UK Sausage Week competition deadline extended

The entry deadline to nominate products for this year’s UK Sausage Week (UKSW) competition has been extended by one week to Friday 8th August to deal with exceptional demand.

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Viv Harvey from the Institute of Meat was one of the UKSW judges in 2024.

Organisers have confirmed that once again there has been an excellent response to the annual competition and confidently predict that entries will exceed the 2024 entry figure. To nominate sausage entries, click here.

Those participating can enter as many products as they wish across different categories. Entry is free.

Once nominations close on 8th August, actual product delivery will then be required on Tuesday 19th August to the UK Sausage Week test kitchens at Milton Keynes College. All details will be supplied before delivery day to those who are participating.

The 2025 UK Supreme Sausage Champion will be selected from the various category winners.

Libby Goodwin, the event organiser, commented: “Judges and our home economists are looking forward to several days of tasting and testing at the test kitchens based at MK College, Milton Keynes, later in August. All entries are to be supplied raw, and we cook and judge everything fresh.

“Butchers, retailers, manufacturers and foodservice across the industry have been nominating their products, and the winners will be exclusively revealed at the UK Sausage Week awards lunch on Monday 27th October at Butchers’ Hall in London, including the overall UK Supreme Sausage Champion.”

UK Sausage Week logo 2025

Gwen Mostyn, editor of Meat Management magazine, added: “UK Sausage Week presents a fantastic opportunity to get consumers thinking about and buying more sausages at an important time of year, including Halloween and the fast-approaching Bonfire Night shortly afterwards.

“Award-winning products and finalists often see substantially increased interest following the announcement of the competition results and it is really good to see the range and diversity of products that have been nominated so far this year.”

Competition head judge Keith Fisher, of the Institute of Meat, commented: “It really is such an enjoyable few days when we are judging for UK Sausage Week. We all know how important sausages are to the overall meat industry and UK Sausage Week is promoted to give the market a boost at the right time.”

UK Sausage Week will run from 27th October to 2nd November 2025, with competition winners announced at an Awards lunch staged at Butchers’ Hall London on Monday 27th October.

For more information about UK Sausage Week, go to www.uksausageweek.com.