Our News

12/06/2025
Colleagues from Samworth Brothers team up with Leicestershire Cares to transform a local dementia centre’s outdoor space

21/05/2025
Driving Sustainability: How Samworth Brothers Supply Chain is Cutting Carbon and Leading Change

30/09/2024
Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe re-opens its doors with stylish new look and pork pie musuem

31/05/2022
Urban Eat launch special edition sandwich range to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee

16/04/2020
Samworth Brothers Supports Food Industry Initiative on Food Banks
Samworth Brothers is supporting a food industry initiative led by the Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD)

02/04/2020
Thank you to our #FoodHeroes
Many thousands of people in the food production sector are helping the nation stay fed at this difficult time. We want to thank all our own colleagues and associates across other food businesses, for their outstanding response to this crisis. Many people are going above and beyond as #FoodHeroes and we thank you for this.

01/04/2020
Government Thank You To Key Food Workers
Last Thursday, the Rt Hon George Eustice MP (Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) wrote to pay tribute to everyone working hard to feed the nation. He recognises that “those working in food production and distribution have had to work harder than ever to ensure that food and drink are kept on the shelves."

25/02/2020
Ginsters unveils exclusive pasty range at Selfridges
Ginsters has unveiled a gourmet pasty range exclusively available in Selfridges which has launched as the country celebrates Cornish Pasty Week.
Available in a choice of three deluxe flavours, the new range is exclusively available from Selfridges’ flagship store on London’s Oxford Street. The pasties are served chilled from the deli counter in the renowned Foodhall.

06/02/2020
Celebration highlights apprenticeship success
Apprentices from Samworth Brothers businesses in Leicestershire came together this week for a National Apprenticeship Week celebration. The event took place at Bradgate Bakery in Beaumont Leys and was attended by the Assistant City Mayor, Councillor Vi Dempster.

15/11/2019
Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe, home of Dickinson & Morris, Supporting #CiN Rickshaw Challenge
The BBC Children-in-Need Rickshaw Challenge Team arrived safely in Melton Mowbray this Wednesday night, live on the BBC One Show.

23/10/2019
Soreen’s Scream Range Is Back By Popular Demand
Soreen’s Limited-edition Halloween Scream range is back for 2019 with a ‘spooktacular‘ added boost.

17/10/2019
Meet our Honest Crust Food Ambassadors
Meet Shane, Amy, Kay, and Alice - just some of the food ambassadors from across the UK recruited by our food-to-go brand Honest Crust to support its mission to make great food and raise awareness of food waste issues.

11/10/2019
Sports Opportunity Fund shows its impact
A survey of recent Samworth Brothers Sports Opportunity Fund recipients has highlighted the impact of the Fund.

04/10/2019
Samworth Brothers supports the East Midlands Food Festival
Are you a ‘foodie’? The place to be this weekend (October 5th & 6th) is the East Midlands Food Festival in Melton Mowbray.

02/10/2019
Ginsters partners with Quorn to create new vegan pasty
Ginsters has partnered with the UK’s number one meat-free pioneer, Quorn, to launch the all-new, co-branded, Ginsters Vegan Quorn Pasty – now available in-store nationwide.

23/08/2019
Samworth Brothers Manton Wood achieves Health & Safety Gold award
Samworth Brothers Manton Wood has received a prestigious Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Gold award for the second year.

15/08/2019
Samworth Brothers Supply Chain on Excellence Award shortlist
Samworth Brothers Supply Chain (SBSC) has been shortlisted for a prestigious 2019 Supply Chain Excellence Award.

16/07/2019
Ginsters Welcomes The Duke and The Duchess of Cornwall
Ginsters has welcomed The Duke of Cornwall and The Duchess of Cornwall to its Callington-based bakery.

11/07/2019
Sports Opportunity Fund Supports Junior Tennis
The Samworth Brothers Sports Opportunity Fund is supporting junior tennis in Melton Mowbray with an £8,000 award to help fund a new club house facility at Melton Mowbray Tennis Club.

21/06/2019
The Ultimate Double Wave
Pasties and surfing. It’s an iconic combination which has put Cornish coastlines on the world map. Now, two of Cornwall’s leading exports will come together as Ginsters – proudly sponsors professional surfer, Luke Dillon.

14/06/2019
Charity Challenge teams break through £2.2 million mark
From heavy rain to dazzling sun, teams in the 2019 Samworth Brothers Charity Challenge triumphed over tough conditions to raise an amazing £318,000 for charity.

12/06/2019
Samworth Brothers acquires minority stake in Higgidy
Samworth Brothers has acquired a minority stake in Higgidy with the option of increasing its stake in the business in the years to come.

24/05/2019
Charity Challenge looks to break through the £2million mark
Teams from every part of Samworth Brothers are training hard for the 2019 Samworth Brothers Charity Challenge which starts next weekend with a £300,000 fundraising target.

09/05/2019
The Iconic Characters behind Dickinson & Morris
As the award winning Dickinson & Morris Authentic Melton Mowbray Pork Pies undergo a significant relaunch, we explore the main characters behind the iconic brand’s name and history.

03/05/2019
Samworth Brothers Launches New Food-To-Go Business ‘Fresh Food For Now Company’
The new venture marks the evolution of the existing Ginsters van operation into a fresh new business, offering vendors a complete food-to-go solution with an extended range of brands and products to cater for the on-the-go consumer.

02/05/2019
NEW Dickinson & Morris Authentic Melton Mowbray Pork pie
They are not only the perfect pork pie, but a brand steeped in history & heritage. We are pleased to announce the relaunch of our award winning Dickinson & Morris Authentic Melton Mowbray Pork Pies. The relaunch of this iconic Samworth Brothers pork pie brand is the biggest in over 10 years.

03/04/2019
Gold success at British Pie Awards
There were Gold awards and other success for a number of Samworth Brothers brands at the recent British Pie Awards.

07/01/2019
Samworth Brothers passes one year of zero carbon emissions from electricity use
In October 2017 Samworth Brothers launched a scheme to purchase 100% of grid supplied electricity from certified renewable sources.

11/12/2018
Ginsters Takes A Bigger Slice Out Of The UK Snacking Market
Ginsters is taking another bite out of the UK’s growing snack market with an expanded Bitesize range – available in four different sizes.

07/11/2018
Plastic-free packaging for new Honest Crust brand
Honest Crust, the new food-to-go brand from Samworth Brothers, is featuring an innovative and new plastic-free sandwich packaging.

25/10/2018
Samworth Brothers Charity Challenge returns for 2019
The 2019 Samworth Brothers Charity Challenge will take place on June 1st and June 8th 2019.

10/05/2018
Walkers Deli & Sausage Co wins at the 2018 Meat Management Industry Awards
Taking home Britain’s Best Burger

10/05/2018
Ginsters: A Taste of Cornwall
Ginsters unveil new product packaging across its chilled savoury pastry and food-to-go category

10/05/2018
Melton Foods Celebrate 20 years in Business
The business celebrated with a week-long series of events for staff

10/05/2018
Samworth Brothers Pledges Commitment to UK Plastics Pact
One of the first chilled food manufacturers to sign up to the commitment.

10/05/2018
Soreen launches new Cycle Project
Initiative launched with four-time Olympic champion Laura Kenny

10/12/2017
Business in the Community Responsible Business awards
Samworth Brothers recognised twice in awards ‘long list’