First Results In: Gold, Silver and Bronze winners named in 2025 NCB Product Awards
Today, Craft Butchers from England and Wales will receive their eagerly awaited results from the National Craft Butchers Product Awards. After being blind tasted by a team of expert judges, each butcher will find out if any of their products have scooped a prestigious gold, silver, or bronze award.
NCB Product Awards has a meticulous judging process, with comprehensive blind taste-testing of all entries taking place at Harper Adams university, with a judging panel of industry experts.
NCB Product Awards respected judging panel is made up of master butchers, and industry experts this year led by Head Judge Keith Fisher representing the Institute of Meat. This experienced panel, have tasted, and evaluated all entries, with our gold awards winners rejudged before they are granted the title of Category Champion. 41% of entrants received the desired gold award for their products in 2025, an increase from 2024, demonstrating the overall standard of entries.
What happens next?
NCB Product Award winners can now proudly display their certificates and digital logos on their award-winning products and digital platforms. The logo states the year and whether the product was awarded Gold, Silver, or Bronze. They will then find out at the beginning of October whether their product gained one of the coveted Category Champion or Judges Choice titles. The categories, for which winners will be announced are Game Product, 30 minute meal, Traditional Black Pudding, Hot Eating Pie, Cold Eating Pie, Traditional Sausage, Innovative Sausage, Traditional Bacon, and Innovative Bacon, along with the winner of our Judges Choice award given to a standout product agreed unanimously by our judging panel.
The full list of awards can be found at www.nationalcraftbutchers.co.uk with all of these products available to buy at independent craft butchers. To find your local butcher go to https://nationalcraftbutchers.co.uk/member-directory/
List of Awards
Gold Awards
AD Ringrose Butchers | Pheasant Layer Roast |
AD Ringrose Butchers | Oriental Duck Sausage |
AD Ringrose Butchers | Caribbean Sausage Pot |
Aubrey Allen Ltd | Maple Cured Collar Bacon |
Aubrey Allen Ltd | Aubrey’s Kitchen – Lasagne |
Aubrey Allen Ltd | Aubrey’s Kitchen – Traditional Shepherds Pie |
Basecamp North Lakes | Wild & Fruitful Hot Honey Sausage |
Butchers on the Green | Charcuterie board pork sausage |
Dales Traditional Butchers Ltd | Traditional Cumberland Sausage |
Dales Traditional Butchers Ltd | Loukanika (Greek Sausage) |
Dales Traditional Butchers Ltd | Steak Pie |
Dales Traditional Butchers Ltd | Dry Cured Middle Bacon |
Dales Traditional Butchers Ltd | Dry Cured Smoked Middle Bacon |
Dales Traditional Butchers Ltd | Pancetta |
Dales Traditional Butchers Ltd | Indonesian Sticky Brisket |
Duttons Of Kelsall | Traditional Pork |
Duttons Of Kelsall | Dry Cured Bacon |
Gigli’s Butcher’s | Thai Green Curry Sausage |
Gigli’s Butcher’s | Chicken, Ham & Leek Pie |
Gigli’s Butcher’s | Beef Bourguignon Pie |
Gigli’s Butcher’s | Beef Shin & Bowland Ale Pie |
Gigli’s Butcher’s | Chicken & Wild Mushroom, Gratin Potatoes & Roasted Vegetables |
J W Mettrick & Son Ltd | Cracked Black Pepper with Feta and Tomato Sausage |
J W Mettrick & Son Ltd | Venison, Pancetta and Red Wine Pie |
Lakings Ltd | Lincolnshire Sausage |
Lakings Ltd | Cracked Black Pepper Sausage |
Lakings Ltd | Lamb & Harissa Sausage |
Lakings Ltd | Lamb & Mint Pie |
Lakings Ltd | Oak Smoked Middle Bacon |
Lakings Ltd | Treacle Cured Back Bacon |
Lakings Ltd | Chilli Smoked Back Bacon |
Lakings Ltd | Italian & Nduja Chicken |
Lakings Ltd | Lamb Rogan Josh |
Ludlow Farmshop | Ludlow Farmshop Dry Cured Rindless Back Bacon |
Martin Thomas Butchers | Dry Salted Air Dried Rind on Back Bacon |
Martin Thomas Butchers | Black Pudding |
Martin Thomas Butchers | Pork ‘n’ Mustard Pie |
Martin Thomas Butchers | Dry Salted Smoked Back Bacon |
Martin Thomas Butchers | Sweet Cured Smoked Streaky Bacon |
Mike Maloney Country Butchers & Bakers Ltd | Desperate Dan Steak & Stilton Pie |
Mike Maloney Country Butchers & Bakers Ltd | Free Range Dry Cured Back Bacon |
Morgan’s Country Butchers | Traditional Shropshire Pork Sausage |
Morgan’s Country Butchers | Gloucester Old Spot Sausage |
Morgan’s Country Butchers | Marmite & Cheese Sausage |
N S James Ltd | Pork & Chive Sausage |
N S James Ltd | Lamb & Mint Pie |
N S James Ltd | Sausage, Mash & Onion Gravy |
Owen Taylor & Sons | Steak & Ale Pie |
Owen Taylor & Sons | Stilton Pork Pie |
Owen Taylor & Sons | Ploughman’s Pork Pie |
Owen Taylor & Sons | Homecured Streaky Bacon |
Owen Taylor & Sons | Smoked Streaky Bacon |
Owen Taylor & Sons | Duck Breast (ginger, lemon and chilli) |
Perrys of Eccleshall Ltd | Black Pudding |
Poyntons Butchers | Pork, Garlic & Chilli Sausage |
Poyntons Butchers | Chunky Welsh Steak Pie |
R Green & Son | Sweet & Hot Honey Sausage |
R Green & Son | Lamb & Mint Pie |
R Green & Son | Oak Smoked Home Cured Bacon |
Robinsons Butchers | Breakfast sausage |
Robinsons Butchers | Free Range Thick Pork Sausage |
Robinsons Butchers | The Full English with Black Pudding Bacon & Tomato Sausage |
Robinsons Butchers | Classic Pork Pie (without cure) |
Robinsons Butchers | Dry Cured Middle Bacon |
Robinsons Butchers | Beef Lasagne |
Robinsons Butchers | Lamb Tagine (Gluten Free) |
St Edmunds Butchers and Bakery | Spanish Chorizo |
Taylor Meats | Pure beef boerewors jumbo sausage |
Taylor Meats | Black garlic, dry cured streaky bacon |
Tim Potter Son and Daughter Family Butchers Ltd | Traditional Pork Sausages |
Tim Potter Son and Daughter Family Butchers Ltd | Pork and Leek Sausages |
Tim Potter Son and Daughter Family Butchers Ltd | Fruity Curry Pork Sausages |
Trussells Butchers Ltd | Venison and red onion chutney sausage roll |
Walter Smith Fine Foods Ltd | Tandoori Chicken with chilli and garlic sausage |
Walter Smith Fine Foods Ltd | Steak, Stout and Mushroom Pie |
Silver Awards
AD Ringrose Butchers | Alf’s Original Pork Sausage |
AD Ringrose Butchers | Pork & Country Herb Sausage |
AD Ringrose Butchers | Home Cured Middle Bacon |
AD Ringrose Butchers | Game Stack |
Aubrey Allen Ltd | Aubrey’s Breakfast Sausage |
Aubrey Allen Ltd | Cornish Lamb, Rosemary, Redcurrant & Rioja Sausage |
Aubrey Allen Ltd | Traditional Pork Pie |
Basecamp North Lakes | Ye Olde Gluten Free Cumberland Sausage |
Basecamp North Lakes | Honey & Mustard Sausage |
Basecamp North Lakes | Sausage Roll |
Basecamp North Lakes | Pork Pie |
Butchers on the Green | Hot honey sausage |
Dales Traditional Butchers Ltd | Traditional Pork Sausage |
Dales Traditional Butchers Ltd | Venison,Smoked Bacon,Red Wine & Damson Sausage |
Dales Traditional Butchers Ltd | Pork & Chilli Jam Pie |
Dales Traditional Butchers Ltd | Venison Stroganoff |
Dales Traditional Butchers Ltd | Chicken Wild Mushroom and Leek Dumplings |
Dales Traditional Butchers Ltd | Homebaked Black Pudding |
Duttons Of Kelsall | Cheshire Sausage |
Duttons Of Kelsall | Apple & Maple Sausage |
Gigli’s Butcher’s | Honey Nut Crunch Pork Sausage |
Gigli’s Butcher’s | Chilli Con Carne Sausage |
Gigli’s Butcher’s | Pork Pie |
Gigli’s Butcher’s | Beef Goulash, Creamy Mashed Potatoes & Steamed Greens |
J W Mettrick & Son Ltd | Nitrate Free Back Bacon |
J.F. Bishop (Uckfield) Ltd | Lamb & Chilli Jam Sausage |
Lakings Ltd | Pork & Leek Sausage |
Lakings Ltd | Full English Breakfast Sausage |
Lakings Ltd | Steak, Mushroom & Shallot Pie |
Lakings Ltd | Duck & Orange Pie |
Lakings Ltd | Oak Smoked Streaky Bacon |
Lakings Ltd | Mint & Red Wine slow cooked Lamb Shank |
Ludlow Farmshop | Ludlow Farmshop Traditional Sausage |
Ludlow Farmshop | Ludlow Farmshop Black Pudding |
Martin Thomas Butchers | Dry Salted Air Dried Rindless Back Bacon |
Martin Thomas Butchers | Apricot Black Pudding |
Martin Thomas Butchers | Traditional Pork Pie |
Martin Thomas Butchers | Pork ‘n’ Pancetta Pie |
Martin Thomas Butchers | Dry Salted Treacle Streaky Bacon |
Morgan’s Country Butchers | Homecured Back Bacon |
Morgan’s Country Butchers | Oak Smoked Streaky Bacon |
N S James Ltd | Traditional Pork Sausage |
Owen Taylor & Sons | Venison & Mustard Sausage |
Owen Taylor & Sons | Chicken Sausage |
Owen Taylor & Sons | Chicken Leek & Stilton Pie |
Owen Taylor & Sons | Lamb & Mint Pie |
Owen Taylor & Sons | Huntsman Pork Pie |
Owen Taylor & Sons | Homecured Back Bacon |
Perrys of Eccleshall Ltd | Pork sausage |
Perrys of Eccleshall Ltd | Short back bacon |
R Green & Son | Farmhouse Pork Sausage |
R Green & Son | Home Cured Bacon |
Robinsons Butchers | Minted Lamb Pie |
Robinsons Butchers | All Steak pie |
Robinsons Butchers | Black Pudding (beef fat) |
St Edmunds Butchers and Bakery | St Edmunds Suffolks |
St Edmunds Butchers and Bakery | Welsh Dragon Sausage |
St Edmunds Butchers and Bakery | St Edmunds Chicken, Ham & Leek Pie |
St Edmunds Butchers and Bakery | St Edmunds Suffolk Pork Pie |
Taylor Meats | Pure lamb merguez chipolata |
The Wild Meat Company Limited | Mini Game Roast |
Tim Potter Son and Daughter Family Butchers Ltd | Country Pork Sausages |
Trussells Butchers Ltd | Cumberland Sausage |
Trussells Butchers Ltd | Fiery butchers sizzlers |
Trussells Butchers Ltd | Lioness bubbly celebration sausage |
Walter Rose & Son Limited | Old English Sausage |
Walter Smith Fine Foods Ltd | Moroccan Lamb and Raisin Sausage |
Yorkshire Craft Butchery | Thick Pork Sausage |
Yorkshire Craft Butchery | Dry Cure Back Bacon |
Yorkshire Craft Butchery | Smoked Ribcap Beef Bacon |
Bronze Awards
AD Ringrose Butchers | Pulled Venison |
AD Ringrose Butchers | Traditional Black Pudding |
AD Ringrose Butchers | Traditional Pork Pie |
AD Ringrose Butchers | Breakfast Bacon Chop |
Astley & Stratton Ltd | Tandoori Chicken & Spinach Sausage |
Astley & Stratton Ltd | The 209 Sausage |
Basecamp North Lakes | Black Pudding Sausage Roll |
Basecamp North Lakes | Borrowdale Bitter Black Pudding |
Dales Traditional Butchers Ltd | Steak and Haggis Pie |
Dales Traditional Butchers Ltd | Pork & Haggis Pie |
Duttons Of Kelsall | Venison Burger |
J W Mettrick & Son Ltd | Chicken Tikka Bhuna Pie |
J.F. Bishop (Uckfield) Ltd | The Kraken’ pork sausage |
Lakings Ltd | Italian Cheese & Tomato Sausage |
Lakings Ltd | Butter Chicken & Bombay Potato Pie |
Lakings Ltd | Hot Honey Back Bacon |
Ludlow Farmshop | Ludlow Farmshop Beetroot and Black Pepper Bacon |
Martin Thomas Butchers | Traditional Black Pudding |
Mike Maloney Country Butchers & Bakers Ltd | Traditional Pork Pie |
Mike Maloney Country Butchers & Bakers Ltd | Honey & Truffle Pork Pie |
N S James Ltd | Steak & Kidney Pie |
N S James Ltd | Pork Pie |
N S James Ltd | Welsh Faggot, Peas and Gravy |
Owen Taylor & Sons | Best Pork Sausage |
Owen Taylor & Sons | Country Special Sausage |
Owen Taylor & Sons | Gluten Free Pork & Leek Sausage |
Perrys of Eccleshall Ltd | Pheasant sausage |
R Green & Son | Traditional Black Pudding |
St Edmunds Butchers and Bakery | St Edmunds Suffolk Pork & Pickle Pie |
Trussells Butchers Ltd | Lytton old timer sausage |
Walter Smith Fine Foods Ltd | Traditional Pork Pie |
Walter Smith Fine Foods Ltd | Pork and Pickle Pie |
Yorkshire Craft Butchery | Steak Pie |
Yorkshire Craft Butchery | Fidget Pie |
Yorkshire Craft Butchery | Pork and Black Pudding Pie |
Yorkshire Craft Butchery | Smoked Dry Cure Back Bacon |
Yorkshire Craft Butchery | Butcher Gavs Black Pudding |
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