Three Dales supplies country's best butcher

Wilsons Butchers has been named the ‘Best Butcher's Shop in England’.

Wilsons Butchers of Crossgates, Leeds - who sell Three Dales produce - was one of 20 shops to win through to the finals of the prestigious national Top Shop Awards, run by the Meat Trades Journal and held at the Dorchester Hotel in London.

Judging criteria included the quality and variety of meats on sale, attractiveness of displays, helpfulness and knowledge of staff, hygiene, how well the business worked with its suppliers in the food chain, and the contribution it made to its local community.

The judges said: "The main reason customers like it is trust, its good working practices and its integrity."

One of the major strengths of the business has been to establish and develop successful field-to-plate partnerships with local suppliers, allowing Wilsons Butchers total quality control when sourcing its meat products, coupled with full traceability.

Andrew Green of Wilsons said: "More and more of our customers are wanting to know exactly where the meat they eat comes from and we are very happy to provide them with this information".

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