By SPP Reporter
Published: 08:55, 19 January 2017
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IT’S OFFICIAL ... Forres butchers make the best bridies in Scotland!
High Street firm, Murdoch Brothers, scooped a Diamond Award in the Scottish Craft Butchers Savoury Pastry Products Awards 2017.
The family butchers at the east end of town also secured a Gold Award for their Scotch pies and a Silver Award for their handheld steak pies.
Murdochs was established in 1916 by the current owners’ Great Grandfather and Great Uncle. The business has developed through the generations and is now run by brothers, Graham and Ronnie Murdoch.
The business produces up to 20,000 pie and pastry products each week, supplying a vast customer base both inland and all round the Moray Firth coast.
The shop and production area extends back 200 yards from the front door and includes a state-of-the-art bakery where thousands of pies are baked, chilled, packed and despatched every week.
The Murdochs were delighted to be recognised in the meaty New Year honours list.
Ronald said: “Our mince and onion bridies are still made to our father’s original recipe and everything is produced in our bakery premises behind the shop.
“Hopefully these awards will endorse our quality products among our existing customers and encourage new ones to try out our bridies and other goods.”
Murdoch Brothers was one of 60 butchers from all over Scotland who submitted a total of 300 different handcrafted pies, sausage rolls and bridies to be judged across six categories in one of the industry’s most keenly contested awards.
Chief executive of Scottish Craft Butchers, Douglas Scott, believes this year’s standard of entry raised the bar.
He said: “Customers are demanding top quality and an ever-increasing range of outstanding products.
“Scottish butchers like Murdoch Brothers are leading the way with outstanding products made to their own recipes on their own premises.”
