Britain’s Best Butcher’s Shop: who will win the title in 2024?
With the Meat Management Industry Awards nomination and voting process well underway, we take a look at one of the programme’s most prestigious awards – Britain’s Best Butcher’s Shop. Last year’s winners Gigli’s Butchers explain what winning the award meant to them.
The awards celebrate the best of the best across a total of 20 categories, with this year’s winners being announced by host Martin Bayfield during the ceremony on the evening of Thursday 19th September 2024 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole.
The 2023 Meat Management Industry Awards saw Lytham St Annes-based Gigli’s Butchers take home the title of Britain’s Best Butcher’s Shop after a rigorous judging process. Situated on the Lytham St Annes high street, the butchers has its own bistro and coffee shop connected to the main store.
Speaking on the win, owner of Gigli’s Butchers and president of the National Craft Butchers (NCB) David Gigli said: “I am immensely proud of the whole team at Gigli’s for the hard work and dedication they exhibit on a daily basis.
“To be named Britain’s Best Butchers Shop is absolutely fantastic, and I know I speak for the entire team when I say we are honoured to accept this prestigious award.”
In an interview for Meat Management magazine’s October 2023 edition, Gigli spoke of how his shop has evolved over the last few years. He said: “The future of the business has always been about diversifying our range and services.
“In 2008, we relocated to a new shop with better and larger premises to allow us to make and sell more pies directly from the retail outlet. I also diversified into a cafe by purchasing and incorporating the property next door. This allowed me to offer butchery courses and barbecue demonstrations.”
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