The well-known Huntsham herd of pedigree Center White pigs, the UK’s solely main provider of the a lot sought-after pork from the breed, is up on the market.
Richard Vaughan and his spouse, Rosamund, have constructed up a enterprise supplying Center White pork, Longhorn beef and Ryeland lamb at Huntsham Court docket Farm within the Wye Valley over practically three many years.
The enterprise provides a couple of third of the Michelin starred eating places within the nation, alongside quite a few non-public prospects, with gross sales of about £20,000 to £25,000 per week and a turnover of round £1m a yr throughout the three species.
They’re closing the enterprise on the finish of October. The desire is to promote the entire enterprise, representing a possibility to select up a ‘ready-made place in a worthwhile area of interest market’.
Nonetheless, half gross sales of inventory shall be thought of. The Huntsham Center White herd includes about 80 sows, 10 boars and related piglets, weaners and finishers. The breeding inventory consists of all Center White sow and boar strains and the farm is the one main provider of Center White pork, which is way wanted by high cooks within the UK.
The farm has been within the Vaughan household for practically 400 years and right now specialises in producing meat of the very best high quality from these conventional breeds.
“These magnificent animals are given particular person consideration by a small devoted group and are reared and fattened slowly to supply meat of superlative high quality, style and texture,” the farm’s web site explains.
“The meat is then hung within the conventional manner till it reaches excellent maturity and ready by our expert butcher to satisfy the necessities of particular person prospects.”
