Simon Rimmer made a special stop during his nationwide British Sausage Week tour to personally congratulate the winner of the 2013 BPEX Foodservice Sausage of The Year competition.

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L-R: Andrew Lawton, General Manager, Underwood Meat Company,celebrity chef, Simon Rimmer and Bryan Booth, Underwood's Sausage Production Supervisor.

Underwood Meat Company joined celebrity chef and British Sausage Week ambassador, Simon Rimmer on Tuesday to be officially awarded the hotly contested ‘Overall Champion’ title and trophy. Its ‘Pork and Chorizo’ sausage, which was entered into the Speciality Pork Sausage category, scored highly on taste, texture and appearance and earned the Rotherham-based sausage supplier first place.Competition organiser Tony Goodger, BPEX’s foodservice trade manager, said: “It’s great that Simon was able to congratulate Underwood Meat Company during his whirlwind British Sausage Week tour – and even try the tasty sausage himself!"

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