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Owton’s Traditional Family Butchers enforcement requirements that we receive. It is the job of our General Manager John Harding to ensure that we do comply fully with all industry rules and regulations, including all HACCP and Health & Safety procedures, and he has made it so that we do just that.”
Awards recognition Aside from the testimony of its countless satisfied customers, Owton’s ability to produce the finest quality meat products is also reflected in the industry accolades it has received, particularly in recent years. In 2019, for example, the business picked up what it described as ‘the ultimate food Oscar’ in the form of three stars in the Great Taste 2019 Awards for its lamb faggots. One of the highest accolades that can be bestowed upon a food and drink product in the UK. “Being awarded three stars by
Being awarded three stars by the Great
Taste Awards is a fantastic achievement
for the business. As I understand it, out
of some 12,800-plus entries, only two
meat products received three stars,
and to be one of those two is a great piece of recognition for Owton’s the Great Taste Awards is a fantastic achievement for the business,” Billy enthuses. “As I understand it, out of some 12,800-plus entries, only two meat products received three stars, and to be one of those two is a great piece of recognition for Owton’s. Our success here also follows previous successes, such as being crowned the 2015 Butchers Q Guild Smithfield Awards supreme champions for our Mrs Owton’s Dry Cured Green Streaky Bacon.”
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