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.
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
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)
Gigli’s Butchers https://www.giglislythamstannes.com
The Fat Butcher https://www.thefatbutcher.co.uk
Chunk of Devon https://www.chunkofdevon.co.uk
Meat Supermarket.com https://www.meatsupermarket.com
Ocado.com https://www.ocado.com
Philip Warren Butchers https://philipwarrenbutchers.co.uk
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 - Iceland Foods Ltd
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.
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:
