lamb Shank - Holmesterne Foods

Tesco Finest Lamb Nests with Mint, Balsamic & Caramelised Red Onion Sauce - DB Foods

The overall Red Meat winner and runners up are taken from the pork, beef and lamb categories.

Dunbia

DB Foods

Dovecote Park

Cranswick Plc

Pilgrim’s Europe

ABP Linden

The winner will be announced at the conclusion of the awards ceremony.

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Graham Yandell MBE, publisher of Meat Management magazine, which stages the awards, commented: “I am delighted to finally reveal this year’s shortlist. Each and every person, trade organisation, training scheme provider and business is deserving of a win, but there can only be one winner for every category!

“We are set for another fantastic awards ceremony on 18th September, and I know dinner guests will have a wonderful time catching up with colleagues and friends alike as we celebrate the industry’s best.

“It is our pleasure, as the UK’s primary meat trade media, to bring the industry together for a unique night of networking and positivity at the award presentations, and we are all really looking forward to a great occasion.”

For more information or to book tickets to the 2025 awards, click here.

The official 2025 awards partners:

MM Awards 2025