With multiple high calibre products entered into the UK Sausage Week 2017 awards, there were many sausages that narrowly missed out on winner status.
Foodservice Traditional
Runners up
Campbells Prime Meat Ltd: Gluten Free Cumberland Ring Sausage
A Gill Ltd: Premium Chipolatas
James Kittow – Butcher & Grazier: Pen’n’tinny Porker Sausage
James Kittow – Butcher & Grazier: Cornish Hog’s Pudding
The British Premium Sausage Company: Old Epping
The British Premium Sausage Company: Cumberland Sausage
James T Blakeman & Co Ltd: Butchers Select Cumberland
The Welsh Sausage Co Ltd: The New Gluten Free Breakfast Sausage for Hotels and Restaurants
Althams Butchers: Traditional Pork Sausage
A Turner and Sons: Best of British
Highly commended
Kettyle Irish Foods: Pork and Honey Breakfast Sausage
A Gill Ltd: Premium Cumberland Sausage
Snowbird Foods: 50g Gluten Free Gourmet Cumberland Sausage
The Welsh Sausage Co Ltd: Gluten Free Pork Sausage- Low Salt Low Fat School Compliant
Primrose Herd: Traditional Pork Sausage
Fairfax Meadow: Saddleback Pork Sausage
Danish Crown UK: Cumberland Sausage
Snowbird Foods: 65g Gourmet Pork Sausage
Campbells Prime Meat Ltd: Beef and Horseradish Sausage
The Welsh Sausage Co Ltd: Farmhouse Breakfast
Solent Butchers Ltd: Lincolnshire Sausages
York House Foods Ltd: Cambridge Pork Sausage
Primrose Herd: Cumberland Type Sausages
Foodservice Innovative
Runners up
Campbells Prime Meat Ltd: Sweet and Smoky Lamb Sausage
Danish Crown UK: Spicy Chorizo Sausages
Frank Parker Butchers: Free Range Pork with Stilton and Asparagus
The British Premium Sausage Company: Gluten Free Pork and British Chorizo Sausage
Kettyle Irish Foods: Dry Aged Beef Rib, Rump and Marrow Burger Sausage
York House Foods Ltd: Black & White Pudding Duo Swirl
Althams Butchers: Zingy ‘Gin and Tonic’ Sausage
Highly commended
Snowbird Foods: 55g Pork and Chorizo Sausage
York House Foods Ltd: Cumberland and Caramelised Red Onion Sausage
Solent Butchers Ltd: Pork, Leek & Stilton
York House Foods Ltd: Cajun Burning Ring of Fire Sausage
Fairfax Meadow: BBQ Beef Sausage
Snowbird Foods: 55g Andouille Style Sausage
Frank Parker Butchers: Free Range Pork Breakfast Sausage
The British Premium Sausage Company: Pork with Sun Dried Tomato & Yorkshire Dragon Chilli Jam
Retailer Traditional
Runners up
Walkers Sausage Co: Waitrose British Gourmet Pork Sausages with Black Pepper & Nutmeg
Finnebrogue Artisan: Asda Extra Special British Pork Chipolatas
WA Turner: Aldi Butchers Select Cumberland Sausages
Faccenda Foods Ltd: Morrisons Plain Turkey Sausages
Highly commended
WA Turner: Aldi Specially Selected Lincolnshire Sausages
Faccenda Foods Ltd: ASDA Butcher’s Selection Classic Turkey Sausage
Faccenda Foods Ltd: ASDA Butcher’s Selection Classic Chicken Sausage
Retailer Innovative
Runners up
Finnebrogue Artisan: Asda Extra Special British Pork & Three Chilli Sausages
WA Turner: Aldi Specially Selected Caramelised Onion Sausages
Faccenda Foods Ltd: ASDA Butcher’s Selection Caramelised Onion Turkey Sausages
Faccenda Foods Ltd: Morrisons Italian Chicken Sausage
Highly commended
WA Turner: Aldi Specially Selected Pork & Sweet Chilli Sausages
Faccenda Foods Ltd: ASDA Butcher’s Selection Sweet Chilli Turkey Sausage
Own Brand Traditional
Runners up
Riverway Foods Ltd: Riverway Foods 18 Cumberland Pork Sausages 1.2kg
CMB Foods Ltd: CMB Pork Cumberland Sausage
Powters Ltd: Powters Newmarket Pig Sausage
Graham White & Co Ltd: Surrey Pork Sausage
CMB Foods Ltd: The Famous Lingfield Pork Sausage
Powters Ltd: Powters Skinny Pig Low Fat Sausage
The Jolly Hog: The Little Porker
Highly commended
The Jolly Hog: The Proper Porker
Graham White & Co Ltd: Traditional Pork Sausage
Riverway Foods Ltd: Riverway Foods 18 Thick Pork Sausages 1.2kg
ABP WA Turner (Men’s Health): Men’s Health Kitchen Lean Pork Sausages
Joe’s Sausages: Low Fat Cumberland Style Pork Sausage
Own Brand Innovative
Runners up
The Jolly Hog: The Porky Black
The Jolly Hog: The Caramelised Porker
Walkers Sausage Co: MOR Pork, Super Green Veg & Lentil Sausages
Powters Ltd: Powters Prize Pig Gluten Free High Meat Content Sausage
CMB Foods Ltd: CMB Pork Chilli *Cor Blimey* Sausage
CMB Foods Ltd: CMB Fazzler Pork Sausage
Joe’s Sausages: Chicken and Leek Sausages
Highly commended
Riverway Foods Ltd: Riverway Foods 18 Caramelised Onion Pork Sausages 1.2kg
Riverway Foods Ltd: Riverway Foods 18 Piri Piri & Chilli & Lime Pork Sausages 1.2kg (mix pack)
Walkers Sausage Co: MOR Moroccan Spiced Pork, Cauliflower & Chickpea Sausages
Danish Crown UK: Cheese and Jalapeno Chilli Sausage
Springfield Poultry: Springfield’s Free Range Chicken, Cranberry and Rosemary Sausages (GF)
Kezie Foods: 6 Extra Lean Venison Caramelised Onion Sausages
Graham White & Co Ltd: Porky Lights Lower Fat Flat Sausage
The Black Farmer: The Black Farmer Pulled Pork sausages
Powters Ltd: Powters Chilli Pig Sausage
Wales Traditional
Runners up
The Traditional Welsh Sausage Co: Cumberland Sausages
Vaughans Family Butchers: Traditional Pork Sausage
The Traditional Welsh Sausage Co: Traditional Pork Sausages
Martin Player High Class Butcher: Traditional Thin Pork Sausage
Wales Innovative
Runners up
Martin Player High Class Butcher: Welsh Dragon Sausage
Martin Player High Class Butcher: Welsh Lamb and Leek Sausage
Edwards of Conwy: Hog Roast Sausage
Edwards of Conwy: Boerwors Sausage
Highly commended
The Traditional Welsh Sausage Co: Pork & Caramelised Red Onion Sausages
The Traditional Welsh Sausage Co: Pork & Apple Sausages
Scotland Traditional
Runners up
Hugh Black & Sons: Scottish Lorne Sausage
Donald Russell: Pork Sausage
Scott Brothers Butchers: Breakfast Pork Sausage
A & G Collie Butchers: Pork Sausages
House of Bruar: Traditional Pork Sausage
Scott Brothers Butchers: Traditional Pork Sausage
A & G Collie Butchers: Beef Sausages
Highly commended
Hugh Black & Sons: Pork Link Sausage
House of Bruar: Beef Link Sausage
Donald Russell: Lincolnshire Sausage
Crombies of Edinburgh: One O’clock Banger
The Butcher The Baker: Beef Link Sausage
Crombies of Edinburgh: Farmer’s Pork
David Faulds and Son Limited: Beef Links
House of Bruar: Boerewors Sausage
The Butcher The Baker: Traditional Pork Sausage
Scotland Innovative
Runners up
House of Bruar: Pork and Caramelised Onion Sausage
Hugh Black & Sons: Pork Chilli Sausage
The Butcher The Baker: Spanish Style Sausage with Bacon and Manchego Cheese
Crombies of Edinburgh: Six Nations Sausage
The Butcher The Baker: Venison Sausage
Scott Brothers Butchers: Pork, Mango and Chilli
Highly commended
H&S Milne & Sons Ltd: Venison, Blackcurrant & Black Pepper
Donald Russell: Luganighetta Sausages
David Faulds and Son Limited: Sweet Maple Pulled Pork Sausages
Simon Howie Foods: Premium Steak Sausage
Donald Russell: Slice and Share Pork Chipolatas
Northern Ireland Traditional
Runners up
McCartney’s of Moira Ltd: Breakfast Pork Sausage
Northern Ireland Innovative
Runners up
McCartney’s of Moira Ltd: Italian Style Pork Sausages
McCartney’s of Moira Ltd: Gin & Tonic Pork Sausages
South West Traditional
Runners up
Primrose Herd: Cornish Cracked Black Pepper Sausages
Chypraze Farm: Chypraze Pork Sausage
County Foods Ltd: Pork & Leek Sausage
James Kittow – Butcher & Grazier: Cornish Hog’s Pudding
Etherington’s Farm Shop: Wheal Rose Sausage
Primrose Herd: Cumberland Type Sausages
Moonbeams Farm Shop: Moonbeams Old English Herb Sausage
James Kittow – Butcher & Grazier: Pen’n’tinny Porker Sausage
T Buttling: Traditional Pork
Lambournes Butchers: Traditional Old Spot Pork Sausage
Highly commended
Primrose Herd: Traditional Pork Sausage
Walter Rose & Son Ltd: Traditional Wiltshire Sausage
Hartley Farm Shop and Cafe: Traditional Sausage
Etherington’s Farm Shop: Etherington’s Lincolnshire Sausage
Natural Meats: Traditional Pork Sausage
Natural Meats: Gluten Free Traditional Sausage
Eversfield Organic: Organic Cumberland Sausage Wheel
Hardings Farm: Old English Sausages
Chypraze Farm: South African Boerwors
County Foods Ltd: Premium Pork Sausage
South West Innovative
Runners up
Tim Potter Son & Daughter Ltd: Pork, Tomato & Sweet Chilli
Hardings Farm: Pork, Apple and Cider Sausages
Hardings Farm: Pork, Tomato and Basil Sausages
Chypraze Farm: Chypraze Italian Sausage
Natural Meats: Pork Cheese and Chilli Sausage
Walter Rose & Son Ltd: Merguez Sausage
K&M Butchers: Jamaican Pork Sausage
K&M Butchers: Pork and Whortleberry sausage
T Buttling: Pork, Tomato and Basil
County Foods Ltd: Hickory Smoked Pork Sausage
Highly commended
Natural Meats: Pork Black Pudding and Apple Sausages
Moonbeams Farm Shop: Moonbeams Speciality Range: Somerset Herb Sausage
James Kittow – Butcher & Grazier: Country Pork with Black Pudding Sausage
Etherington’s Farm Shop: Etherington’s Moroccan Spiced Pork Sausage
Primrose Herd: Chorizo Style Sausages
Perfect Pork: Hog Roast Sausage
Lambournes Butchers: Old Spot Pork with Chives
Tim Potter Son & Daughter Ltd: Hog Roast Sausage
Lambournes Butchers: Old Spot Pork with Sage and Red Onion
Hartley Farm Shop and Cafe: Toulouse Sausage
South East Traditional
Runners up
Owtons Butchers: Cumberland Pork Sausages
JC Rook & Sons Ltd: Lincolnshire Pork Sausage
Olivers Butchers: Cumberland Sausage
Denshams Butchers: Pork & Sage Sausage
JC Rook & Sons Ltd: Grandads Recipe Pork + Sage
Prince and Sons Family Butchers: Horsell Banger
Carnivore Foods: Traditional Pork Sausage
Olivers Butchers: Hutton Royals
A Turner and Sons: Best of British
Lidgate Butchers: Victoria & Albert sausage
Highly commended
Uptons of Bassett: Traditional Pork Sausage
Owtons Butchers: Merguez Sausage
Clarks of Ware: Hertfordshire Sausage
Lidgate Butchers: Old English Sausage
Heckstall & Smith: Cambridge Sausage
St Marcus Fine Foods Ltd: Merguez Sausage
Prince and Sons Family Butchers: Cumberland
Prince and Sons Family Butchers: Horsell Royals
Olivers Butchers: The Essex Sausage
J’s Sausage World: J’s Cumberland
Provenance Village Butcher: Old English
Leech and Sons: Cambridge Classic
J’s Sausage World: J’s Traditional Sausages
Denshams Butchers: Butchers Pork
South East Innovative
Runners up
St Marcus Fine Foods Ltd: Beef and Lamb Boerewors
Carnivore Foods: Klone-eddy’s
Carnivore Foods: Pork with Onion Marmalade
Carnivore Foods: Negril Jerk
Leech and Sons: Merguez
Lidgate Butchers: Venison & Crushed Berries Sausage
Olivers Butchers: Olivers Army
Denshams Butchers: Welsh Rarebit
Denshams Butchers: Abigail’s Chutney & Homemade Black Pudding
Heckstall & Smith: Spicy Lamb Merguez
Highly commended
Prince and Sons Family Butchers: Italian
Owtons Butchers: Spicy BBQ Pork Sausage
J’s Sausage World: J’s Christmas Twist
A Turner and Sons: Jaeger Banger
Provenance Village Butcher: Hungarian Csabai
C A Leech: Melbourn Special
J’s Sausage World: J’s Chicken Malay Satay
Leech and Sons: Italian Sausage
Uptons of Bassett: Pork and seaweed
Uptons of Bassett: Smokey Smokey Hogs
Lidgate Butchers: Chicken & Asparagus Sausage
West Midlands Traditional
Runners up
Bosworths Ltd: Traditional Pork Sausages
Griffins of Stone Ltd: Traditional Pork Sausage
Morgan’s Country Butchers & Smokery: Traditional Pork Sausage
Maynard’s Farm: Maynard’s Traditional Pork Sausage
Highly commended
Frank Parker Butchers: Free Range Pork Sausage
The Master Butcher: Lincolnshire Sausage
Aubrey Allen: Cotswold Sausage
Aubrey Allen: Baginton Banger
Bosworths Ltd: Cumberland style sausage
Ludlow Food Centre: Gloucester Old Spot Traditional Sausage
West Midlands Innovative
Runners up
Bosworths Ltd: Chicken & Turkey sausages with Honey & Thyme
Bosworths Ltd: Moroccan Style Pork Sausage
Brackley Butchers: Cheeseboard Chipolatas
Morgan’s Country Butchers & Smokery: Ox & Ale
Brackley Butchers: Stag Do Sausages
Griffins of Stone Ltd: Pork, Apple and Fennel
Aubrey Allen: Pork, Chocolate and Orange Sausage
Highly commended
Frank Parker Butchers: Free Range Pork with Lemon, Ginger and Chilli
The Master Butcher: Cheddar & Chive Sausage
Aubrey Allen: Bloody Mary Sausage
Griffins of Stone Ltd: Pork & Black pudding
East Midlands Traditional
Runners up
Grasmere Farm: Grasmere Farm Lincolnshire Sausages
Owen Taylor & Sons Ltd: Pork Best
Grasmere Farm: Grasmere Farm Pork & Cracked Black Pepper
Burton’s Butchers: King Street Sausage
Geo Adams & Sons Retail Ltd: 1910 Recipe Lincolnshire Sausage
Highly commended
Grasmere Farm: Grasmere Farm Premium Pork Sausages
Geo Adams & Sons Retail Ltd: Lincolnshire Sausage
Grasmere Farm: Grasmere Farm Rutland Sausages
East Midlands Innovative
Runners up
Owen Taylor & Sons Ltd: Dambuster Banger
Geo Adams & Sons Retail Ltd: Honey & Mustard Pork Sausage
Burtons Butchers: Pork, locally produced Honey and Red Onion
Highly commended
Owen Taylor & Sons Ltd: Venison & Mustard
Burtons Butchers: Beef and horseradish
Geo Adams & Sons Retail Ltd: Red Devil Sausage
Grasmere Farm: Grasmere Farm Pork & Stilton Sausages
North Traditional
Runners up
Carters of Low Fell: George’s Original Recipe Pork Sausages
George H Pickings: King of the links traditional pork
Northumbrian heritage meats limited: The Low Fell link
The Blagdon Farm Shop: Cumberland
Berwick Family Butchers: Traditional Sausage
Dales Traditional Butchers Ltd: Westmorland pork sausage
Northumbrian Heritage Meats Limited: The Gateshead banger
Low Howgill Butchers and Deli: Crossfell Sausage
Highly commended
A V Fawcett & Sons Butchers: Traditional Pork Sausage
Berwick Family Butchers: Cumberland Sausage
The Blagdon Farm Shop: Lincolnshire
Nicholson Butcher: Lincolnshire
North Innovative
Runners up
Dales Traditional Butchers Ltd: Beef Cheese and Chives
Carters of Low Fell: Pork Sausages with Onion Bhaji & Mango Chutney
The Blagdon Farm Shop: Pork, Red Onion Marmalade & Cracked Black Pepper Sausage
The Blagdon Farm Shop: Geordie Fire Sausage
George H Pickings: Pork, Strawberry and Basil Sausage
George H Pickings: Pork, Pear and Dark Chocolate
Northumbrian Heritage Meats Limited: The Mediterranean One
Northumbrian Heritage Meats Limited: Madras Sausage
Highly commended
Low Howgill Butchers and Deli: Cumberland with Orange Marmalade
Dales Traditional Butchers Ltd: Pork and Mr Vikkis Chilli Jam Sausage
Nicholson Butcher: Italian Sausage
Nicholson Butcher: Pork and Caramelised Onion
George Payne Butchers Ltd: Smoked Chilli and Garlic
North East Traditional
Runners up
Moss Valley Fine Meats: Gluten Free Sausage
Moss Valley Fine Meats: Cumberland
Blacker Hall Farm Shop Ltd: Thick Pork Sausages
Blacker Hall Farm Shop Ltd: Cumberland Style Sausages
Rothbury Family Butchers: Traditional Pork
Elite Meat Ltd: Outdoor Reared Pork Sausage
Elite Meat Ltd: Pork & Black Pepper sausage
Highly commended
Rothbury Family Butchers: Northumbrian Sausage
Moss Valley Fine Meats: Breakfast
Rothbury Family Butchers: Traditional Pork Sausage
North East Innovative
Runners up
Rothbury Family Butchers: Pork Apple & Sage Sausage
Blacker Hall Farm Shop Ltd: Oak Smoked Brisket Sausages
Rothbury Family Butchers: Pork, Leek, Smoked Bacon and Brown sauce
Moss Valley Fine Meats: Hendosons
Geo Middlemiss & Son: Pork and Marmalade
Elite Meat Ltd: Pork, Peach and White Stilton Sausage
Geo Middlemiss & Son: Hog Roast Sausage
Blacker Hall Farm Shop Ltd: Pork, Stilton and Cranberry Sausages
Highly commended
Rothbury Family Butchers: Winter Warmer (Pork, Apple & Mulled Wine)
Rothbury Family Butchers: The Southern Sizzler (Pork & Jack Daniels Sausage)
North West Traditional
Runners up
Vaughans Family Butchers: Lincolnshire
Hayrack Butchery: Hayrack Breakfast Sausage
Alpes The Butchers: Pork Sausage
H Clewlow Butchers Traditional Pork Sausage
J W Mettrick & Son Ltd: Traditional Free Range Pork Sausage
G Callaghan & Son: Cumberland Style
Highly commended
H Clewlow Butchers: Dabbers Sausage
G Callaghan & Son: Thick Pork Sausages
Alpes The Butchers: Lincolnshire
H Greaves & Son (MP) Ltd: Traditional Pork Sausage
Hayrack Butchery: Hayrack Bonfire Bangers
Hayrack Butchery: Platty’s Festive Feast
North West Innovative
Runners up
G Callaghan & Son: Pork Chilli Bursts Sausages
J W Mettrick & Son Ltd: Peaky Gin & Tonic Pork Sausage
Vaughans Family Butchers: Pork with Apricots and Cracked Black Pepper
Hayrack Butchery: Marrakesh Magic
J W Mettrick & Son Ltd: Piri Piri Pork Sausage
Highly commended
H Clewlow Butchers: Pork, Cranberry and Brie Sausage