With sausages served at more than half a billion out-of-home meal occasions annually and more than 500 sausage varieties available, the BPEX Foodservice Pork Sausage of the Year Competition gives caterers the opportunity to highlight the diverse range of quality assured and Red Tractor sausages available today in foodservice outlets.
The final 15 will now go forward to the grand final at Butchers’ Hall on 31 October 2014, where one will be crowned ‘Overall Champion’ – marking the start of British Sausage Week 2014 (3-9 November).
BPEX foodservice trade manager, Tony Goodger, said: “With an exceptionally high level of good quality sausages entered into this year’s competition, it’s clear to see that when it comes to putting sausages on the menu, the catering sector delivers on both flavour and quality. The competition provides the ideal platform for caterers to promote premium and speciality sausage varieties as well as encouraging creativity in the kitchen.”
The finalists are:
Category 1 – Traditional Pork Sausage Category
• ‘Free Range Pork Sausage’ from Frank Park Butchers
• ‘Best of British’ from A Turner and Sons
• ‘Country Herb Special Sausage’ from Owen Taylor and Sons
Category 2 – Speciality Pork Sausage Category
• ‘Pork with Stilton, Onion, Chutney and Fresh Rocket’ form York House Meat Products Ltd
• ‘Dragons Fury Hot Chilli’ from A Turner and Sons
• ‘Pork Chilli and Mango Sausage’ from J.C. Rook and Sons Ltd
Category 3 – Best Innovative Pork Sausage Category
• ‘Hot Smoked Londoner Sausage’ from Franconian Sausage Company Ltd
• ‘The Three Kings Sausage’ from Rothbury Butchers
• ‘The Sasquatch’ from Groovy Foods
Category 4 – Best Export Pork Sausage Category
• ‘Directors’ from Graham White and Co Ltd
• ‘Pork Sausage’ from Welsh Sausage Co Ltd
• ‘Old English Pork Sausages’ from Westaway Sausages Ltd
Category 5 – Best Hot Dog
• ‘Smoked Hot Dog’ from Broadoak Farm Sausage Company
• ‘Maple Cured Gammon, Maple Syrup, Chipotle Chilli with Smoked Paprika and Fennel Hot Dog’ from Aubrey Allan
• ‘Smokey Red Hot Dog’ from Tulip Ltd