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Vicky with Gordon Ramsay at the SuperMeat Awards
Vickey with Gordon Ramsay
at the SuperMeat Awards

Muff's are a long established family butchers, who have been in business for over 50 years. John Muff, now winning an impressive collection of awards for speciality sausages, is the third generation of the family to enter the business.

Based in Bromborough on the Wirral Peninsula in the North West UK, we are famous for our speciality award winning sausages, puddings and Countryman range of pies.

Some of the many honours we have won in recent years are listed below. The flags show the British and European Awards we have won.

2005

Merseyside Family Business Awards
'Special Achievements' Finalists

UK Award
3 x Gold, Robin Hood Championship
Speciality Sausage x 2 & Pork
UK Award
1 x Silver, Robin Hood Championship
Speciality Sausage
UK Award
3 x Gold, Product Competition
Pork, Old English & Beef & horseradish
UK Award
1 x Silver, Product Competition
Lamb & Mint
UK Award
1 x Gold, Great Taste Awards
Sweet Cured Back Bacon
Great Taste Award
2 x Bronze, Great Taste Awards
Lamb with Red Wine & Rosemary Sausage & Spice Sweet Cured Ham
Great Taste Award
4 x Gold, North Wales Awards
Pork, Beef & Horseradish, Lamb with Red Wine & Rosemary, Jalapeno.
Welsh Award
1 x Silver, North Wales Awards
Scouse Sausage
Welsh Award
2 x Bronze, Great Taste Awards
Pheasant & Country Herb, Sweet Spicy Bacon
Great Taste Award
2004
"Best in the North West"
Great Taste Award for Old English
Great Taste Award
3 x Gold Awards "North Wales Awards" 21st Sept 04
Old English, Spicy Tikka Masala & Pork & Chive
Welsh Award
Banger Awards- Outstanding Service to the British Sausage
Presented by Wirral's Buzz 04
 
4 x Silver, Product competition
Old English, Pork, Spicy Tikka Massala, Lamb & mint
UK Award
1 x Bronze, Product competition
Beef & Horseradish
UK Award
2003
Mr John Muff Won a National Gold Award for Spicy Tikka Masala Pork Sausage at The G- Mex Centre at Manchester. UK Award
Mr John Muff Won a National Silver Award for Smoked Venison With Cranberry And Orange sausage at The G-Mex Centre at Manchester. UK Award
Mr John Muff Won a National Silver Award for Chicken & Black Pudding Sausage at The G-Mex Centre at Manchester. UK Award
Mr John Muff Won a National Silver Award for pork & Chive sausage at the G-Mex Centre at Manchester. UK Award
Mr John Muff Won a Silver Award for Traditional Pork Coarse Sausage at the G-Mex Centre at Manchester. UK Award
Mr John Muff Won a Silver Award for lamb & Mint Sausage at The G-Mex Centre at Manchester. UK Award
Mr John Muff Won a Bronze Award for Beef Sausage at The G-Mex Centre at Manchester UK Award
Mr John Muff Won a Silver Award for Pork, Leek, Celery & Tomato at The G-Mex Centre at Manchester. UK Award
Mr John Muff Won a National Silver Award for Beef sausage at The G-Mex Centre at Manchester. UK Award
Mr John Muff Won a National Silver Award for Beef 7 Horseradish Sausage at The G-Mex centre at Manchester. UK Award
Winners Of The 'Silbey' Perpetual Trophy for pork Sausage at The Ninth Robin Hood Championship at Nottingham. UK Award
Gold Award for Pork Sausages at The Ninth Robin Hood Championship at Nottingham. UK Award
Gold Award for Pork Sausages at The Ninth Robin Hood Championship at Nottingham. UK Award
Bronze Award for The Speciality Sausage at the Ninth Robin Hood Championship at Nottingham. UK Award
Bronze Award for Speciality Sausage at The Ninth Robin Hood Championship at Nottingham. UK Award
Mr John Muff Won a Silver Award for Pork Sausage at The Robin Hood Champions at Nottingham. UK Award
Mr John Muff Won a Gold Award for Pork Sausage at The Robin Hood Championship at Nottingham. UK Award
Mr John Muff Won a Silver Award for Speciality Sausage at The Robin Hood Championship at Nottingham. UK Award
Mr John Muff Won a Gold Award for Speciality Sausage at the Robin Hood Championship at Nottingham. UK Award
Mr Stephen Muff Won a Gold Award at The Guild Of Fine Foods Retailers Awards. The  "Oscars" of the fine food world. Also Two Silvers & a Bronze All at Olympia London. UK Award
Mr Stephen Muff Was Voted The Best Speciality Product From The Whole Of The North West for His Old English Mixed Herb & Pepper Sausage at The Great Taste Awards at Olympia, London. UK Award
2002
Finalist London National Champion Of Champions. UK Award
Gold Traditional Pork West Midlands Awards for Excellent Meat Products. UK Award

2001

Sky Television "Wellbeing" programme. Stephen was advising television presenter Annie Stirk how to make a vegetarian sausage. Using Collagen skin.  
Silver Prize for Pork Sausage at The Black Country Festival Of Food. UK Award
Gold Traditional Pork West Midlands Awards for Excellent Meat Products. UK Award
Silver Millenium Sausage West Midlands Awards for Excellent Meat Products. UK Award
Silver Chicken and Black Pudding West Midlands Awards for Excellent Meat Products. UK Award
First Prize Chicken and Black Pudding Sausage, The Bakewell Show. UK Award

2000

Gold First Prize for Pork Sausage at The Black Country Festival Of Food. UK Award

1999

Ken Bates, the chairman of Chelsea Football Club, samples Stephens sausages whilst enjoying a meal at Muff's. He loved Stephens Fruit' De Mer (Fruits Of The Sea ) which he shared with his gorgeous girlfriend Susannah Dwyer. Ken has since opened a similar venue in London. The dish that Ken & Susannah enjoyed, was eaten at the restaurant that Stephen used to run in Watergate Street Chester.  
Ken Bates, Susannah Dwyer and Kens management team enjoy lobster and other tempting treats at Muff's.  
Stephen and his wife visit Chelsea Football Club. They meet up with Ken and Susannah. Stephens pies are on the menu in the boardroom. David Attenborough, Frank Bruno, and other famous people join in. Including The Chelsea Pensioners. Stephen is given a tour of  The club, which is fantastic.  
European Gold Medallist Black Pudding. This is held in france at Mortagne-Au-Perche This is an international competition. European Award
First prize Lamb & Mint sausage N.E.C. Manchester. This award was presented to Stephen by the butcher from Coronation Street, Fred Elliot.  
First Prize Regional Speciality Sausage held in Birmingham. UK Award
Gold Medal Haydock Liverpool, Traditional Pork sausage. UK Award
Gold Medal Speciality Sausage Haydock Liverpool. Ginger Spice. UK Award
National Television "Good Food Show". Stephen is filmed with the famous Jazz artist George Melley. George sampled Stephen's Black Pudding.  

1998

Stephen is approached by Gary Rhodes, the famous TV Chef, to supply his restaurant in London's Mayfair with Black Pudding.  
National Supreme Sausage Champion. This was awarded to Stephen by television personality Ulrika Johnson. UK Award
First and second prize for Chive sausages at The Bakewell Show. UK Award
First prize pork sausage N.E.C. Birmingham. UK Award

1997

National television "The Food And Drink Show." Top T.V. personalities, Chef Brian Turner and Actor Frazer Hines, previously in Emmerdale, playing the part of Joe Sugden. Both test Stephen's sausages. They thought they were fantastic.  
Finalist London National Champion Of Champions. UK Award
European Silver Medallist for Black Pudding. This is held in France at Mortagne-Au-Perche. This is an international contest. European Award
National Supreme Sausage Champion.This was presented to Stephen by Ken Morley who plays Reg Holdsworth in Coronation Street.  

1996

Terry Wogan Show - Stephen with Jane Asher. Stephen teaches Jane how to do it- make a sausage of course !  
Finalist London National Champion Of Champions. UK Award
Best Butchers Sausage In Great Britain. This award was presented to Stephen by Vicki Michelle (Yvette) from TV's "Hello Hello" UK Award
European Gold Medallist for Black Pudding. This is held in France at Mortagne-Au-Perche. This is an international contest. European Award
European Silver medallist for Black Pudding. This is held in France at Mortagne-Au-Perche. This is an international contest. European Award
National Television. "The Noel Edmunds Show" highlighting people with bizzare or comical achievements. This featured Jane Asher and Stephen making sausages together. It was very funny.  

1995

London National Champion Of Champions. UK Award
European Gold Medallist for Black Pudding. This is held in France at Mortagne-Au-Perche. This is an international contest. European Award
Recommended in September Country Living Magazine. In "Pick Of The Family Sausage Makers."  

1994

Finalist London Champion Of Champions. UK Award
Best Butchers Sausage In Great Britain British Sausage Appreciation Society. Awarded By Ulrika Johnson. UK Award
London National Specialist Sausage Champion. This was presented by radio one star Zoe Ball. UK Award
Television appearance on "Granada Reports"  
Television appearance on "This Morning Show" with Sooty's girlfriend Soo cooking Mr Muff's prize winning Porkers.  

1993

Finalist London Champion Of Champions. This award was presented to Stephen by Cheryl Baker, from the television programme "Eggs N' Baker". She was also in the pop group "Bucks Fizz"  
Cheshire Supreme Champion. UK Award
Best Butchers Sausage in Great Britain British Sausage Appreciation Society. UK Award

1992

Finalist London National Champion Of Champions. This award was presented to Stephen in London by Rosemary Ford, a presenter on the television programme "The Generation Game."  
Cheshire Supreme Champion. UK Award

1991

Finalist London National Champion Of Champions. UK Award
Cheshire Supreme Champion UK Award

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