This year’s UK Sausage Week initiative will take place over the 27th October-2nd November period, following its successful return in 2024.
The popular initiative will involve supermarkets, butchers, foodservice and manufacturers from across the UK. To kick off the week, a celebration lunch will be held at Butchers’ Hall on 27th October to reveal the winners of the UK Sausage Week competition, including the UK Supreme Sausage Champion.
Interested businesses must nominate their products by the deadline of 1st August. Once nominated, all entrants will receive full instructions about how and where to send their sausage products.
In August, the judging panel – headed up by the Institute of Meat’s (IoM) Keith Fisher – will assess entries against a strict criteria. Speaking about the process, Fisher stated: “Entries in previous years have been outstanding and once again we are looking forward to UK Sausage Week so we can celebrate all things sausage!”
The 2025 UK Sausage Week categories:
- Best Traditional Pork Sausage
- Best Beef Sausage
- Best Lincolnshire Sausage
- Best Cumberland Sausage
- Best Chipolata Sausage
- Best Gluten Free / Free From Sausage
- Best Chicken Sausage
- Best Speciality Sausage
- Best Cocktail Sausage
- Best Frozen Sausage
- UK Sausage Week – Supreme UK Champion
Winners of the UKSW Competition have previously reported noticeable increases in sausage sales, and businesses that get involved can maximise on the profile UKSW creates. The week attracts national and local media interest and coverage, and organisers will be spreading the word to make sure all the key people are aware.
Graham Yandell MBE, publisher of Meat Management magazine, which hosts the prestigious initiative, commented: “Businesses creating innovative sausage products should look no further than the UK Sausage Week competition to enter their bangers. We want to see a variety of traditional and imaginative sausages, so if you think you’ve got a winning product, consider entering this year’s competition!
“Our team is always delighted to hear about all the activities that will be going on around the UK over the UK Sausage Week period and our awards lunch on 27th October at Butchers’ Hall will once again start the week off with a banger!”
For more information and to enter your sausage products go to: uksausageweek.com
Thank you to the 2025 UK Sausage Week official partners:
