'OSCAR' FOR GREEN'S

Green's of Pangbourne has scooped the ultimate accolade - Butcher's Shop of The Year 2009 South of England.

After a demanding assessment by a panel of independent judges, the family firm was presented with the accolade at a London reception attended by England rugby legend Gareth Chilcott.

The annual Shop of the Year competition is widely regarded as the Oscars of the butchery business.

Only the best of the best reach the finals, and to win the title is greatly coveted. Green's - run by three generations of the same family - is now officially the best butcher's shop in the south of England.

Judges considered a wide range of criteria in reaching their decision, including evidence on the quality and traceability of fresh meat - much of which comes from local farms with the highest standards of animal husbandry - staff training, hygiene, and levels of customer service.

They visited the shop in Whitchurch Road to study the displays of meat and Green's extensive range of award-winning hand-made pies and pasties, 18 varieties of sausage, quiches and hams.

They saw how Green's bacon is dry-cured using a secret recipe. All in all the analysis took several months. Green's is run by master butcher Royston Hine and his son-in-law Philip Cripps, an experienced chef who worked with the famous French cookery maestro Paul Bocuse. Read the whole story >>>

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