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Here at Mettrick's we have launched our new raw & natural pet food range, made using only the finest, freshest quality meat taken directly from our own abattoir. 

We use ingredients that would never normally be used in pet food, such as fresh chicken, turkey leg meat, fresh fruit and vegetables along with oils and vitamin & mineral supplements. Ingredients have been analysed, confirming they contain the right amount of the various proteins, carbs, fats, vitamins and minerals for a healthy diet.

Recipes are carefully produced in small batches to guarantee quality and consistency. They are made in a purpose built, fully approved facility that is of a hygiene standard that rivals some of the best manufacturers of human grade food. The ingredients too are of top quality human grade*. 

With over 700 different types of sausage entered, the British Sausage Week 2015 (2 - 8 November) was the most competitive to date.

After three days of intense judging on taste, texture, appearance, cooking and eating quality we are proud to say we earned the Sausage of Distinction - Gold Award for our Traditional Free Range Pork Sausage.

The Lowry Hotel is located by the River Irwell in Salford, Greater Manchester. But when the hotel first opened Marco Pierre White was the overseeing chef of The River Room Restaurant, where you will now find Mettrick's meat!

The BBC have filmed and broadcasted an episode of ‘Call the Council’ which features our Stalybridge shop.

The BBC together with Environmental Health Officers followed our journey from start to finish, as we opened up our new shop in Stalybridge.

From weekend trading in a market style shop to fully fitting a retail premises, we have provided the community of Stalybridge a secure site whereby they can now buy their favourite products daily.

The shop has proved a huge success since opening, watch our journey here. 

In another great endorsement of our working practices, Mettrick’s
abattoir was recently paid a visit by BBC’s Matt Allwright for a new
series of the television show the ‘Food Inspectors’.

Matt was observing the rigorous meat inspection process in
abattoirs and highlighting best practice and the necessity for good
inspection of animals and meat.

“We were only too happy to help and delighted our abattoir was
chosen as an example of the correct inspection procedures” explained
John Mettrick.

The Food inspectors series stared last night on BBC, with Mettricks featuring in the First episode.

Mettrick's have been crowned North West Sausage Champions 2014, winning a banger award for their Traditional Pork Sausage which is based on an original family recipe. 

Mettrick's brought home a coveted Gold award from the British Pie Championships last month.

Held in Melton Mowbray, the home of the pork pie, the competition saw the UK's top pie finalists submitted into 18 categories.

The pies underwent a stringent judging process by 93 food experts and celebrity chefs,which included top food critic Charles Campion and food writer Xanthe Clay, TV chefs Rachel Green and Phil Vickery. The judges scored the pies on a number of attributes, including appearance, texture and taste of both pastry and filling.

Mettrick's won the Gold Award for our famous pork pie, buy yours here.