See the full list of 2024 winners and finalists, recognising and highlighting excellence across manufacturing, retail, industry suppliers, trade organisations, and outstanding individuals.
The annual awards initiative is the biggest and most important in the UK meat trade calendar, attracting a wide range of guests and participants from all corners of the industry.
The much anticipated awards ceremony and black-tie dinner took place at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole on Thursday 19th September.
Click the categories below to reveal the 2024 winners and finalists:
- Aubrey Allen Ltd
- Campbell Brothers
- Fairfax Meadow (WINNER)
- Owen Taylor & Sons Ltd
- Price & Fretwell
- CMB Foods
- Worshipful Company of Butchers (WCB)
- International Meat Trade Association (IMTA)
- British Meat Processors Association (BMPA)
- National Craft Butchers (NCB) (WINNER)
- Bord Bia
- Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS)
- Marel
- Syspal
- Reiser (UK) Ltd
- Interfood Technology Ltd
- Accles & Shelvoke Ltd (Frontmatic)
- Jarvis UK & Ireland
- Handtmann Ltd (WINNER)
- Food & Drink Training & Education Council - Butchers Trailblazer Apprentice Schemes (levels 2 and 3) (WINNER)
- Adele Adams Associates Ltd - Food Training Courses
- M.E.A.T. (Ipswich) Meat Skills Training School
- Cranswick Plc - General Graduate Programme
- Pilgrim’s Food Masters - Food Masters Graduate Programme
- Crosby Butchery Training - Butchery Apprenticeships
- Austin Howell, Butchery Operations Manager, Priory Farm Estate
- Jonathan Hendry, Assistant Site Operations Manager, Dunbia, Carnaby (WINNER)
- Gemma Furzeland, Customer Experience and Logistics Manager, Farmison & Co
- Sarah Mahon, Site Operations Manager, Dunbia, West Devon
- Mettrick’s Butchers - Glossop, Derbyshire
- Aubrey Allen Ltd - Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
- Neil Powell Master Butchers - Abergavenny, Monmouthshire (WINNER)
- K&J Green Butchers - Chorley, Lancashire
- Sainsbury’s
- Iceland
- ASDA
- Morrisons (WINNER)
- Lidl
- Tesco
- Aldi
- Marks & Spencer
- Waitrose
- Pork, Cheese & Jalapeno Sausage – The British Premium Sausage Company
- Morrisons The Best Thick Pork Sausages – Morrisons Plc
- The Londoner®™ Hot Smoked Sausage – The Franconian Sausage Co Ltd
- Blackgate Signature Traditionally Linked Sausages – Booker (WINNER)
- Tesco Finest 4 Pork Bramley Apple & Kentish Cider Sausages – Walkers Deli & Sausage Co
- Alf Turner Best of British Sausage
- Porky Whites Ultimate Steak Beef Burger – Porky Whites (WINNER)
- M&S Fully Loaded Steak Burger – ABP Linden
- Morrisons The Best 2 Chilli & Cheese Beef Burgers – Morrisons PLC
- Iceland 2 Ultimate Aberdeen Angus Beef Burgers – Dunbia
- Waitrose Pork & Black Garlic Burgers – Pilgrim’s Europe
- Blackgate Signature 8 Aberdeen Angus Burgers – Booker
- Steak & Ale Pie – Owen Taylor & Sons Ltd (WINNER)
- Traditional Pork Pie – Martin Thomas Butchers
- Aldi Specially Selected Steak Pie
- Venison and Red Wine Pie – Coven Farms
- The House of Bruar Steak Pie
- Steak & Haggis Pie – Chapel Street Deli & Butcher
- Chestnut Meats Dry Cured Bacon
- Co-op Irresistible Maple Bacon – Pilgrim’s Europe (WINNER)
- Smoked Dry Cured Back Bacon – Primrose Herd Butchery
- Oak Smoked Back Bacon – Morgan’s Butchers
- Finnebrogue Naked Sugar Pit Steaks – Lynn’s Country Foods Ltd
- Lidl Glensallagh Unsmoked Maple Thick Cuts – Honeyvale Foods (Oakpark)
- Waitrose 6 Pork & Caramelised Red Onion Sausages – Walkers Deli & Sausage Co (Wheat Free and Gluten Free)
- Lidl Deluxe Aberdeen Angus Beef Burgers – Dunbia (Gluten Free)
- Red Tractor Topside – Kings Fine Cooked Meats (Gluten Free)
- ASDA Seasoned Lamb Grillsteaks – Dunbia (Gluten Free) (WINNER)
- Gluten Free Kiev – Lidgate Butchers (Gluten Free)
- Porky Lights Sausages – Porky Whites (Gluten Free)
- The Bath Pig Diced Chorizo – The Bath Pig Company
- British Outdoor Reared Air Dried Pork Collar – Moon Green at Campbell Brothers
- No Smoke Without Fire – Ey Up Mi Duck Charcuterie Ltd
- Pastrami – Owen Taylor & Sons
- Yorkshire Chorizo – Mount Grace Charcuterie Ltd (WINNER)
- Traditional Black Pudding – Martin Thomas Butchers
- Sliced Turkey – Kings Fine Cooked Meats
- Slow Cooked Turkey Breast Joint with Garlic and Herb Glaze – Oakpark
- Norfolk Black Whole Chicken – Farmison & Co
- Aldi Specially Selected Sourdough Garlic Chicken Kiev (WINNER)
- Turkey Ballotine with Cumberland, Apricot & Rosemary Stuffing Wrapped in Prosciutto – Fairfax Meadow
- Gourmet Chicken Kebabs – Owen Taylor & Sons
- Prumplestown Estate Dry Aged Cote de Boeuf – Buitelaar Group
- Waitrose No.1.British Beef Chateaubriand – Dovecote Park
- Aldi Selected Wagyu Wing Rib
- M&S Collection Slow Cooked Daube of Beef – Scotbeef
- Waitrose No.1.British Dry Aged Bone-In Sirloin of Beef – Dovecote Park (WINNER)
- M&S Collection Aberdeen Angus Rump of Beef with Horseradish Butter – ABP Linden
- Prumplestown French Trimmed Pork Loin Rack – Buitelaar Group
- Tesco Finest Black Garlic Pork Ribeye Steaks – Pilgrim’s Europe
- Porky Whites Iberico and Manchego Supreme – Porky Whites
- Aldi Specially Selected Wiltshire Cured Ham Gratin
- Blackgate Signature French Trimmed Pork Rack – Booker
- Lidl Deluxe Smoked Dry Cured Horseshoe Ham Fillet 2.5kg – Oakpark (WINNER)
- M&S Collection Butterflied Lamb Leg – Scotbeef
- ASDA Exceptional Welsh Lamb Rump Joint with Garlic, Sea Salt & Black Pepper – Dunbia
- M&S 2 French Trimmed Lamb Crowns – ABP Linden (WINNER)
- Shoulder of Spring Lamb – Isle of Man Meat Company
- ASDA Smokey Spiced Harissa Lamb Meatballs – Dunbia
- Waitrose Slow Cooked Harissa Spiced Lamb Shanks – Pilgrim’s Europe
The winner and finalists of the Best Red Meat Product are taken from the winners of the pork, beef and lamb categories.
This year’s winner overall was…
M&S 2 French Trimmed Lamb Crowns – ABP Linden
The winner of this special accolade was…
Bob Bansback OBE
- ABP Linden (WINNER)
- Samworth Brothers
- Cranswick Plc
- Pilgrim’s Europe
- Dunbia
- Dovecote Park
The winner of this prestigious award was…
Katie Doherty, CEO of the International Meat Trade Association (IMTA)
Thank you to our official 2024 Awards Partners:
Find out more about the Meat Management Industry Awards at meatmanagement.com/awards.