In short UK Sausage Week is here to help boost trade this autumn.

It will take place from 29th October through to 4th November. The event was designed by Meat Management magazine last year to replace the usual autumn British Sausage Week which was not run by AHDB in 2017.

Graham Yandell, publisher of Meat Management magazine, said: “Many in our industry felt the trade should still be supported with a major sausage event and we at Meat Management are ideally placed to provide the infrastructure for promotion and events. Plans are underway once again for a celebratory lunch which will highlight many of Britain’s best sausages, recognising winners from all around the country and of course the overall Supreme UK Champion. Retail butchers, multiple retailers and manufacturers will be recognised and 2017’s successful judging infrastructure is in place again, featuring a large team of industry experts under the direction of chief judge and Liveryman Keith Fisher, the well-known CEO of the Institute of Meat.

“We are continuing to look at interesting ideas to raise the profile of sausages over 2018’s seven day period, with useful content designed to celebrate and promote the UK’s sausages appearing in Meat Management magazine and online.”

UK Sausage Week is an annual meat industry campaign designed to help boost trade each autumn.

The initiative was designed by Meat Management magazine.

A variety of events took place throughout the 2017 campaign. Butchers, manufacturers, retailers and associations across the UK hosted their own sausage events, special promotions, competitions and tastings across the week. For a taste of what went on, click here.

Companies were able to download an official UK Sausage Week poster to display, as well as a logo to print and use for product labels. We also gathered an extensive selection of sizzling sausage recipes available for use. The recipes can still be downloaded and enjoyed all year round.

This 2017 UK Sausage Week kicked off with a bang (or banger!) with a celebration lunch on 30th October at Plaisterers’ Hall, London, when awards were presented for some of the country’s best sausages.

TV celebrity, Antiques Roadshow expert and 2017 sausage ambassador Eric Knowles presented the 27 winners with their certificates.

The event included the UK Supreme Sausage Champion accolade which was awarded to Kent butcher J C Rook & Sons Ltd for its Battle of Britain Memorial Sausage.

More than 400 different products were entered into the competition and were judged at The Regional Food Academy, Harper Adams University, by Institute of Meat CEO Keith Fisher, Ladies In Pigs and other industry experts.

Chief judge Keith Fisher said: “It’s been one of the best events I can remember and the standard of entries was fantastic. It is really good news that Meat Management magazine stepped in to save Sausage Week.”

A full list of winners can be found here.

UK Sausage week will return between 29th October and 4th November 2018.