Cotswold Meat Company acquires Slatters Butchers
Established premium meat wholesaler, the Cotswold Meat Company has acquired the iconic Slatters Butchers in Chadlington, Oxfordshire. The acquisition comes as the Cotswold Meat Company celebrates its first year of trading under new owner, Nick Passmore, and has been purchased in partnership with butcher, Tom Gratton.
Speaking about his new venture, Nick Passmore, owner of the Cotswold Meat Company said: “I’m absolutely delighted to announce that Tom and I have purchased Slatters Butchers, a business which has been at the heart of the village of Chadlington for over 100 years – and we very much intend to keep it this way! The decision to purchase Slatters comes during a period of continued investment and growth for the Cotswold Meat Company; and at a time when we’re fortunate to see our success continue to go from strength to strength. It was a natural next step to purchase our own butchers, and I’m delighted to do this in partnership with Tom – a fantastic butcher with considerable experience.”
Talking about his partnership with the Cotswold Meat Company, Tom Gratton commented: “It’s fantastic to be involved with the Cotswold Meat Company, working alongside Nick. Our purchase of Slatters means we can prepare a comprehensive range of fresh, premium quality British produce and deliver exactly what our customers want, in-house. We can keep the supply chain local to the Cotswolds, which is fantastic when consumer demand for provenance and ‘best of British’ is at an all-time high. Slatters is integral to Chadlington and we’re delighted to keep it as a butchers in the fantastic community it’s an established part of.”
The Cotswold Meat Company is an established business with a reputation for quality, fresh produce and delivery. The company is based in Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire and puts animal welfare and the environment at the heart of what it does; working with British farmers, artisans and breed specialists to source the highest quality products from some of the UK’s best independent farms. Produce is 100% traceable, from field to fork.
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