Awards success for Uncle Henry’s

Already a multi-award winning business, Uncle Henry’s Farm Shop at Grayingham has announced some excellent results in two major awards this autumn - the Meat Management and the Great Taste Awards.

This time round, no less than six of Uncle Henry’s products have gained recognition.

Graham Ward, general manager at Uncle Henry’s, said: “Needless to say, we’re absolutely delighted with these results.”

The Meat Management Industry Awards recognise the best manufacturers and producers, suppliers, retailers and organisations in the UK meat sector, and are voted for by the readers of Meat Management magazine and industry experts.

The various award categories reflect everything that is exceptional across the whole UK industry.

Uncle Henry’s received four Highly Commended awards for a range of products made on site by the butchery team, two of which come from pigs reared on the farm itself.

These were: Best Bacon Product - Uncle Henry’s traditional unsmoked short back bacon; Britain’s Best Sausage - Uncle Henry’s caramelised onion sausage; Best Poultry Product - Uncle Henry’s chicken breast stuffed with Lincolnshire sausage meat, wrapped in bacon, and Best Lamb Product - Uncle Henry’s minted lamb pin wheel.

Performing even better, their chicken and ham pie, made on site by seasoned piemaker Linda North, was a finalist in the coveted Britain’s Best Meat Pie category.

The Great Taste Awards need no introduction, having become the largest and most trusted industry award synonymous with fine food and drink the country over.

Every single star has been carefully assessed by a panel of experts.

Uncle Henry’s is no stranger to achieving Great Taste Awards, with their Lincolnshire sausages, pork leg joint and pork loin joint scoring stars in 2018 and 2019.

This year, Linda’s pies shone once again, with the steak and ale pie being awarded a gold star, the judges singling out the ‘good honest flavours, the generous chunks of beef and the attractiveness of the pie with its crimped edges and pastry cow’.

Star piemaker Linda has been with Uncle Henry’s since its inception in 2006, with customers visiting the shop specifically to purchase her handmade pies.

Graham added: “As we move into autumn and prime foodie time we’ve ensured the butchery counter and freezers are well stocked with all these award-winning products so there’s never been a better time to pop in, pick some up and judge for yourself.”