Ginger Pig

Ginger Pig is a butchery which used to raise livestock in the Vale of Pickering and North York Moors and retail the meat in its shops in London and supplies restaurants and other specialist butchers.

[2] Tim Wilson came from a farming background but initially dealt in antiques and property development.

[4] He acquired an old farm in Nottinghamshire and kept three saddleback pigs there to make good use of the pigsty.

[4] Chef Paul Hughes then joined the business, bringing expertise in charcuterie and, together, they opened a butcher's shop in the Marylebone district of London.

[4] The business continued to prosper and in 2012 had grown to three farms, five shops and a series of cookery books.