2026 UK Sausage Week winners exclusively revealed
2026 UK Sausage Week winners exclusively revealed
A variety of winners were revealed today [26th October] at a sell-out luncheon and awards ceremony at Butchers’ Hall in London, marking the start of UK Sausage Week.
Butchers, retailers, supermarkets, manufacturers and foodservice attended the ceremony, with many having nominated their sausage products into the competition for judging.
The presentations were made following a convivial drinks reception and luncheon, and Owen Taylor & Sons Ltd provided its Taylor’s Country Special Sausage for the main course.
The Master of the Worshipful Company of Butchers (WCB) Peter Allen was the VIP guest and handed out awards to each of the category winners, alongside Meat Management publisher Graham Yandell MBE.
The 2026 winners:
Best Traditional Pork Sausage – Speldhurst Original Pork Sausage – Speldhurst Quality Foods Ltd
Best Speciality Sausage – Tennessee BBQ Pork Sausage – The British Premium Sausage Company
Best Lincolnshire Sausage – Rustic Lincolnshire Sausage – The Country Victualler
Best Cumberland Sausage – Co-op Irresistible Cumberland Sausage – Pilgrim’s Europe
Best Cocktail Sausage – Porky Whites Surrey Cocktail Sausage – Porky Whites Ltd
Best Beef Sausage – Beef & Marmite Sausage – Dales Traditional Butchers Ltd
Best Chipolata Sausage – Traditional Pork Chipolata Sausage – Walter Smith Fine Foods
Best Frozen Sausage – Cranberry and Stilton Sausage – Korker Sausages Ltd
Best Gluten Free/Free From Sausage – The Black Farmer Premium Cumberland Pork Sausages – The Traditional Welsh Sausage Company Ltd
Best Chicken Sausage – Chicken & Herb Sausage – Reed’s Family Butchers
UK Supreme Sausage Champion – Tennessee BBQ Pork Sausage – The British Premium Sausage Company
The overall UK Supreme Sausage Champion was selected from the winners of ten competition categories, with The British Premium Sausage Company coming in at number one with its Tennessee BBQ Pork Sausage, which also won the category award for Best Speciality Sausage.
Graham Yandell MBE, publisher of Meat Management, which organises UK Sausage Week, commented: “It is an honour to kick off UK Sausage Week by handing these awards to some very deserving businesses. Celebrating the sector is what this week is all about, and we are thrilled to reward the innovation we have seen across the sector once again this year.
“It is important that we continue to encourage high standards, top quality, value and exceptional flavour in the sausage industry, so that we continue to see this iconic product celebrated for many years to come. Congratulations to the 2026 winners!”
The UK Sausage Week initiative
UK Sausage Week, the premier initiative celebrating a British meal-time staple, will run through the last week of October.
The week-long programme, running from Monday 26th October – Sunday 1st November, will see Britain’s butchers’ shops, supermarkets, caterers and manufacturers highlight the fantastic range of sausages available.
UK Sausage Week offers retailers across the UK the chance to spotlight their sausages, and in previous years has seen a fantastic range of initiatives launched as a result – from limited-edition products to sausage-eating contests and customer competitions.
