Stories categorised 'Butcher story'

11th June 2018

The Journey to The Great Taste Awards – Part 4

Posted 11th June 2018

It has been several weeks since our last posting, meanwhile we have sent our products off to be tasted and we are now awaiting the results being published by The Guild of Fine Food. Our two entrants, consisting of a Florentine Steak and a Côte De Boeuf (both pictured in this article) have been selected

31st May 2018

WINNER of the BEST ONLINE BUSINESS 2018

Posted 31st May 2018

The Meat Management Industry Awards are the “Oscars” of the Meat Industry and take place once a year to reward only the very best in the business. We at Anderton’s have been working really hard and putting extra resource into trying to make our online butchers shop one of the best in the UK. When we were

26th May 2018

Gold Awards all round at the National BBQ Championships

Posted 26th May 2018

With the Q Guild National BBQ Awards taking place a couple of weeks ago, we are pleased to announce that a number of our products have again scooped Gold and Silver awards, adding to a very respectable collection of product awards for 2018! With BBQ season now upon us it is always a privilege to

18th May 2018

Quality Standard always at Andertons

Posted 18th May 2018

On the 26th of April, we underwent our annual AHDB audit, in order to gain their approval of the Quality Standard Mark Scheme. We see this as a fundamental of our operations and as a minimum expectation for our customers to prove that we process only the finest British Beef and Lamb. It also ensure that all

8th May 2018

A Positive Decision Closure

Posted 8th May 2018

Anderton’s Ribble Valley Butchers Ltd have enjoyed a successful number of years in Clitheroe. However, the decision has been taken to close the Clitheroe shop; consolidate resources; redeploy staff and concentrate on the continued growth and expansion plans for our Longridge based retail, online and catering businesses. We feel that this is a positive decision

30th April 2018

The Journey to The Great Taste Awards – Part 3

Posted 30th April 2018

With the Great Taste Award entries drawing ever closer, we move onto the breaking down of the carcass into primal cuts, this will help the dry ageing process and help maintain, the quality of the final product. Our two entrants into this year competition, Florentine Steak and Côte de Boeuf are taken from the Choice

20th April 2018

The Journey to the Great Taste Awards – Part 2

Posted 20th April 2018

The Great Taste Awards are hosted by the Guild of Fine Food and the competition takes place once a year to celebrate the fantastic produce that not only this country can produce but countries Globally. We as a family company with traditional values are honoured to be even entering such a prestigious competition. With this

19th April 2018

Andertons Win Best Roast Ham in Britain

Posted 19th April 2018

With the national foodex exhibition drawing to a close, it ended in fabulous winning fashion when Andertons Ribble Valley Butchers swooped The Category Winners Award for Bacon Joint, with ourselves entering our Home Cooked Roast Ham. The National Products competition was hosted by The National Federation Of Meat & Food Traders, which means any category winners are

13th April 2018

The Journey to the Great Taste Awards

Posted 13th April 2018

With Andertons Butchers being a member of the Guild of Fine Food, it would only be righteous that when entering the World Famous Great Taste competition that we put as much care and attention into creating the perfect product as we do throughout the year for our loyal customers. To this end we will be

5th March 2018

Products Strike Gold at Smithfield Awards

Posted 5th March 2018

It has been a while since the Smithfield Awards were hosted at the beginning of February, but we are pleased to report that our products struck Gold. Out of the 4 products we entered we were absolutely delighted that 3 of those won Gold followed by a Silver. This effort is part of an on-going product