Meet Fin, one of our production operatives. Fin has been with Somerset Charcuterie for nearly three years and is a valued member of our production team. As is true for all of the team, he’s a real foodie. He has a huge passion for Japanese cuisine, cooking intricate meals from scratch – it’s always a […]
Meet David, he’s part of our Markets team so some of you may already know him well. David really enjoys meeting our customers at markets and food festivals, “it’s always so rewarding to hear how much they enjoy the products” he says. Markets aren’t always fun though, especially in the winter according to David – […]
Meet Andy (can you believe there are two of them in our small business – it can get a bit confusing sometimes!). Andy is part of our Markets team so if you’ve ever seen us at a local market, you may well have met Andy in person. Andy is a real people person and loves […]
Meet Patrick and Catherine, some of the local farmers who breed pigs for us. Patrick and Catherine are based in West Somerset and have been pig farming since 2014. Having moved from the city on the hunt for the ‘good life’, the couple were drawn to pig farming due to their interest in food provenance […]
Meet James, one of our co-founders. Having always dreamt of setting up a charcuterie business, James made those dreams a reality following a pint with Andy (our other co-founder) at a local lawn mower racing competition (this is Somerset!) in 2014. James is understandably super proud of everything the business has achieved in the past […]
Meet Andy, co-founder of Somerset Charcuterie. It goes without saying that he’s been with the business from conception in 2014 but really he started his hand at charcuterie making around 2008. As the owner of the business, Andy loves the fact that each day brings a different challenge (in a good way). From liaising with […]
We’d like to introduce you to Curtis, of Curtis Pitts Deer Services, who supply all the wild venison used in our charcuterie. Our partnership with Curtis and his team is great given we share a similar passion for provenance and high quality produce – qualities which are fundamental to both of our businesses. Curtis started […]
We’d like to introduce you to one of our pig farmers, Andrew. Having first got involved with pigs, while at school, over 50 years ago, Andrew initially fed the pigs on his dad’s farm before starting farming himself with his own pedigree Tamworth’s 40 years ago. Whilst he’s originally from a dairy farming background, Andrew […]
Meet Russ, Markets & Food Festival Manager here at Somerset Charcuterie. Having worked at Somerset Charcuterie for seven years, Russ loves the diversity of being part of a small team, producing a delicious artisan charcuterie – “the job isn’t without its challenges but being such a close knit team, we all work together to find […]
From the start, we’ve always been strong believers that without the best ingredients, you can’t create top quality, award-winning charcuterie. That’s why, from field to fork, every step of our process is small-scale and local. We plan to keep it this way, as we think you can really taste it in our products. Our pigs […]
