Best Producer
Sponsored by Lane Farm, Brundish
A previous winner of the Product of the Year with their superb Suffolk Salami, Lane Farm is a family run farming business situated in the heart of Suffolk. It is run by Ian and Sue Whitehead who produce a wide range of high quality pork products from their own home reared stock. Ian and Sue began their farming career back in 1987 and it was the love of good food that led them to diversify in 1995. After converting an old dairy into an EEC approved production unit they began making their own award-winning dry cured bacon and speciality sausages from pork reared on their farm and the business has grown steadily ever since.
Judges will be looking in particular at the following:
- The produce route, ie. seed to plate
- Explanation of ingredients used in produce and evidence of locally sourced or produced content
- Range of products where appropriate
- Presentation of produce in retail outlets
- Value for money
- Evidence of preparation and storage facilities
- Evidence of product marketing and distribution – availability to public
- Use of inventive packaging – eg. biodegradable or recyclable materials
Note: All entrants MUST send in samples of their produce, along with examples of the packaging used.
