Owen Taylor's Awards & Accreditations

Owen Taylor and Sons Ltd have a fantastic team with a cumulative 480 years’ experience in the butchering industry our team although large is led by a great team of highly experienced master butchers each with specialist skills.

Lloyds Register

Lloyds Register are the Food sector specialist from Farming to Hospitality overseeing the entire food and drink supply chain. Providing real time assurance working closely with Owen Taylor & Sons. Lloyds Register are a third-party independent certification service. Expert inspectors tour our premises each year to ensure compliance with all food safety legislation including HACCP plans and Quality Control Systems ensuring that all products meet the most exacting standards and full traceability of products are assured from farm to plate.

NACB

Being a full and active member of the NACB guarantees to all our customers through expert advice all our products conform to the highest standards. Providing a wealth of expertise and guidance.

STS

STS Solutions carry out full inspections of our premises on behalf of the Public Sector to ensure food hygiene standards are maintained and improved upon ensuring that the goods we provide to the most venerable sectors of our community comply with all aspects of food safety and quality.

Click here for certificate

Micron 2

Full and independent annual inspections of our premises, products and controls ensures that all goods supplied by us meet the exacting standards of the National Trust and meet their strict criteria regarding the procurement of the very best of local produce.

AHDB Beef and Lamb

The AHDB quality assurance scheme gives customers the highest levels of assurance about the Beef and Lamb they buy. Not only is quality standard Beef and Lamb produced to higher standards than required by law, the AHDB scheme is unique as the only one of its kind that includes eating quality. You can be confident in the tenderness and succulence of your meat.

Red Tractor Meat Processing

Red Tractor Assurance for Meat and Poultry Processors Scheme, part of the Red Tractor Food Assurance Scheme assuring food safety, animal welfare, hygiene environmental protection through every part of the food chain. Red Tractor was established in 2000 and has grown to become the UK’s biggest farm and food standards scheme, covering all of animal welfare, food safety, traceability, and environmental protection. Owen Taylor & Sons are proud to be involved and accredited by the Red Tractor Meat Processing scheme.

Click here for certificate
Click here for license certificate

2021 AWARDS

British Charcuterie Live Awards 2020/21

Smoked Streaky Bacon
Class 6 – Cured Bacon

Smithfield Awards

Diamond Products

  • Gluten Free Herby Sausage
  • Pastrami

3*** products

  • Smoked back Bacon
  • Traditional Pork Pie
  • Jerk Chicken Skewers
  • Pheasant Stuffed with Black Pudding Mustard & Shallots
  • Steak & Stilton Pie
  • Steak & Ale Pie
  • 8oz Sirloin Steak

2** products

  • The Infinite Melt Burger
  • Tomato & Chorizo Sausage
  • Haggis
  • Spicey Meatballs in Tomato & Basil Sauce
  • Lamb Striploin

Meat Management Awards

Finalist:

  • Catering Butcher Award
  • Best Free From Product category for Taylor’s Herby (Gluten Free) Sausage
  • Britain’s Best Sausage Award category for Taylor’s Country Special Herby Sausage

Highly commended:

  • Best Beef Product: Aged 16oz Sirloin On The Bone
  • Best Lamb Product: Marinated Lamb Parve
  • Britain’s Best Meat Pie: Huntsman Pie
  • Best Bacon Product: Home Cured Smoked Streaky Bacon
  • Britain’s Best Sausage: Taylors Dambuster
  • Best Poultry Product: Cornfed Chicken Supreme

British Pie Awards

Gold

  • Steak & Ale Pie

Silver

  • Duck & Apricot Pie
  • Steak & Ale Pie
  • Steak & Stilton Pie
  • Lamb & Mint Pie
  • Chicken leek and Stilton Pie
  • Venison in Red Wine Pie

National Craft Butcher Product Awards

Gold

  • Chicken Kebab
  • Flat Iron Steak
  • Homecure Smoke Streaky
  • Honey Roast Ham
  • Minty Lamb Rump
  • Chicken Leek & Ham Pie
  • Steak & Stilton Pie

Silver

  • 6oz Beefburger
  • Pork Best

Great Food Club

Winner – Catering Butcher

Smithfield Awards

Gold products

  • Pastrami
  • Gluten Free Herby Sausage
  • Maple Glaze Bacon Steak
  • Tomato Sausage
  • Greek Passion Lamb Rump
  • Cumberland Sausage
  • Smokey Pork Burger

Silver

  • Stilton Pork Pie
  • Lamb & Mint Burger
  • Stuffed Belly Pork
  • Chicken, Leek & Ham Pie

Meat Management Awards

Winner – Catering Butcher Award

Finalist:

  • Britain’s Best Meat Pie: Pork Pie with Wensleydale Cheese and Pickle
  • Best Lamb Product: Greek Passion Lamb Rump

Highly commended:

  • Britain’s Best Sausage: Taylor’s Country Special
  • Britain’s Best Burger: Steak Burger
  • Best Free From Product: Gluten Free Herby Sausage

British Pie Awards

Silver – Steak & Stilton Pie

National Craft Butcher BBQ Competition

Champion BBQ Product – Sirloin Steak

Gold

  • Pork Best Sausage
  • Taylors Country Special Sausage
  • Taylors Gluten Free Herby
  • Greek Passion Lamb Rump

Silver

  • Caramelized Onion Burger
  • Kofta Burger
  • Lamb Burger
  • Minty Lamb Rump

British Charcuterie Awards

Gold Award – Haslet

National Sausage Week

Best Foodservice sausage – Runner up

  • Cumberland Sausage
  • Best Pork sausage

Traditional Category East Midlands – Winner

  • Taylors Country Special

Innovative Category – Runners Up

  • Taylors Tomato and Chorizo
  • Taylor Gluten Free

Butchers Guild

Butcher of the month – December 2018

Family Business Awards 2018

Manufacturing Excellence Award – Winner

Corporate Social Responsibility – Finalist

Meat Management Awards 2018

Country Taylors Sausage – Britain’s Best Award

Catering Butcher Award – Finalist 

Ma Taylors Gourmet Steak and Ale Pie – Finalist 

Ribeye – Highly commended

Beef Burger – Highly commended

NFMFT National Products Competition 2018

Charcuterie Category Winner – Home Cured Tongue

Gold Awards
Pork Best Sausage
Venison & Mustard Sausage
Home Cured Streaky Bacon
Home Cured Back Bacon
Sugar Coated Ham
Home Cured Pastrami
Steak & Ale Pie

Silver Awards
Spicy Sausage – By Dom Knowles
Country Special Sausage
Traditional Pork Pie
Chicken, Leek & Ham Pie
Ploughman’s Pie
Stilton & Pork Pie
Sausage Roll

NFMFT Premier Young Butcher

Finalist – Lennon Callister (Apprentice Butcher at our retail shop)

Q Guild Smithfield Awards 2018

Gold Awards

Chicken Ham and Leek Pie                                           
Pastrami                                                                              
Pork and Leek Sausage                                                   
Pork Best sausage                                                            
Salt & pepper belly in Plum Sauce                             
Smoked Streaky bacon                                                   
Steak & Ale Pie                                                                  
Venison & Mustard Sausage                                        
Salsa Sizzle Burger

Silver Awards

Honey Roast Ham                                                            

British Pie Competition 2018

Gold Award (Highly commended – top 3 in country)

Owen Taylor Steak & Stilton Pie                                

Silver Award

Ma Taylors Chicken Leek & Ham Pie

NFMFT National Festive Meat Products Competition 2017

National Festive Product Award 2017, Supreme Champion – Turkey & Cranberry Pork Pie

Gold Awards

Festive Chicken Cushion

Fruity Festive Lamb Cushion

Huntsman Pie

Turkey & Cranberry Pork Pie

 Smokey Country Pigs in Blankets

Silver Awards

Chestnut & Apple Turkey Roulade

Honey Roast Ham

Duck & Apricot Pork Pie

Pork Pie with Stilton

Pigs in Blankets

Meat Management Magazine’s Sausage Week Competition 2017

Taylors Country Special won the Best Independent Butcher: East Midlands – Traditional Catergory

East Midlands: Traditional category: Runner up for Pork Best

East Midlands: Innovative category: Runner up for the Dambuster Banger

East Midlands: Innovative category: Highly commended for the Venison & Mustard

Derby Telegraph Business Awards 2017

Finalist – Derby Company of the Year Award

Finalist – Derby Excellence in Manufacturing Award

Great Taste 2017

Homecured Pastrami – 1 star

NFMFT National Meat Products Competition 2017

Gold Award

Spicy Venison Burger

Moroccan Lamb Burger

Pastrami

Chicken Leek and Ham Pie

Beef Burger

Silver Award

Chilli Chicken Burger (retail only)

Spicy Lamb Balls

Meat Management Awards

Catering Butcher of the Year 2017 

British Pie Awards

Highly commended (top 3 in the country) – Steak and Kidney Pie

Silver Awards

Steak & Ale Pie

Chicken Leek & Stilton Pie

Duck & Apricot Pie

Q Guild Smithfield Awards

Gold

Pigs in blankets

Homecured Smoked Streaky bacon

Stilton Pork Pie

Pork & Leek Sausage

Greek Passion Lamb Rump

Steak & Ale Pie

Silver

Best Pork Sausage

Turkey Roulade

Beef & Cracked Black Pepper Burger

Lamb & Red Chilli Burger

Parmesan Chicken Fillet

Haslet

Turkey

Family Business of the Year Awards 2016

Winner of Manufacturing Excellence Award 

The British Pie Awards 2016

Melton Mowbray 09.03.16

Gold Awards

Steak & Ale Pie

Silver Awards

Steak & Stilton Pie

Lamb & Mint Pie

Game Pie

Bronze Awards

Pork Pie

Steak & Kidney Pie

Chicken, Leek & Stilton Pie

National Federation Meat & Food Traders Awards 2015

National Meat Products Competition 1st July 2015

Gold Awards

Home cured Smoked Back Bacon

Home cured Smoked Streaky Bacon

Large Standard Pork Pie

Traditional Pasty

Large Quiche 

Q Guild Smithfield Awards 2015

Gold Awards

Best Pork Sausage

Country Taylors Special Sausage

Chilli and Sweet Red Onion Steak Burger

1lb Chicken and Ham Pie

Lamb Lollipops

Meat Management Magazine Industry Awards 2015

Finalist Britain’s Best Sausage 2015 – Pork Best Sausage PDF

Finalist Catering Butcher Award PDF

Click on the link above for copies of the certificates. 

NACB Foodservice Meat Craftsman Competition 2015

Congratulations to Patrick Crowder one of our shop butchers for becoming a finalist in the above competition

NFMFT National Product Competition 2015

Held at The MEATUP exhibition in Stoneleigh.

Gold Awards

Homecured Smoked Streaky Bacon

Homecured Smoked Back Bacon

English Gammon Steak

1lb Standard Pork Pie

12” Quiche Speciality Cold Eating pie

Traditional Pasty

Silver Awards

Individual Steak & Stilton Speciality Hot Eating Pie

Standard Sausage Roll

EBLEX Quality Standard Mark Excellence Awards 2015

Overall Champion of England’s Best Sirloin Steak 2015

Larder Trim Sirloin Steak

Independent Butcher Category Winner

Larder Trim Sirloin Steak

England’s Best Innovative Steak – Added Value Steaks Category Winner

Denver Fire Steak

England’s Best Steak Pie 2015 – Highly Commended

12″ Steak and Stilton Pie

Q Guild – The Smithfield Awards National Product Evaluation 2014

Diamond award winning product

  • 6oz Moroccan Lamb Burger

Gold award winning products

  • Country Special Sausage
  • Smoked Streaky Bacon
  • Smoked Bacon
  • 12″ Steak Pie
  • Huntsman Pork Pie
  • Traditional Pork Pie
  • Ploughman’s Pork Pie
  • Spicy Meat Balls

National Meat Products Competition 2014

Gold Award Winning Products and Overall Category Winners!!!

  • Ready Meal- Chicken Dinner (Shop Product only)
  • Specialty Cold Eating Pie- Ploughman’s Pork Pie
Gold Award Winning Product
  • Stilton & Apricot Pork Burger

Silver Award

  • Traditional Pork Pie
  • Country Special Sausage
  • Beefburger

Premier Young Butcher Competition

John Rendell – Retail Shop Butcher

Highly recommended in Seam Butchery and Highly recommended in display

BPEX Regional Show – Wed 5th march 2014

GOLD

  • Smoked Streaky Bacon
  • Piri Piri Pork Tenderloin (Shop product)
  • Stilton & Apricot Pork Burger
  • Lincolnshire Sausage

SILVER

  • Pork Best Sausage
  • Wensleydale & Pickle Pork Pie

English Winter Fair

November 2013 – The Owen Taylor Home Cured Smoked Streaky Bacon won the English Winter Fair Gold Award and the best in class

November 2013 – The Owen Taylor Huntsman Pie won the English Winter Fair Gold Award

November 2013 – The Owen Taylor Stilton Pork Pie won the English Winter Fair Gold Award

November 2013 – The Owen Taylor Home Cured R/less Gammon Steak won the English Winter Fair Gold Award

Q Guild Awards 2013

November 2013 – The Owen Taylor Breakfast Mushroom won the Q Guild Smithfield Gold Award

November 2013 – The Owen Taylor Country Special Sausage won the Q Guild Smithfield Gold Award

November 2013 – The Owen Taylor Peppered Steak Burger won the Q Guild Smithfield Gold Award

November 2013 – The Owen Taylor Haslet won the Q Guild Smithfield Gold Award

November 2013 – The Owen Taylor Bacon Steaks won the Q Guild Smithfield Gold Award

EBLEX Best Steak Pie

Gold Award and Finalist – 12” Steak and Ale

Silver Award – 6” Steak Pie

Bacon Connoisseurs Week 2013

2013 – Gold Award- Streaky Bacon Homecured

British Pie Awards

Gold Award and Category Finalist for Chicken Leek and Stilton

Gold Award for Traditional Pork Pie

Food Service Pork Product

2011 – England’s Best Steak Pie Competition 2011
2011 – Steak & Stilton Pie – Gold Award
2011 – Steak & Ale Pie – Gold Award

BPEX Roadshow 2011

2011 – Gold Award-Taylors Country Sausage
2011 – Gold Award-Duck & Apricot Pie
2011 – Gold Award-Traditional Pork Pie
2011 – Silver Award-Pork Best Sausage

Bacon Connoisseurs Week 2011

2011 – Gold Award-Smoked Streaky Bacon
2011 – Gold Award and National Champion-Home Cured Rindless Back Bacon

Food Service Pork Product

2011 – Gold Award-Duck & Apricot Pie
2011 – Gold Award and Best in Class- Pork Cutlet Stuffed With Black Pudding and Apple
2011 – Gold Award and Second in Class-Pork Pie with Stilton Crumb Topping
2011 – Silver Award-Pork Fillet filled with Leek, Sage And Onion wrapped in Pancetta

2011 – England’s Best Steak Pie Competition 2011
2011 – Steak & Stilton Pie – Gold Award
2011 – Steak & Ale Pie – Gold Award

BPEX Roadshow 2011

2011 – Gold Award-Taylors Country Sausage
2011 – Gold Award-Duck & Apricot Pie
2011 – Gold Award-Traditional Pork Pie
2011 – Silver Award-Pork Best Sausage

Bacon Connoisseurs Week 2011

2011 – Gold Award-Smoked Streaky Bacon
2011 – Gold Award and National Champion-Home Cured Rindless Back Bacon

Food Service Pork Product

2011 – Gold Award-Duck & Apricot Pie
2011 – Gold Award and Best in Class- Pork Cutlet Stuffed With Black Pudding and Apple
2011 – Gold Award and Second in Class-Pork Pie with Stilton Crumb Topping
2011 – Silver Award-Pork Fillet filled with Leek, Sage And Onion wrapped in Pancetta

BPEX Roadshow 2010

2010 – Gold Award-Faggots in Onion Gravy
2010 – Gold Award-Duck & Apricot Pie
2010 – Gold Award-Smoked Streaky Bacon
2010 – Gold Award-Steak & Stilton Pie

BPEX Pork Sausage of the Year

2010 – Gold Award-Pork Best Sausage
2010 – Silver Award-Taylors Country Sausage
2010 – Silver Award-Pork & Leek Sausage

Food Service Product

2010 – Gold Award – Huntsman Pie
2010 – Silver Award-Gammon Cutlet

English Winter Fair

November 2009 – The Owen Taylor Smoked Streaky Bacon won the English Winter Fair Gold Award and the Best Product in the Show
November 2009 – The Owen Taylor Steak and Stilton Pie won the English Winter Fair Gold Award
November 2009 – The Owen Taylor Pork and Leek Sausage won the English Winter Fair Gold Award
November 2009 – The Owen Taylor Best Pork Sausage won the English Winter Fair Silver Award
November 2009 – The Owen Taylor Venison and Herb Sausage won the English Winter Fair Silver Award
November 2009 – The Owen Taylor Smoked Back Bacon won the English Winter Fair Bronze Award

British Sausage Week 2009

November 2009 – Taylor’s Special Country Sausage won the East Midlands Champion in the Magical Bangor competition judged by Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee at the Jass Cafe in Nottingham as part of the British Sausage Week 2009

Q Guild Awards 2009

October 2009 – The Owen Taylor Steak and Stilton Pie won the Q Guild Smithfield Gold Award
October 2009 – The Owen Taylor Smoked Streaky Bacon won the Q Guild Smithfield Gold Award
October 2009 – The Owen Taylor Course Lincolnshire Sausage won the Q Guild Smithfield Gold Award
October 2009 – The Owen Taylor Thai Pork Surprise (Marinated Pork Tenderloin) won the Q Guild Smithfield Silver Award
October 2009 – The ‘New’ Owen Taylor Burger won the Q Guild Smithfield Silver Award

National Pie & Pasty Competition at the 2008 Foodex Meatex Exhibition

April 2008 – The Owen Taylor Huntsman Pie was crowned National Supreme Champion product of the show as well as its category winner of the Speciality cold Eating Pie. The Owen Taylor Huntsman Pie is based on the traditional pork pie casing recipe layered with chicken breast and topped with stuffing.
April 2008 – The Owen Taylor Steak and Ale Pie was given a gold award and 100 marks out of 100 in its category of Speciality Hot Eating Pie.

Q Guild Awards 2008

October 2008 – The Owen Taylor Homecured Back Bacon won the Q Guild Smithfield Gold Award
October 2008 – The Owen Taylor Special Country Sausage won the Q Guild Smithfield Silver Award
October 2008 – The Owen Taylor Huntsman Pie won the Q Guild Smithfield Silver Award
October 2008 – The Owen Taylor Home Cooked Honey Roast Ham won the Q Guild Smithfield Silver Award
October 2008 – The Owen Taylor 6oz Beef Burger won the Q Guild Smithfield Silver Award