Boy band ‘Race the Horizon’ race to Irlam for special one off gig.

After recently switching on the Christmas lights in Rusholme, band members Kris Evans, Craig Worsley and Jay Kontzle one of the country’s top up and coming boy bands ‘Race the Horizon’ popped into our offices to sing Happy Birthday to a very shocked and happy Carol Bullen (Payroll Manager). Our Managing Director Glenn Eastwood with the […]

Celebrating British Sausage Week with Rossendale Scout Group

British Sausage Week may not start until 2nd November… but it’s never too early to start enjoying some of our finest sausages with friends. When we heard that the Beaver Colony and Cub Pack from the 43rd Rossendale Scout Group were hosting an indoor campfire and sausage sizzle, we just couldn’t resist helping out by […]

The Feathers Hotel group book into Birtwistles

We invited the team from long standing customers The Feathers Hotel Group to our factory for a day designed to give them an insight into what makes Birtwistles special. As a large group of 3 & 4 star hotels, each with its own stylish restaurant, they were keen to discover how we consistently produce such […]

Birtwistles Sponsors Grosvenor Casino Chef of the Year 2015

Above, from left to right: Hugh Judd (AHDB), Kevin Boyle (Grosvenor Casino), Leigh Stark (Park Tower Casino London), Adam Bennett (Chef Director), Matt Birtwistle and Glenn Eastwood (Birtwistles) At Birtwistles we’re always looking to support talent in the catering industry and this year is no exception, as we proudly sponsored the ‘Grosvenor Casino Chef of […]

A super visit from the Super Whites!

Heathcotes & Co, the official caterer and hospitality partner of Bolton Wanderers Football Club and the Bolton Whites Hotel, recently paid us a visit. We welcomed eight of their top chefs to our site for a full tour of our BRC Grade A accredited facilities. This gave them the opportunity to take a closer look […]

Thank you Jimmy for 23 years of passionate service.

Jimmy Bridge is a well-loved and popular figure who’s been a full-time butcher at Birtwistles since 1992. He recently turned 65 and is now retiring from full-time work and getting ready to enjoy a more peaceful, relaxing retirement. Something he’s definitely earned during his time here! He’s not quite ready to completely hang up his […]

Seeing is believing

Our new video shows the incredible lengths that we go to on a daily basis to consistently deliver great quality and service to our customers. We’re extremely proud of the work we do each and every day to make sure that our customers get exactly what they want when they need it. The scale, the […]

Red & Blue Restaurant Group enjoy a colourful visit to our site

On Tuesday 16th June we welcomed Red & Blue Restaurant Group to our site. After introductions and light refreshments the eight members of the Red & Blue team made full use of the Birtwistles boardroom to hold their monthly sales meeting. Shortly after lunch, the team were guided around the factory where they saw first-hand […]

Hilton Hotels pay us a visit

This March we played host to a highly skilled cluster of Hilton Hotels chefs and senior management. We were delighted to invite them into our facilities and show them all the hard work and expertise that goes into producing and delivering their meat. We gave them an access all areas tour of our factory, introduced […]