Porky Whites is proud to confirm that we have received 7 Finalist nominations across 7 separate categories at the forthcoming UK Sausage Week Awards. The Awards, which takes at Butcher’s Hall in London on Monday 26th October 2026, will kick off a week-long celebration of the humble banger.
Porky Whites 2026 Finalist Nominations
In total there are 10 sausage categories to be won, with an overallSupreme Champion chosen from amongst the category winners. In recent years, Porky Whites has celebrated a number of finalist nominations, category wins (2025’s Best Cocktail Sausage) and in 2024 Porky Whites Signature Surrey Pork Sausage was crowned Best Pork Sausage and Supreme Champion!
This year we’ve received the following finalist nominations-
Best Traditional Pork Sausage - Porky Whites Pork, Sage and Onion Sausages – Porky Whites Ltd
Best Specialty Sausage - Porky Whites Pork and Black Pudding Sausages – Porky Whites Ltd
Best Lincolnshire Sausage - Porky Whites Lincolnshire Pork Sausages – Porky Whites Ltd
Best Cocktail Sausage - Porky Whites Surreys Cocktail Sausage – Porky Whites Ltd
Best Chipolata Sausage - Porky Whites Surreys Chipolata Sausages – Porky Whites Ltd
Best Frozen Sausage - Porky Whites Traditional Frozen Pork Sausages – Porky Whites Ltd
Best Gluten Free/Free From Sausage - Porky Whites Italian Style Pork Sausages – Porky Whites Limited (Gluten Free)
Responding to thenew, Porky Whites Managing Director Francesca White said,
“I really am blownaway by this result! To receive one maybe two nominations is amazing, but to receive seven across seven different categories is truly remarkable. Over the last year, we’ve really worked hard at our manufacturing and team processes to take our recipes to the next level. These nominations are testament to the hard work of everyone behind the scenes.”
Commenting on this year’s entries, Bill Jermey, chair of theInstitute of Meat said;
“I really enjoyed the sausage judging – bangers and mash are one of my go-to meals! It was good to taste some really great traditional sausages as well as some interesting variations to tempt more modern tastes – some worked for me and others didn’t, but that is to be expected. Overall, the quality was excellent.”
More about UK Sausage Week
Back again for 2026, UK Sausage Week is the UK’s biggest annual event promoting sausages comes back into profile this autumn.
With sausages being so important to the meat industry and also a much-loved staple food enjoyed by many, many millions of consumers, the initiative is specifically designed to support the trade and its suppliers, and to generate substantial interest and increased revenues over the all-important autumn period, a key time for sausage sales both at retail and wholesale.
Visit the UK Sausage Week website to find out about this year’s event, to meet all of this years finalists and how to get involved.
